Texans had hired him as their strength coach a few years back..... don't know how that went. 'here everyone, take your strength vitamins' edit:::: shit.... lol. guess this is exactly what happened.
@@spence_903 Oh right, on Hard Knocks. That was the year where I really started watching football and I realized how tough some guys in the NFL really are after seeing Alfred Blue trying to block Brian Cushing.
Imagine a future where they make childbirth a contact sport and start issuing helmets haha... *Cushing comes out headbutting the doctor after having punched his way out* 😂
I was just thinking about that. Me and Thomas aka Pokie actually grew up and went to the same high school together. Funny story is that Georgia was actually recruiting somebody else to play basketball. Noticed how athletic Thomas was and sent his tape over to the football team. He is a real country boy. Didn't have it easy growing up. Glad he finally turning in his cleats!
He also ended 3 players careers with helmet to helmet hits and was notorious for playing dirty. Ask long time packer fans. That fucker head hunted almost every game against the packers. Nearly killed Terrence Murphy and almost ended devante Adam’s career. On a blindside block on an int.
to be real everyone thought he was on his whole career when really just two years. The year he knocked the linemen down and head butted him he was actually clean lol
He is still responsible for one of the BEST lines ever uttered on Hard Knocks (to D Hop): “I don’t even go to Starbucks. I mean, I used to… then I realized I wasn’t a chick.”
Met Cush once. Really nice, and humble guy. Told him I was at Texas nat’l chip game rooting for the Horns, but that I was rooting for him as a pro. We had a laugh. He was surprisingly cool about it. He was scary HUGE though, and I’m a pretty big ex-football dude myself. The pressures of expectations and wanting to recover from injuries probably got to him. He’s not the only one. I played my college ball in FL, and a lot of guys who grew up near Ray, say the same stuff about him.
Surprisingly cool about what? You rooting for a team he's playing against? You guys have the idea that a dude should rip your head off for not being a fan of his team. 😂 he's a person...
He was a prick on the field to his own teammates. He was a roided pos actually. Theres quite a few videos of him raging on his own teamates over and over.
That muscle memory stuff is real. I was jacked when I was in my late teens. When I stopped lifting, my muscles became flabby pretty fast, but every time I go back to lifting, I get jacked again in like a month.
For sure, I haven't been fighting for a while but used to train up to 170-175. Any time I stop and start training it's very easy to get back to that point but then I plateau and have to break ass to put on more. Super, super real
@@ScentSense So true. Same thing with Running. Same thing with anything, really. I got a knee injury, came back from deployment and was bigger than I was in HS. Hadn't played Basketball in YEARS at this point. My buddy came up, spent 2 Months of my Leave and all we did was ball. First week was GARBAGE, but Week 2 rolled around and we were like we were 16 again, even better. I had never been a big runner, but being in the Army and being bigger... running becomes life. Started working up. 10K, Half-Marathon, then a full Marathon. Stopped running for a bit. White Sands, New Mexico was holding a Baton Memorial Death March Marathon. Took a week to start running again, went and knocked it out. Once you done it, once you built it to a point... all it takes is getting back up again and you can get it back. Just gets a little tougher the longer you walk away, and the older you get... but you can still get it.
Love your videos bud. i stumbled on one last week and now I watch everyday. You always have very interesting subject matter. I always find myself saying be fore I watch, "O yeah what happened to that player" .Right On FlemLo!!
Hey brother I just want to say how much I appreciate your work. I am a 64 year old white man that has always tried to have understanding and compassion for others. They call me a recovering Alcoholic and drug addict but I consider myself a recovering Christian. I know your videos covers sports stories but its your values of not judging others and allowing them a second chance that really touches my heart.I go to treatment hospitals to to try and give encouragement to others that they might overcome their struggles also. I was in that world for almost 50 years. I would really enjoy speaking with you one day I think it would do my heart good. Thank you for your hard work and honesty and most of all for understanding that there is good in all. sometimes they just need a second chance. I've been clean 5 years now and have a successful fence company by the grace of God. Thank you again and God bless and allow you to prosper
What compelled you to include your race?? This is getting crazy. You include your race to appease self righteous hypocrites. A world filled with hypocrisy.🙄🙄
Why did you mention your race? It wasn't necessary. You baby boomers are disgusting with your constant groveling and trying to show how you're one of the "good whites."
GOD BLESS YOU!!!!! And then also the world would obviously be in a way better place with everything only if there were more people with your line of thinking and especially with the way that you look at life and how you treat everyone. I'm happy for you and wish you much more success in your goals in helping others too. You bring hope to this much deeded World and I just want to thank you for it. And so thank you and again GOD BLESS YOU!
Love your videos bro. Excellent work. I played against Cushing many times in my 7 years in Jax. He was a old school kind of player, but whispers of steroids persisted about him in Jax locker rooms as well. Never judged him as a person for it, but tests in the NFL for PEDs do not lie.
Ur telling me at least 60-70% of the league then and now isn’t on some sort of PEDs? It’s not that hard to quit before the season starts so they drop clean during it 🤷🏻♂️ just bc u may never heard the “whispers” about others, doesn’t mean they weren’t keeping it on the low. Most aren’t proud of it.
@@Lamonzxl wat makes u think I care? Lmao what I said wasn’t a statement, more of a question to him. But IMO most players do or have done some sort of PED’s.
The backstory behind the Cushing headbutt stemmed from those two playing against each other in college. Shawn Lauvao was an offensive lineman at ASU and saw Cushing on the other side of the field every time they played against each other. So the animosity was built up from there and continued when they were in the league.
But it did not get him a championship nor did it get him to Canton. STERIODS can make you do for a period of time but it can't make you great which is why very few people who are on enhancement performance or PEDs get to any hall of fame in ANY sport because they are things that steroids and PEDs can't give you.
@@Lovegainers5 but you gotta think about if he was ever naturally that good to be a HOFer, we don’t even kno if he was naturally good enough to be an NFL player with the PEDs
@@Lovegainers5 Give it a goddamn rest. The NFL didn't even kick people out for steroid use until 1990. Even today, 1 in 10 players confidentially report anabolic steroid use, and others probably use similar compounds, and it's probably underreported. There's dozens of steroid-using players in the hall. Steroids don't turn a 5'4" kid with osteoporosis into Barry Sanders, but they sure do help good player become better, at the cost of your health.
@@TheoreticalString yep I’d much rather taste the nfl for a short period than to never get there at all .. plus how do we know no one ever got to the HOF on peds if they never got caught ? It’s possible there’s a ton of guys from the 70’s and 80’s in the Hall ..They’re sure as hell not gonna come out and admit it , roids were around long before pro sports tested for em as you mentioned.
While PEDs may have contribute alot of his success on the field, it really overshadowed his football intelligence. He plays like a maniac but he is an incredibly intelligent football player. Since Brian Cushing, no Texans linebacker has ever been able to direct the defense on the same level as Brian Cushing have.
@Blia Yang he did. In 2012 Ray Ray was accused of using deer antler spray and since it was his final year they didn’t pursue anything. But he came back from a supposed season ending injury. Kinda weird huh?! Plus he got away with murder!
@Blia Yang I agree. I personally think the NFL covers up a lot of bad shit because it benefits them. Some of these players do things normal healthy males just can’t do! How?! You get what I’m saying? I think it’s still in the NFL. INJURIES ARE SO BAD NOWADAYS. I THINK ITS FROM ROIDS AND PEDS.
@@mikeberry8036 He didn't get away with murder lol. Plus he's the best defensive player ever. Plus NFL players aren't normal human beings, they're elite level athletes lmfao, not nearly all of them are on roids. Plus stop typing in all capital letters.
@@Zack_410 You never watched the story did you? Yeah he got away with murder. The all caps was for all the roid injuries that keep happening. Ray is one of the best ever. I won’t take that away, but he absolutely used ped his last year. If he came back it would’ve came out!
Flemlo, mate your videos are outstanding. As an ignorant Australian and all I knew about the NFL before stumbling upon this channel was that Joe Green was mean, William Perry was the refrigerator, John Riggins was the Loco and that Bo knows well everything. You have captured my interest in the game, its players and its history which is pretty bloody amazing for a game that is a few minutes of brilliance tied together by advertising.
I can totally believe that at a young age, I was 4’11” 96pounds going into my sophomore year and 5’11” 160pounds by the end of the school year and kept growing the next four years.
@@carlreeves6108 no disrespect but you were very small to be a sophomore in high school lol. He went from a frail sophomore to a nfl safety in like 5 months
@@peytonrosenberg6603 oh I get it completely to gain that much weight is a huge red flag I stoped growing at 21 finally 6-1 190 it took me two years to get to 235 naturally and a lot of eating and meal prep. I don’t believe anyone could gain that much weight but the mass growth spurt I know can happen because it happened to me lol hgh could have helped him I had friends that were prescribed that and they had similar growth spurts to his but still not that much weight.
Yup, all these guys are on something...Cushing was just on so much gear for so long that he couldn't keep ahead of the testing and consequences (test, injuries, etc). And the fact that he is a fucking epic meathead jackass.
@@NeverTalkToCops1 No, family is beautiful. Ive never felt more strength then leaning on my family that I had. It isn't perfect, nothing in life is, & when thats realized the faults are easier to overcome. Remember the friends you've chosen in life are your family.
Another great video from FlemLo Raps. I developed tennis elbow when I was 40 and my doctor put me on a three week steroid routine to heal the injury. For those three weeks I felt like I was 25 again. I had a lot more energy, the pain in my elbow went away in a week, I was less worn out after cardio and my wife was having to fend me off with a pitchfork. And that was just three weeks. As much as I hate PED's in sports, when the roids ran out I understood how easy it is for athletes to get hooked on them.
Get on TRT. Nothing wrong with getting your test levels up. I just turned 40 myself and looking to get a blood analysis done. If I can hold off a little longer I will. But I know my levels are getting low.
Bro, it was placebo effect. The type of steroids you received were anti-inflammatory corticosteroids (probably cortisone). They have absolutely zero muscle-building, strength/energy-enhancing properties. In fact, there's some evidence that they might cause a slight decrease in muscle mass and connective tissue strength.
Ofc the ones they use are illegal and dangerous but ofc u can make it yo the nfl or any sports you want to it’s seems to be super strong and then like Olympic guys every guy is on it all so bunch of cheaters in my own opinion!!
I trained with the same trainer as Cushing, a guy named Joe DeFranco (who trains many pro athletes). I have no idea on the steroids rumor but can say he had a world class training program with a world class trainer since he was in high school. That most definitely contributed to his strength, speed, and power. Nobody gets to his level without hard work and world class people around, steroids or not.
This is a lie. Steroids is like challenging another to a fight and pulling out brass knuckles. When the other dude says "hey you used brass knuckles " the cheater says " you could have used them also".
@@jamesmorton5017 you obviously don’t know how steroids work. You don’t just instantly grow muscle, get strong, and become a world-class athlete from a needle. It requires a ton of hard work and intelligent, disciplined training. All steroids do is help you recover more quickly. I would suggest doing some basic research before making such ignorant remarks.
Steroids apologists. Of course you have to train massively hard. Maybe building a fire is a better analogy. 2 guys build a fire with the same sticks, papers, etc. One guy sprays lighter fluid on his. Whose fire ignites more quickly?
Cushing's father is to blame. I'm sure his father told him "If you're not cheating; you're not trying - just don't get caught and embarrass the family!"
Let me just say, incredible video. Amazing research and you took really fair, neutral points on every issue. Essentially you gave us the information with just facts, and called out any sort of biases. You earned a follower brotha
Grew up by Bergen Catholic HS.. this guy stayed with two college girls by his side at all times.. but he was cool though the one time I spoke with him. One time some kid broke his arm trying to tackle Cush.
In Highscool that age YES very cool. We a a football and Baseball Superstar first teenager on S.I cover. Early 80's. Funny we played together and had 1 Quality conversation. The college girls that picked him up Or dropped him off before class in the morning yea STUD he was
@@battlebros.gaming9961 No he got mad, he’s supposed to be some big bad linebacker and got his ass whooped by Blue twice, then called him out when Blue was tired and tried to act like he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. No respect earned.
“I’m sure it will be f…BOOM!!” 😂.That edit alone earned a like and subscribe. The fantastic journalism and commentary was the icing on the cake. Great job!
Cushing being juiced out of his mind was sort of an open secret. He was like an infinitely less bad ass version of Bill Romanowski. Even back in his playing days me and friends would call Brian Cushing, Brian Juicing.
@@Bidens_Diaper Then they need to make a rule that allows everyone to juice, someone who juices Vs someone who is clean, juice will always win if they have the same skills
The massive hole in your logic is that a lot of other players aren’t on something. Cushing was probably an angry violent guy without steroids. He probably only took a closely monitored, regular amount of steroids.
It's honestly shocking Clay Matthews never got popped given how obvious his usage was. He did suffer through the typical litany of soft tissue/ligament injuries too
@@showtimesportsmedia6906 Dude gained 30+ lbs of muscle in one offseason and walked onto USC as a starter. Ever seen "The Program"? Clay is basically Lattimer
@@booneboone9705 Clay Matthews was apprehended after committing the equivalent to real world to homocides and the NFL had no more use for him. How many illegal hits did this maniac get away with in the league that he was never flagged for and when his body started to break down for all the juice, THEN he gets a POSTIVE test for what drug of the day he was taking even though there were rumors of him shooting up back to his days at USC.
Hey Flemlo I just wanna say that you are a natural at this and I appreciate you greatly not only because of the great content and the way you bring it but I also appreciate the man that you are the lessons you present!!Keep it bro and thank you!!
@@UpsideDownGaming97 Actually, I don't think so. It is kind of like drinking alcohol... For some, they are a happy drunk... for others, they turn into real SOBs... It enhances something that is lurking just beneath...
@@travisjazzbo3490 you basically just said that roid rage is a myth. Roid rage is the idea that solely using steroids of any kind just will turn an angel into a demon. If its something thats already lurking around inside someone its gonna come out eventually, it's just alcohol will expedite the process. Its actually probably way worse for alcohol. Cushing is just an asshole. The roids just make him a next level asshole. But even without them he would still be a dickhead. The one thing that I'd say is a more obvious symptom of roid abuse is the constant tendon and cartilage injuries.
At least he respected his family & his parents. I give him that. He played near 1 decade in the NFL. Thats no small feat. 💯 Great video though showing all sides. New subscriber!👍🏻 -NY
He's made his money, he still has health, he's young, he has his whole life a head of him.. He made a decision and it paid off, not in terms of winning the big prize but he got paid millions for playing a game.He'll be fine with or without football in his life
Sometimes it doesn't come back on you til you have kids. Continued drug use of any kind can affect the dna you pass on to your children. Hence down syndrome and various other motor skill diseases. Pretty tough thing to live with.
@@billyhill7630 Sure that’s true hard drugs like meth or alcohol abuse not anabolics. There’s been extensive studies on this, hell just look at all the bodybuilders that abuse tf out of steroids and all have perfectly healthy kids.
Thanks for these videos mate. Here in the UK we don't get these inside stories with the league so I gotta say I'm binge watching your channel thanks man! 👍👊
First time ever seeing your channel & obviously first-ever video. Well done, truly. Best new channel (to me that is) I’ve found in quite a while. Anyway, I’ll check your other content as I’m guessing it will be just as informative and insightful. If so, I’ll subscribe and spread the word ad best I can. 👍🏼
not on roids on injectible viatamins and other injections which are basically drugs/steroids but don’t show up on drug tests, and even if the NFL banned it there’s almost no way to catch or prevent this
Love your videos bro, the production of your videos flow just like your voice. You are awesome at telling a story. I feel like I know a good amount about football but you just keep expanding my knowledge on the sport. Keep doing what you’re doing bro, much success!!
As a Texan fan, I can assure you that Brian Cushing was our pride and joy at every point in his career,,, he was funny, hard working and gave us one of the most dominate defenses we had ever seen here in houston...he shaped the footbal;l mentallity for us, and his winning culture still resonates with us,,,,we miss him and wish him a good retiremement
go to 6:53 and pause the video. Pic on left hes got obvious signs of gynocomastia, formation of breast tissue, secondary to anabolic androgenic steroid use.
Look at the picture on the left at 6:55. He has a wild amount of gyno, plus it's not difficult to beat the NFL ped drug test. He was on stupid amounts of gear and was using HCG to help estradiol levels. Also the anger on game days might be from a 19-nor like cheque drops because that compound is in and out of your system so quickly. He's a great player and he was successful in a league full on other guys on gear, there shouldn't be a cloud over his legacy.
@@danielross1340 to use is one thing... but to adamantly deny it over and over again while it is so obvious is true scumbag behavior Also for someone to be using since they were a sophomore in HS is also disgusting. You are competing against under-developed teenagers dishing out CTE while you're pumped up with more hormones than a horse. Someone like him deserves all the hate. His accomplishments are 100% the result of chemistry
@@onz6969 You have no idea what you are talking about. We all used in high school and college during the spring season to recover. You don’t read enough about the actual substances nor the purpose of them.
I love that he says that he cheated when really he’s just getting on an even playing field. Most players in the NFL are on something. People still fail to acknowledge that.
@@AM-wi6zo only randomly. They only do random testing when you’re sus. There are other tests throughout the season, but that’s like saying A-Rod didn’t juice all the way up until he got caught. He just knew how to beat the tests and substances they test for.
@@AM-wi6zo getting “tested” in the NFL is a dummy test. Nearly every player is on some type of steroids. They know when they’re getting tested for the most part and can cycle on and off of steroids. Only complete morons get caught or very rarely get caught by a random test.
Dude I wrestled with took Calf Starter in 8th grade and admitted it to me calf starter is feed for baby cows to bulk them up it’s how people in my area get around steroid tests
@@brandonalexander727 wow that's crazy, wrestling and football in h.s. the big thing in the early 80's were the oral steroids......I just didnt see ding something I knew nothing about. I cant imagine what they've been doing last 20 or so years with exposure to all these types of peds. It's out of hand.....
not on roids on injectible viatamins and other injections which are basically drugs/steroids but don’t show up on drug tests, and even if the NFL banned it there’s almost no way to catch or prevent this
I didn't care about the guy at all but the video was very good, presented very well, and you where very well prepared. I ended up watching the full video. Great job!!! Thank you.
Great video Flemlo. When you spoke about Cushing’s parents not teaching him the RIGHT values, I gained an even deeper respect for you. But then when you quoted Tony Dungy??? You gained a fan for life. Much respect sir.
@@ghostofmoredishesmorebitch1507 best trio of linebackers to ever enter the draft in the same season from the same school. They were apart of the infamous USC squad during their peak days. Glad Houston got Cush, he was a beast, smart af, badass leader on and off the field by checking those out of line. Yea he used PEDs but 90 percent of them did atm, he played passionately and always help lead the team from a baby organization to an AFC South champion for the 1st time and helped add even more.
Every big guy in highschool has this problem, I had a buddy that was naturally big and also had a great work ethic, it didn't stop people from calling him kreatine crew.
Haha yep. Every school does that. I was a skinny dork and went to the gym everyday during summer vacation and showed up a different person. Got steroid comments everyday. My protein container was called steroids too lol.
I like how Flemlo interrupted himself when he was talking about Brian being named the Strength and Conditioning coach, in the middle of “what can go wro” .... Classic 😂😂
I’ll never forget when Bergen Catholic played St Peter’s in the NJHSIA Playoffs in 2004 I went being a player on a rival team of St Peter’s and rooted hard for BC. Brian Cushing tore them apart all by himself it was insane to see. But I remember even then at that game other high school kids saying he was a maniac and shot steroids into every muscle in his body Lmfaooo
@@steventriant8063 Broooo. You were there too? Cochrane Stadium in Caven Point Jersey City 2004?? That’s wild I left this comment and someone else who saw that noticed this. Dude he was such a freak and St Peter’s was no joke. That had talent up the ass. Unfortunately our county rival I played for Bayonne.
@@kidofsteel0362 very cool! And yes, my good friend was the LB coach for the Crusaders so was going to the games. In the state championship game at Giants stadium, Cushing took over the game again with another 2 TD and blowing up plays all over the field on defense.
I followed Cushing since his Bergen Catholic days. Saw him in the state championship game. He was a good player. Wish more of these good players would stay in state and go to Rutgers. BTW, I really appreciate the effort you put in the production of your content. Excellent content.
Only reason I remember Brian Cushing is because Paul wall has a song that says “ run through the line like I’m Brian Cushing & I can’t be stopped like JJ watt!”
"He's not in the wrong, but he is in the crazy." Best line ever
yeah i liked that one too
🤣🤣🤣
I haven't heard Brian Cushing's name in a long time.
OK he was a solid player
Texans had hired him as their strength coach a few years back..... don't know how that went. 'here everyone, take your strength vitamins' edit:::: shit.... lol. guess this is exactly what happened.
I forgot he existed
For real I bet he's still on the injury report
@@MrMatt713 he’s still there as a strength and conditioning coaxh
Flemlo hair today got him looking like Aaron Jones😂
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Nah bruh, he look like a Fetty Wap wit both eyes
@@max_.onmarrrs6895 u foul 😭😭
I was thinking that too
Aaron Jones is balding
Hiring him as strength and conditioning coach is one of the funniest moves in Texas football history. Lol straight classic
@@thegreatachilless1007 the magic bullet theory of steroid use is popular with people looking for an excuses.
😂😂😂
Texas football is the Texas Longhorns, he was working for the Texans. Don't talk about my Horns.
@@imjustsam1745 If they didn't work, why use them?
Low iq comment
He was so good at linebacker, and even better at trash talking. Combined with his steroid issues, this should be really interesting
I remember he slammed blue back in 15" i could see the difference in the size of Cushing compared to.guys who worked hard to be big
FAX BRO
For sure
I can tell you right now it's as interesting as all of his other great vids.
@@spence_903 Oh right, on Hard Knocks. That was the year where I really started watching football and I realized how tough some guys in the NFL really are after seeing Alfred Blue trying to block Brian Cushing.
Cushing looks like he has been pissed off since he was born
i umpired his kids little league game and he was one of the coaches hes very nice
Lmfao. For real
I knew him in college. Dude was a douche. He and Aaron Corp were the biggest douches at USC at the time.
@Charming Billy Like Matt Barkley?
Imagine a future where they make childbirth a contact sport and start issuing helmets haha... *Cushing comes out headbutting the doctor after having punched his way out* 😂
You have the best sports commentary on line. If I ever get plugged up with a major situation with a network I’m cutting you a check! Keep em coming!
This man is the BEST on TH-cam. This man needs his own show on prime time networks.
@Tony Wagoner 0
Shout out flemlo for helping through my Covid situation. 🙏 keep the content coming bro
@Tony Wagoner all
That’s what I’m saying. Super surprised ESPN or the NFL network hasn’t picked this guy up already.
You have to do Thomas Davis next. Amazing story, he had 3 torn acls and is an all time panthers legend
I agree! Thomas Davis is tougher than a 5 dollar steak!!!
I was just thinking about that. Me and Thomas aka Pokie actually grew up and went to the same high school together. Funny story is that Georgia was actually recruiting somebody else to play basketball. Noticed how athletic Thomas was and sent his tape over to the football team. He is a real country boy. Didn't have it easy growing up. Glad he finally turning in his cleats!
Hell yea wasn’t he playing with a broken arm when my broncos destroyed the panthers in super bowl 50? Dudes tough asf.
He also ended 3 players careers with helmet to helmet hits and was notorious for playing dirty.
Ask long time packer fans. That fucker head hunted almost every game against the packers. Nearly killed Terrence Murphy and almost ended devante Adam’s career. On a blindside block on an int.
@@prototypeprofessor3747 I remember that Devante hit, hit him right in the head and made him miss like 4 or 5 games because of that
Dude is the definition of "Where there's smoke there's fire"
FACTS
Where dog, there be dog doo.
to be real everyone thought he was on his whole career when really just two years. The year he knocked the linemen down and head butted him he was actually clean lol
Brian Cushing is what everybody who doesn’t watch football thinks football players are.
EDIT: Man, a lot of people really misinterpreted this comment.
Lol perfect way to frame it
He's the real life Thad Castle
@@TheGarfield1337 Leighton Vander Esch looks just like Thad
TheGarfield1337 haha nah Thad’s words “ only loser pussy”s use steriods” however he does shootup rabies 😂
Pretty much
He is still responsible for one of the BEST lines ever uttered on Hard Knocks (to D Hop):
“I don’t even go to Starbucks. I mean, I used to… then I realized I wasn’t a chick.”
7:20 USC had Thor, Maui, and the Winter Soldier at linebacker.
😂
😭 you right
Check out what the Rodgers brothers and Oregon State did to those linebackers and USC.QUIZZ 189YDS two TDs,JAMES two TDs.
@@realisrealite5554 yeah, I don't think Maealuga finished that game, or even played in it, if memory serves me correct
and Taylor Mays coming to back them up. Absolutely nuts, imagine being a RB having to run against that
Met Cush once. Really nice, and humble guy. Told him I was at Texas nat’l chip game rooting for the Horns, but that I was rooting for him as a pro. We had a laugh. He was surprisingly cool about it. He was scary HUGE though, and I’m a pretty big ex-football dude myself. The pressures of expectations and wanting to recover from injuries probably got to him. He’s not the only one. I played my college ball in FL, and a lot of guys who grew up near Ray, say the same stuff about him.
Surprisingly cool about what? You rooting for a team he's playing against? You guys have the idea that a dude should rip your head off for not being a fan of his team. 😂 he's a person...
He was a prick on the field to his own teammates. He was a roided pos actually. Theres quite a few videos of him raging on his own teamates over and over.
@robogreek3157 when people lie they tend to give way more information than needed...
That muscle memory stuff is real. I was jacked when I was in my late teens. When I stopped lifting, my muscles became flabby pretty fast, but every time I go back to lifting, I get jacked again in like a month.
I’m the same. I’m very grateful for that. Im 42 and it doesn’t take much to look like I did at 20. Without using gear.
Good genetics... some people got em, MOST DON'T.... Let's face it, most elite athletes have vastly superior genetics to most
Same lol and my muscle building genetics aren't built for muscle mass, more athletic build.
For sure, I haven't been fighting for a while but used to train up to 170-175. Any time I stop and start training it's very easy to get back to that point but then I plateau and have to break ass to put on more. Super, super real
@@ScentSense So true. Same thing with Running. Same thing with anything, really. I got a knee injury, came back from deployment and was bigger than I was in HS. Hadn't played Basketball in YEARS at this point.
My buddy came up, spent 2 Months of my Leave and all we did was ball. First week was GARBAGE, but Week 2 rolled around and we were like we were 16 again, even better.
I had never been a big runner, but being in the Army and being bigger... running becomes life. Started working up. 10K, Half-Marathon, then a full Marathon. Stopped running for a bit. White Sands, New Mexico was holding a Baton Memorial Death March Marathon. Took a week to start running again, went and knocked it out.
Once you done it, once you built it to a point... all it takes is getting back up again and you can get it back. Just gets a little tougher the longer you walk away, and the older you get... but you can still get it.
Love your videos bud. i stumbled on one last week and now I watch everyday. You always have very interesting subject matter. I always find myself saying be fore I watch, "O yeah what happened to that player" .Right On FlemLo!!
Hey brother I just want to say how much I appreciate your work. I am a 64 year old white man that has always tried to have understanding and compassion for others. They call me a recovering Alcoholic and drug addict but I consider myself a recovering Christian. I know your videos covers sports stories but its your values of not judging others and allowing them a second chance that really touches my heart.I go to treatment hospitals to to try and give encouragement to others that they might overcome their struggles also. I was in that world for almost 50 years. I would really enjoy speaking with you one day I think it would do my heart good. Thank you for your hard work and honesty and most of all for understanding that there is good in all. sometimes they just need a second chance. I've been clean 5 years now and have a successful fence company by the grace of God. Thank you again and God bless and allow you to prosper
What compelled you to include your race?? This is getting crazy. You include your race to appease self righteous hypocrites. A world filled with hypocrisy.🙄🙄
Why did you mention your race? It wasn't necessary. You baby boomers are disgusting with your constant groveling and trying to show how you're one of the "good whites."
GOD BLESS YOU!!!!! And then also the world would obviously be in a way better place with everything only if there were more people with your line of thinking and especially with the way that you look at life and how you treat everyone. I'm happy for you and wish you much more success in your goals in helping others too. You bring hope to this much deeded World and I just want to thank you for it. And so thank you and again GOD BLESS YOU!
I'm a recovering Christian too. That religious BS was the worst "addiction" I ever suffered. Now I'm free of the God crap.
Why does it bother you to say he is white?
Who needs ESPN when we got Flemlo? 🤷🏿♂️
Facts. The most cringe comments on sports youtubers "I really hope you get a job on a network you are so good." Lmao why?
@@tryhardfinessedyou right? 🤣
Love your videos bro. Excellent work. I played against Cushing many times in my 7 years in Jax. He was a old school kind of player, but whispers of steroids persisted about him in Jax locker rooms as well. Never judged him as a person for it, but tests in the NFL for PEDs do not lie.
Ur telling me at least 60-70% of the league then and now isn’t on some sort of PEDs? It’s not that hard to quit before the season starts so they drop clean during it 🤷🏻♂️ just bc u may never heard the “whispers” about others, doesn’t mean they weren’t keeping it on the low. Most aren’t proud of it.
@@spacejam3139 bruh what are you talking about
@@launchbase4944 do u not know how to read or what?
@@spacejam3139 Just want to know, where did you get this information? Because I'm not gonna trust what you say if you're just making assumptions 💀
@@Lamonzxl wat makes u think I care? Lmao what I said wasn’t a statement, more of a question to him. But IMO most players do or have done some sort of PED’s.
Thanks for all the great documentary style videos over the years flemlo, always amazing content
The worst kept secret in the NFL today is Lamar's "cramps"
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He had covid I believe it. I also believe he had to 💩 lol
I'm glad Lamar came back!!!! I made the spread🤣🤣🤣
My QB had to shidddd🤣
I’m cramping right now..
The backstory behind the Cushing headbutt stemmed from those two playing against each other in college. Shawn Lauvao was an offensive lineman at ASU and saw Cushing on the other side of the field every time they played against each other. So the animosity was built up from there and continued when they were in the league.
WOW did not know this!
Should be in the video
Bottom line .. steroids got him a seven year nfl career and millions
But it did not get him a championship nor did it get him to Canton. STERIODS can make you do for a period of time but it can't make you great which is why very few people who are on enhancement performance or PEDs get to any hall of fame in ANY sport because they are things that steroids and PEDs can't give you.
@@Lovegainers5 but you gotta think about if he was ever naturally that good to be a HOFer, we don’t even kno if he was naturally good enough to be an NFL player with the PEDs
@@Lovegainers5 Give it a goddamn rest. The NFL didn't even kick people out for steroid use until 1990. Even today, 1 in 10 players confidentially report anabolic steroid use, and others probably use similar compounds, and it's probably underreported. There's dozens of steroid-using players in the hall.
Steroids don't turn a 5'4" kid with osteoporosis into Barry Sanders, but they sure do help good player become better, at the cost of your health.
@@TheoreticalString yep I’d much rather taste the nfl for a short period than to never get there at all .. plus how do we know no one ever got to the HOF on peds if they never got caught ? It’s possible there’s a ton of guys from the 70’s and 80’s in the Hall ..They’re sure as hell not gonna come out and admit it , roids were around long before pro sports tested for em as you mentioned.
Taking gear, for the last decades, has become the norm.
While PEDs may have contribute alot of his success on the field, it really overshadowed his football intelligence. He plays like a maniac but he is an incredibly intelligent football player. Since Brian Cushing, no Texans linebacker has ever been able to direct the defense on the same level as Brian Cushing have.
@Blia Yang he did. In 2012 Ray Ray was accused of using deer antler spray and since it was his final year they didn’t pursue anything. But he came back from a supposed season ending injury. Kinda weird huh?! Plus he got away with murder!
@Blia Yang I agree. I personally think the NFL covers up a lot of bad shit because it benefits them. Some of these players do things normal healthy males just can’t do! How?! You get what I’m saying? I think it’s still in the NFL. INJURIES ARE SO BAD NOWADAYS. I THINK ITS FROM ROIDS AND PEDS.
@@mikeberry8036 He didn't get away with murder lol. Plus he's the best defensive player ever. Plus NFL players aren't normal human beings, they're elite level athletes lmfao, not nearly all of them are on roids. Plus stop typing in all capital letters.
@@Zack_410 You never watched the story did you? Yeah he got away with murder. The all caps was for all the roid injuries that keep happening. Ray is one of the best ever. I won’t take that away, but he absolutely used ped his last year. If he came back it would’ve came out!
Most players are taking something, (usually deca) the half life of these drugs are like 4 hours, it's so easy to pass a PED test.
Flemlo, mate your videos are outstanding. As an ignorant Australian and all I knew about the NFL before stumbling upon this channel was that Joe Green was mean, William Perry was the refrigerator, John Riggins was the Loco and that Bo knows well everything. You have captured my interest in the game, its players and its history which is pretty bloody amazing for a game that is a few minutes of brilliance tied together by advertising.
John Riggins is “The Diesel”-a big powerful truck
And all I knew about Australia was Catching crocodiles and Tarzan 🤷🏾♀️DONT feel bad lol
Bo Knows is amazing! As an American first getting into Rugby I greatly appreciate Bo!
😅😂😂I love this comment lol🤣💟
@@rodneyrainey2021lmfaooooo
Flemlo you foul for that “who drank all the damn Gatorade” cutscene 😂
Hahahahahahhahhhaha!
I played this man in high school. He literally went from 150 his sophomore year to 220 his jr season lol
I can totally believe that at a young age, I was 4’11” 96pounds going into my sophomore year and 5’11” 160pounds by the end of the school year and kept growing the next four years.
Yeah it’s possible. I played in jersey to he played with ant saroa from Holy Spirit they both went to USC together
Don't forget 5'9- 6'4 lol peyton
@@carlreeves6108 no disrespect but you were very small to be a sophomore in high school lol. He went from a frail sophomore to a nfl safety in like 5 months
@@peytonrosenberg6603 oh I get it completely to gain that much weight is a huge red flag I stoped growing at 21 finally 6-1 190 it took me two years to get to 235 naturally and a lot of eating and meal prep. I don’t believe anyone could gain that much weight but the mass growth spurt I know can happen because it happened to me lol hgh could have helped him I had friends that were prescribed that and they had similar growth spurts to his but still not that much weight.
Bruh when you said he became the strength and conditioning coach I lost it 🤣 great story telling bro 👍
Basically Thad from Blue Mountain State
Thad
Didn't expect a BFM appearance. Love your channel dude.
@@joee1165 Just noticed that error today thanks lol
Hey Darian
Thad only took rabies since steroids are for pussy's .. allegedly
"Everyone's on steroids" -Nate Diaz
Yep, its just an IQ test who can cheat the test the longest
Yup, all these guys are on something...Cushing was just on so much gear for so long that he couldn't keep ahead of the testing and consequences (test, injuries, etc). And the fact that he is a fucking epic meathead jackass.
The only kids I knew from high school that went on to play in college were on them. Most are, especially the rich kids 😆
And for the shot at signing $55 million dollar contracts and sleeping with the hottest chicks each night why wouldn't they?
It's a fact I wonder how many ppl have actually played a sport past high school level
it’s still hilarious to me that the Texans named him their strength and conditioning coach lol
😂🤣💯
@Matthew Carignan at least we got rid of Bill obrian. And it only took him running the organization into the dirt
Says alot about their organization
Will fullers plug
Hilarious😂😂😂😂💯
“So there’s the information, feel however you feel” was the most awesome thing ever. If only all journalists felt the same way.
Omg this has been one I’ve been waiting for let’s goooo
Still waiting for what happen to thomas Rawls
Fleming can u do one one Matt Jones. 6’5 jags wr back in mid/late 2000s
BRUH I REMEMBER HE’D FUCK ME UP IN MADDEN
@@zarpkid he already did that one bro a few weeks ago
@@D.ocument.The.Journey Facts 💯!! Damn, @zarpkid is asleep behind the wheel; somebody needs to wake him up!!
"We got one rule. Don't embarrass the family." That is some mafia stuff right there. Wth!
Flem Lo believes...
Yep, family is overrated, causing much suffering in the world.
@@NeverTalkToCops1 No, family is beautiful. Ive never felt more strength then leaning on my family that I had. It isn't perfect, nothing in life is, & when thats realized the faults are easier to overcome. Remember the friends you've chosen in life are your family.
Not mafia just jersey
You shouldn’t ever embarrass your family. That’s great advice
Another great video from FlemLo Raps. I developed tennis elbow when I was 40 and my doctor put me on a three week steroid routine to heal the injury. For those three weeks I felt like I was 25 again. I had a lot more energy, the pain in my elbow went away in a week, I was less worn out after cardio and my wife was having to fend me off with a pitchfork. And that was just three weeks. As much as I hate PED's in sports, when the roids ran out I understood how easy it is for athletes to get hooked on them.
Get on TRT.
Nothing wrong with getting your test levels up. I just turned 40 myself and looking to get a blood analysis done. If I can hold off a little longer I will. But I know my levels are getting low.
Not the same kind of steroids
Bro, it was placebo effect. The type of steroids you received were anti-inflammatory corticosteroids (probably cortisone). They have absolutely zero muscle-building, strength/energy-enhancing properties. In fact, there's some evidence that they might cause a slight decrease in muscle mass and connective tissue strength.
@@romanmoralesqb1 yep, the steroids for recovery like that actually cause you to regress athletically lol
Ofc the ones they use are illegal and dangerous but ofc u can make it yo the nfl or any sports you want to it’s seems to be super strong and then like Olympic guys every guy is on it all so bunch of cheaters in my own opinion!!
Only tripped over this channel yesterday...LOVING IT!!!!
The background music always makes the videos extra interesting lol 🔥
I trained with the same trainer as Cushing, a guy named Joe DeFranco (who trains many pro athletes). I have no idea on the steroids rumor but can say he had a world class training program with a world class trainer since he was in high school. That most definitely contributed to his strength, speed, and power. Nobody gets to his level without hard work and world class people around, steroids or not.
This is a lie. Steroids is like challenging another to a fight and pulling out brass knuckles. When the other dude says "hey you used brass knuckles " the cheater says " you could have used them also".
@@jamesmorton5017 you obviously don’t know how steroids work. You don’t just instantly grow muscle, get strong, and become a world-class athlete from a needle. It requires a ton of hard work and intelligent, disciplined training. All steroids do is help you recover more quickly.
I would suggest doing some basic research before making such ignorant remarks.
@@jamesmorton5017 Horrible analogy, you should be ashamed.
Steroids apologists. Of course you have to train massively hard. Maybe building a fire is a better analogy. 2 guys build a fire with the same sticks, papers, etc. One guy sprays lighter fluid on his. Whose fire ignites more quickly?
@@jamesmorton5017 shut up bro, just shut up
The gyno when he lost his gains is a tell
This right here.
It was so obvious from that picture... He had it on both sides too
came into the comments to post the same
That’s not true at all by the way.
@@t.ydunston2251 “trust me I don’t have it just yet”
Cushing's father is to blame. I'm sure his father told him "If you're not cheating; you're not trying - just don't get caught and embarrass the family!"
“When he showed back up as a sophomore he had to reintroduce himself to his classmates” iono why that was so funny to me bruh but I died twice.
That part got me too lol
@@noec.7556 that got you? well let me ask you this my friend do you have a structured settlement & perhaps even need cash now?
@@chrishandsome4267 Elizabeth anne valasquez
I legit spend half my week watching Flemlo’s videos. I’m addicted! “Queue the Wayne”
I noticed the new coloring in your dreads my guy! They look nice👌🏿
Put the fire in em
@@1outta330 yessir
You are so good at what you do! I'm surprised you don't have your own show on the NFL Network lately.
Let me just say, incredible video. Amazing research and you took really fair, neutral points on every issue. Essentially you gave us the information with just facts, and called out any sort of biases. You earned a follower brotha
Grew up by Bergen Catholic HS.. this guy stayed with two college girls by his side at all times.. but he was cool though the one time I spoke with him. One time some kid broke his arm trying to tackle Cush.
In Highscool that age YES very cool. We a a football and Baseball Superstar first teenager on S.I cover. Early 80's. Funny we played together and had 1 Quality conversation. The college girls that picked him up Or dropped him off before class in the morning yea STUD he was
keep making bs up to taint his name
anyone remember brian cushing and alfred blue on hard knocks ?
Yeah what he did to Blue was foullll lmao
Bro I’m crying rn off madden 13
Yep. I lost respect for Cushing after that.
@@smmusicplus96 ?? Blue shoved him after the play. You dont do that shit, he got what was coming
@@battlebros.gaming9961 No he got mad, he’s supposed to be some big bad linebacker and got his ass whooped by Blue twice, then called him out when Blue was tired and tried to act like he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. No respect earned.
“I’m sure it will be f…BOOM!!” 😂.That edit alone earned a like and subscribe. The fantastic journalism and commentary was the icing on the cake. Great job!
Cushing being juiced out of his mind was sort of an open secret. He was like an infinitely less bad ass version of Bill Romanowski. Even back in his playing days me and friends would call Brian Cushing, Brian Juicing.
You think Romanowski was that much better?
Honestly I don't care about NFL players being juiced. Fine by me.
@@Bidens_Diaper Then they need to make a rule that allows everyone to juice, someone who juices Vs someone who is clean, juice will always win if they have the same skills
The massive hole in your logic is that a lot of other players aren’t on something. Cushing was probably an angry violent guy without steroids. He probably only took a closely monitored, regular amount of steroids.
This facts. Brian Cushing was always known as a juicer, even when he was at USC there were tons of rumors of him being on steroids.
It's honestly shocking Clay Matthews never got popped given how obvious his usage was. He did suffer through the typical litany of soft tissue/ligament injuries too
Oh it’s obvious yeah ok fraud
@@showtimesportsmedia6906 Dude gained 30+ lbs of muscle in one offseason and walked onto USC as a starter. Ever seen "The Program"? Clay is basically Lattimer
I’m sure he popped and it was covered up. Some players are untouchable. When has a starting quarterback ever been busted for any type of drugs???
Clay Matthews did get caught and got a suspension. What in the world are talking about???
@@booneboone9705 Clay Matthews was apprehended after committing the equivalent to real world to homocides and the NFL had no more use for him. How many illegal hits did this maniac get away with in the league that he was never flagged for and when his body started to break down for all the juice, THEN he gets a POSTIVE test for what drug of the day he was taking even though there were rumors of him shooting up back to his days at USC.
I actually went to a Texans Football camp in 2019. Brian Cushing led the warmups and nearly killed most of the HS players at the camp. 😂😂
😭
These videos are so well researched it’s crazy!
Caught me off guard with the new hair. I guess all those times you queued the Wayne has taken its course
You’re insane lmfao 🤣
😂😂😂
Best comment Ever! 😂😂😂
Lol..😂
That USC pic after injury is some of the fastest and worst gyno I’ve ever seen
Hey Flemlo I just wanna say that you are a natural at this and I appreciate you greatly not only because of the great content and the way you bring it but I also appreciate the man that you are the lessons you present!!Keep it bro and thank you!!
I love the unbiasedness of your content! Big factor for me! Love the videos
I think the fact that he is headbutting players with helmets on with his bare head is an indicator of roid rage.
Roid rage is a myth
@@UpsideDownGaming97 Actually, I don't think so. It is kind of like drinking alcohol... For some, they are a happy drunk... for others, they turn into real SOBs... It enhances something that is lurking just beneath...
@@travisjazzbo3490 you basically just said that roid rage is a myth. Roid rage is the idea that solely using steroids of any kind just will turn an angel into a demon. If its something thats already lurking around inside someone its gonna come out eventually, it's just alcohol will expedite the process. Its actually probably way worse for alcohol. Cushing is just an asshole. The roids just make him a next level asshole. But even without them he would still be a dickhead. The one thing that I'd say is a more obvious symptom of roid abuse is the constant tendon and cartilage injuries.
I beg to differ he’s head butting players with helmets on with his bare head.If not roid rage it’s stupidity.
@@UpsideDownGaming97High testosterone is linked to aggression, steroids raise testosterone
I had to watch this man. Cushing was one of my favorite LBs growing up. Him on hard knocks was different.
Fact he made me love the position him and Ray Lewis
On hard knocks I remember he would sweat so much. Shit literally was pouring out his shoes
@@mikereynolds5711 mans literally made Alfred Blue his bitch lol
@@DRB9120 lol thats right he kept calling him out and just kept dropping him hard lol
At least he respected his family & his parents. I give him that. He played near 1 decade in the NFL. Thats no small feat. 💯 Great video though showing all sides. New subscriber!👍🏻 -NY
6'2'' to 6'10'' over 4 years...
6'2'' to 6'7'' over that year still impressive.
Yes it is, that's 5 inches and I grew 4 inches in one year between 15-16.
I'm 6'5" now as an adult.
I’ve been 5’10 for what feels like my whole life, lucky
@@JoeMama-ly1kc that's not short though. That's actually a decent height that also keeps extreme agility.
He's made his money, he still has health, he's young, he has his whole life a head of him.. He made a decision and it paid off, not in terms of winning the big prize but he got paid millions for playing a game.He'll be fine with or without football in his life
Sometimes it doesn't come back on you til you have kids. Continued drug use of any kind can affect the dna you pass on to your children. Hence down syndrome and various other motor skill diseases. Pretty tough thing to live with.
@@billyhill7630 Sure that’s true hard drugs like meth or alcohol abuse not anabolics. There’s been extensive studies on this, hell just look at all the bodybuilders that abuse tf out of steroids and all have perfectly healthy kids.
@@billyhill7630lmao that’s bs, steroid use won’t make your kids have issues 😂 your the type to think vaccines cause Autism
Thanks for these videos mate. Here in the UK we don't get these inside stories with the league so I gotta say I'm binge watching your channel thanks man! 👍👊
First time ever seeing your channel & obviously first-ever video. Well done, truly. Best new channel (to me that is) I’ve found in quite a while.
Anyway, I’ll check your other content as I’m guessing it will be just as informative and insightful. If so, I’ll subscribe and spread the word ad best I can. 👍🏼
The arguments he used to prove he wasn’t on drugs reminds me of When Brian Bosworth was in the spotlight.
they were just flintstones multivitamins, dummy.
Bosworth had arthritic shoulders that ended his career very early. But who knows, maybe the roids contributed to an early physical breakdown.
Cushing and Watt should start a podcast named, “The Saint and The Steroids”
Lol watt and pretty much all nfl on roids
@noah crumpler fr lmao they hatin
Im gonna play " Captain Save A..." with Watt, cause he's such a class act. Texans are my squad, but cushing definitaly seeked the upper hand
not on roids on injectible viatamins and other injections which are basically drugs/steroids but don’t show up on drug tests, and even if the NFL banned it there’s almost no way to catch or prevent this
@noah crumpler ah one of those " hard work chicken rice and broccoli" guys. Lol..
FlemLo thank you for the statement about integrity. Something that is sorely lacking among athlete and our leaders.
How is it lacking amongst the first? Second yeah. I can think of some for the first but not most.
Love your videos bro, the production of your videos flow just like your voice. You are awesome at telling a story. I feel like I know a good amount about football but you just keep expanding my knowledge on the sport. Keep doing what you’re doing bro, much success!!
Everyone was on steroids at USC during that time!!!!
And bergen catholic.
@@declanp1 bergen catholic is always good year in and year out
Same with University of Miami
I'm so damn glad to have found this man's channel!! We need to get this dude to 1mil+!
Damn I had no idea he was their strength coach. Makes the Will Fuller thing a little more 👀
Same
A doctor gave Will a substance that was banned in the NFL
@@joelui1477 yeah and will was unconscious when he took it lmao.. dude is just as guilty as anybody don't even try with that bullshit.
As a Texan fan, I can assure you that Brian Cushing was our pride and joy at every point in his career,,, he was funny, hard working and gave us one of the most dominate defenses we had ever seen here in houston...he shaped the footbal;l mentallity for us, and his winning culture still resonates with us,,,,we miss him and wish him a good retiremement
And he clearly was on steroids the entire time - show that Texan pride 🙄
go to 6:53 and pause the video. Pic on left hes got obvious signs of gynocomastia, formation of breast tissue, secondary to anabolic androgenic steroid use.
Yes 🙌
Great video, I really love how far your content has evolved over the years. Would you mind sharing your equipment setup with your fans?
Nah Cushing was different 😭man is crazy
Look at the picture on the left at 6:55. He has a wild amount of gyno, plus it's not difficult to beat the NFL ped drug test. He was on stupid amounts of gear and was using HCG to help estradiol levels. Also the anger on game days might be from a 19-nor like cheque drops because that compound is in and out of your system so quickly. He's a great player and he was successful in a league full on other guys on gear, there shouldn't be a cloud over his legacy.
@@danielross1340 to use is one thing... but to adamantly deny it over and over again while it is so obvious is true scumbag behavior
Also for someone to be using since they were a sophomore in HS is also disgusting. You are competing against under-developed teenagers dishing out CTE while you're pumped up with more hormones than a horse.
Someone like him deserves all the hate. His accomplishments are 100% the result of chemistry
@@onz6969
You have no idea what you are talking about. We all used in high school and college during the spring season to recover. You don’t read enough about the actual substances nor the purpose of them.
@@wllms02 what were you running and at what dosages? Also what did your bloods look like?
Nothing like my morning coffee and listening to Flem Lo. Your content is so good and relaxing i love it.
Clay Matthews had multiple family members in the NFL before him, his story is much more believable than Cushings
Who cares he definitely juiced
@@nicholasnewton6775 A lot of players juice.
@@blake7871 you say that as if I dont already know this.
Joe Burrow doesn't juice
@@CrankingItWithJeffToobin QBs don't really need to for the most part
I love that he says that he cheated when really he’s just getting on an even playing field. Most players in the NFL are on something. People still fail to acknowledge that.
People fail to acknowledge what? They get tested every week.
@@AM-wi6zo only randomly. They only do random testing when you’re sus. There are other tests throughout the season, but that’s like saying A-Rod didn’t juice all the way up until he got caught. He just knew how to beat the tests and substances they test for.
@@AM-wi6zo getting “tested” in the NFL is a dummy test. Nearly every player is on some type of steroids. They know when they’re getting tested for the most part and can cycle on and off of steroids. Only complete morons get caught or very rarely get caught by a random test.
Then "most players" are cheaters.
Too funny. No most players in the nfl are not taking roids. He was not making the playing field even. He was getting and advantage.
There are so many athletes that have used ped going way back starting in college and wouldn't be surprised if in jr high school these days.
It definitely is no if ands or buts
Dude I wrestled with took Calf Starter in 8th grade and admitted it to me calf starter is feed for baby cows to bulk them up it’s how people in my area get around steroid tests
@@brandonalexander727 wow that's crazy, wrestling and football in h.s. the big thing in the early 80's were the oral steroids......I just didnt see ding something I knew nothing about. I cant imagine what they've been doing last 20 or so years with exposure to all these types of peds. It's out of hand.....
not on roids on injectible viatamins and other injections which are basically drugs/steroids but don’t show up on drug tests, and even if the NFL banned it there’s almost no way to catch or prevent this
@@MozzeeFootball injectable vitamins lmao wtf r u talking about.
I still love the way he played. Maybe it was road rage but you gotta love the heart he showed.
Jeez flemlo... you never cease to amaze me. Your takes are always so well thought out and insightful. Seriously gave me 👁 vibes with this one
I didn't care about the guy at all but the video was very good, presented very well, and you where very well prepared. I ended up watching the full video. Great job!!! Thank you.
You didn’t care but you clicked on the video?
Damn😂 I don’t watch Flemlo for a month and he now looks like Aaron Jones
Hey look, Flemlo has Aaron Jones and Derrick Henry on his show....
Great video Flemlo. When you spoke about Cushing’s parents not teaching him the RIGHT values, I gained an even deeper respect for you. But then when you quoted Tony Dungy??? You gained a fan for life. Much respect sir.
"World-renowned meathead Brian Cushing tests positive for PEDs, shocks no one" LMAO what a headline
Meth head ?
Michael Stivic disapproves.
Clay Matthews was his roommate and blew up too lol
@@ghostofmoredishesmorebitch1507 best trio of linebackers to ever enter the draft in the same season from the same school. They were apart of the infamous USC squad during their peak days. Glad Houston got Cush, he was a beast, smart af, badass leader on and off the field by checking those out of line. Yea he used PEDs but 90 percent of them did atm, he played passionately and always help lead the team from a baby organization to an AFC South champion for the 1st time and helped add even more.
Yo Flem, amazing video and I hope you can keep them comin!! But you gotta let me know what that background song is, that beat is nasty
😂😂😂 He's not in the wrong but he is on the crazy ! I'm dying
This Chanel is sick...I forgot about half of these stories or haven't even heard of them. This is great stuff.
Every big guy in highschool has this problem, I had a buddy that was naturally big and also had a great work ethic, it didn't stop people from calling him kreatine crew.
Captain creatinine
Haha yep. Every school does that. I was a skinny dork and went to the gym everyday during summer vacation and showed up a different person. Got steroid comments everyday. My protein container was called steroids too lol.
I like how Flemlo interrupted himself when he was talking about Brian being named the Strength and Conditioning coach, in the middle of “what can go wro” .... Classic 😂😂
Can you do willie Parker ? I got no clue wtf happened to him lol
He had that good run in the super bowl then that’s all I remember. Oh he went to the football as well I think.
i remember Tomlin sayin he was gonna run the wheels off him...and he did just that
He ended up in washington last I remember
True him and braylon edwards
Santonio Holmes also. I thought he was going to be the next superstar receiver but fell off the map
I like your fair coverage throughout. 👏
Brian Cushing remind me of the steroid up guy on “The Program”.
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I was just thinking the same thing...what a classic movie!
@@MrTee12 Man who you telling. To me the best football movie ever made and Any Given Sunday a close second.
STARTING DEFENSE! PLACE AT THE TABLE! WOOOOOOO!
What are you trying to do lead me on!!
I can see where clay just shot up in size, look at his family. He has what like 8 people from his family play in the NFL.
You should really do a video on Robert Smith from the vikings.. he left in his prime to be a doctor.. would love to know his story
Man flemlo been watching you for years bro, this is one of your best ones. Keep goin homie
He had a nine year career, when most guys only last 3 years. This is widespread throughout the NFL. Some just stay one step ahead of the testing.
Exactly
I’ll never forget when Bergen Catholic played St Peter’s in the NJHSIA Playoffs in 2004 I went being a player on a rival team of St Peter’s and rooted hard for BC. Brian Cushing tore them apart all by himself it was insane to see. But I remember even then at that game other high school kids saying he was a maniac and shot steroids into every muscle in his body Lmfaooo
Cushing was a one man wrecking ball vs St Peter’s- he scored 3 different ways in that game - never saw one kid so dominating before or since
@@steventriant8063 Broooo. You were there too? Cochrane Stadium in Caven Point Jersey City 2004?? That’s wild I left this comment and someone else who saw that noticed this. Dude he was such a freak and St Peter’s was no joke. That had talent up the ass. Unfortunately our county rival I played for Bayonne.
@@kidofsteel0362 very cool! And yes, my good friend was the LB coach for the Crusaders so was going to the games. In the state championship game at Giants stadium, Cushing took over the game again with another 2 TD and blowing up plays all over the field on defense.
@@steventriant8063 I wasn’t there for the championship. That was against Don Bosco right? But I remember him just torturing St Peter’s that night.
@@kidofsteel0362 yes vs Bosco, think it was 13-10 final, Cushing was the difference in that game too
Cushing on Hard Knocks/Mic’d up had some legendary quotes
I followed Cushing since his Bergen Catholic days. Saw him in the state championship game. He was a good player. Wish more of these good players would stay in state and go to Rutgers.
BTW, I really appreciate the effort you put in the production of your content. Excellent content.
Cush was a beast. That USC linebacker class of 2010 was amazing, Clay, Cush and Maualuga. Surprised Maualuga didn't quite adapt to the league.
Pretty sure they were all drafted in 2009. Four USC linebackers were taken.
Only reason I remember Brian Cushing is because Paul wall has a song that says “ run through the line like I’m Brian Cushing & I can’t be stopped like JJ watt!”