Fred Taylor Opens Up On The Rift With “I AM ATHLETE”

Some new light was shed on the drama behind the split between “I AM ATHLETE” founder Brandon Marshall and Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor. Appearing on “Bussin’ With The Boys,” Taylor and Crowder alluded to business arrangements not being clearly set up as the main reason for the split.
#channingcrowder #fredtaylor #iamathlete

[@kennethmann166]

The Pivot is 10 times better than I am Athlete

[@JesseGMan7]

No Doubt!

[@darrinelliot.]

By leaps & bounds

[@taligokrazii8365]

Facts

[@KLoTheKing20]

Thats bcuz Channing and Fred were I Am Athlete, as far as the entertainment value goes Fred was the uncle/big brother with all the knowledge, advice, giving ppl their credit While Channing was the over the top funny guy, who asked questions that nobody would’ve even thought of, like personal, sexual preferences, being the life of the party along with Ocho

[@jblrrrddd504]

FACTS

[@auntrayjones39]

Marshall has history of this best decision that Channing and Fred made👍🏾

[@thizlam4810]

Money doesn’t change people, it only exposes who they truly were the entire time.

[@andrelong1410]

Yes sir

[@whoami4352]

False people like you are why bad things happen money def does change people in a way it has noting to do with "exposing who they were"

[@whoami4352]

Clown

[@FTCFootball]

Man, shut the fuck up and get off my comments bitch.

[@Dem816gritter]

So who u speaking on him or them?

[@tbrown5988]

The bag will do it every time if that’s what u really about💯 Sometimes it’s more than a bag

[@DattNinjaa]

The dysfunction of the original I Am Athlete team was what made the show good

[@silviomhula5837]

Mix money with friendship and miss understanding, all goes to pieces

[@Rawwbeatz]

Sound dumb

[@jaylenjohnson2683]

B Marshall got to big headed and weird

[@FTCFootball]

He did get weird.

[@olliesmith4997]

And I honestly hate how things panned out between the guys because they had a good thing going but shit happens 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@mettagoode7276]

Lol Brandon bipolar ….

[@william58295]

@@mettagoode7276 for real though lol I’m shocked they even got this far

[@jackdriscoll8387]

he been weird his whole career… and especially big headed

[@mauricehayward5261]

I love both podcasts

[@andrelong1410]

Brandon finally had an investment that was going right and he ducked it up that's always been his problem he feel in the right all the time even when wrong.

[@aaronnilestoussaint5672]

Not really way he made it seem like they wanted a huge share and they didn’t bring money or investment.if you don’t invest in something or took any risk why would you aspect a huge or equal share? And if we’re being honest Brandon was the biggest person there

[@mystic8580]

@@aaronnilestoussaint5672You have an argument there. However an argument can also be made that as a business man, you have to throw your pride away and acknowledge what exactly is bringing in the money and WHY your business is successful. If Brandon was just in it for a quick pay day and wasn’t worried about ruining relationships then fine I guess, but if he was after longevity then he definitely fumbled the bag

[@Ccthomas-ks1hn]

Pivots awesome. They do an awesome job

[@sjbtdbify]

CHANNN my dude! Proud of u...for not taking ur back😂

[@whydopeoplealwayssayuhm]

lmao, while channing is saying "never say never" when angela yee asks a question, fred is looking over shaking his head like "nah bruh, nah" 😂

[@DaOne510]

I miss Chad with them tho

[@jgrizzy]

Chad kinda made the show for me

[@jasongovan8327]

My thing is brandon invested all the money. But they expected a equal share. Where in business does the investor dont recover his investment capital ? I haven heard channin or fred admit that brandon invested the full amount and they only invested their time and voice.

[@tristc6909]

Capital isn't the only investment. What about time and effort and role in the success of the show.

[@vizualdreamerz7562]

In their interview with cam newton they said they wanted Brandon to recover investment capital and pay all producers out .Then move forward have equal share

[@EpitomeofALady22]

They helped make it what it was. He invested, they secured.

[@WinZoen1804]

​@@tristc6909that's what a salary WHICH THEY GOT is for. Do you get equity at your job for your talent? ESPN is filled with personalities do they own part of the company or disney?

[@Bodybydubs]

​@vizualdreamerz7562 that not realistic.

[@chopps21000]

Man it's always something

[@c4dsince78]

Where's Ochocinco? He's super outspoken on most issues. Why do people wait until something is successful to handle the business side? 1. Paperwork 2. Progress.

[@Aaahaaa123]

Facts where he go

[@jonnygobang87]

Mmmmm...I heard different. Basically ya'll was tryna get a piece of the bag but they never made the investment. Brandon Marshall invested a big chunk of his money on the podcast, getting guest and shit and they wasn't tryna be part of it until they got offered a big bag and Marshall was like nah bruh, Im not giving you a penny until I get back what I invested and they wasn't feeling it. They both wanted to basically win the championship being bench players and we don't respect that. So that's where the disrespect came in at...them 2 wanted to do something that was totally disrespectful to Marshall and couldn't handle getting told the truth.

[@SteezyTaylor]

Marshal invested in I am athlete which was his brand but then made the podcast, should have been created separately it was two different things

[@mulligan32771]

Both podcasts are 🔥✊🏾

[@NoxDeadly]

The only issue I can find is that they wanted an equal slice of the pie but didnt put any money up in the beginning

[@mitchy2311]

He didnt really either. The majority of what he invested was into his brand house of athlete. He could have kept the brand and podcast separate imo.

[@AaronSwift-yd1es]

and also it doesn’t matter imo , he wouldn’t have had the success without the other 2 and they put in a lot of time and work for that bullshit show. so they deserve a cut

[@mr.brooks9802]

@@AaronSwift-yd1esthey deserved to get paid. Not have ownership of a company they didn’t negotiate to have shares in or invest in

[@slappyhappy6192]

It’s a podcast How much could you possibly invest into cameras, microphones and couches? Let’s stop the cap

[@NoxDeadly]

@@slappyhappy6192 production, editing, sound engineering, guest, and distribution cost thousands of dollars

[@ArsonOnTheTrack]

Fred should be in yhe Hall of Fame

[@JaredMaxwell904]

W

[@onetakejake2562]

I am athlete is trash now

[@FTCFootball]

It's awful.

[@ericcalderon-lh8ln]

I like em both . Both the shows

[@Stcksj]

They playin the victim too damn much. Y’all didn’t get paid and now you need a “logical” reason to blame the situation.

[@jyanharris7957]

Yea I like them all but when you don't put funds in initially you can't have your hands out 1st bro that's business 1on1!! Bro you just said the investment Co. You are in you only get the % of what your cash investment says Channing you know that! You didn't forget to do the business rite you or Fredd didn't put cash in from the beginning! Yes with Ryan and the "pivot" everyone invested $ from the beginning so the % is understood from the Jump! I actually can't stand Joe Budden and those other 2 guys did a great job but his platform and business model was set up already and they had zero $ in from the start!

[@kimstuart7989]

So I guess it was because of b marsh disrespect? I remember when they debuted the pivot they were mentioning how they just didn't like the direction b marsh took the show with I am nascar and I am everything else....they wanted to focus on sports..... But slowly the pivot was opening up to more than just sports. Glad they just said it was disrespect.

[@moe3496]

Plus Brandon and his wife snaked them with the contract’s and putting everything in their name’s and tried to make Fred and them just employees instead of business partners

[@kimstuart7989]

@@moe3496 damn his wife too? I remember they talked about that...but originally that was the intent right? Fred and Channing eventually wanted to rework the contract after their value raised the podcasts value? After awhile Fred became the podcast.

[@moe3496]

@@kimstuart7989 they never had contact’s because they came in as friends first doing it because we was locked down for Covid and when it got big and they wanted to do contact’s together Brandon and his wife already put in the paperwork to own everything

[@bustleman123]

Lol this is golddd

[@joshuajones3585]

Don’t know the situation but ppl saying I Am Athlete is trash now couldn’t be too wrong. They be havin legends on there havin mad convos. And honestly the previous cast was good TOGETHER. All of them made a good show. Fred & Channing didn’t make it good by themselves.

[@tinky4098]

B. Marshall made the initial investment, therefore, he should have the majority of the control. I'm sure they all disrespected each other during a heated conversation (mostly likely about money). Glad that everyone seemed to be moving in a positive direction.

[@mnybags07]

This is one of the most ignorant comments I’ve read in awhile.

[@samt7676]

@@mnybags07 yeah Imma have to agree with you 100 percent plenty of people came out and said that Marshall was disrespectful. If the conversation is about money and business, they’re shouldn’t be any disrespect especially if y’all close you should separate that from work. Idk why u would just assume that it was “both ways” lmaooo. Marshall could have made the initial investment but as more people come in and contribute in a big way u gotta split the pie there’s no two ways about it especially in a podcast

[@atlboo98]

true he made the initial investmest but the podcast didnt blow up until Fred and Channing were brought on. U gotta realize that Marshall had his podcast for years and tried a few diferrent co hosts. none worked out. the show didnt get big till Channing and Fred joined. Channing and Fred carried the show. without them Iamathlete is not the same anymore. its fallen off alot. while the pivot is growing and thriving

[@CamberRockerCamber]

@@samt7676 that's not how business works. If they want equal parts in the pie they'll have to buy shares from BMarsh. Let me see you put majority of the money into starting a business and then splitting revenue equally with your business partners. You put in 90% of the initial investment but your business partners want to split the revenue equally.

[@samt7676]

@@CamberRockerCamber yeah I’m pretty aware that’s not how business works lmaooo I’m saying you gonna have to cough up more money BECAUSE they are on the camera doing work and contributing to the show in a big way, not like a cameraman or something. I never said it had to be equal unless there was a proposal where everyone had to chip in and buy shares. My main point was about the disrespect money shouldn’t interfere with that.

[@michelleharris7414]

Wowwwwww Wowwwwww Wowwwwww really

[@eddiemac6648]

The way you disrespected Russell Wilson

[@jamesmarshal9860]

Exactly and quick to say you disrespected me as a man. 🤨 plz stfu

[@lovebug6388]

That part 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@joeyingram6986]

What he say bout Russ? I think I heard him say he thought he was a square lls

[@harrybaizar1469]

He is a square compared to the profane lifestyle Channing lived ... I don't see how that's disrespectful. It just means he is a stand up guy that doesn't party like that .. 🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️.. Why was it disrespectful?

[@godisgood9720]

Hope they forgive each other, whether they work with each other again or not

[@JoshuaLindsey92]

Shout out B Marsh!

[@niksterfer6sir]

There’s a difference on being involved with and building something from the ground up. Now if marshall is telling the truth on his side of the story naw I’m not giving up ownership of my company up because some friend were involved when I organize and find everything and you are just being present. We don’t have the full story obviously and it’s unfortunate how things can sour so easily but I get it.

[@brothermarkmuhammadjr]

Brandon Marshall said he invested 10 million into the show and y’all didn’t of course there’s going to be a split.

[@jasonfenner360]

Both shows are entertaining 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@GreyIceman]

The fallout of these guys was extremely unfortunate and very dissapointing.

[@slitherdurant]

What happened between them exactly? I’m kinda late

[@FTCFootball]

B Marsh got butt hurt he wasn't the focal point.

[@Johnthegreat15]

@@FTCFootball that’s not true at all, it was an interview that Channing did where Channing said he originally wanted payements instead of Equity in the company, and once it took off Channing though he deserved equity and not just payments. Now the Fred situation I’m not too sure.

[@whoami4352]

​@@FTCFootball dumbass

[@cruzinthruspace]

​@@FTCFootball he literally created itm

[@jonnygobang87]

@@Johnthegreat15 the problem was that Brandon Marshall invested money into the show and when he asked them to put in equal parts in the investment, they didn't want to do it. So then when they blew up and the bag came, Channing and Fred wanted a equal piece of the bag and Marshall said no, ya'll didn't put money in, ya'll not getting more than your share.

[@YaBoiJern757]

It's crazy because I just seen a video of Brandon Marshall calling himself King Messy.. or rather the video was about a young lady who does Sports I can get her name but she does commentary and Shannon Sharpe calls her Queen Messy and and someone else on the show through Brandon Marshall in that category saying that he is extremely messy

[@andrelong1410]

This sound like the same situation that was going on in joe Budden podcast back stabbing

[@LKS-M9323]

I remember 1 episode they was all talking and of course B Marshall going against the topic . Everyone's agreed on the topic except him and he stands up starts talkin mad crazy yelling hitting his hand. And I remember thinking bruh I prlly woulda slept bull and the camera looked at Fred and Channing and Channing was lookin like he was ready to scrap 😂😂😂😂

[@jesusonmymommy4933]

Wait what happened ?

[@sorayahoyte-holder3032]

God bless the Lord loves you more than you can ever imagine so much so that he gave his only son to die on the cross to bear our sins so that we wouldn't have To if we believe he died for our sins and repent from our sinful and worldly ways(turn from and turn to God) - life is short and our only chance to get right with God, take it ❤ YOU CAN DO IT

[@BeFreeTypeMusicFreeMason]

This is literally what happened with Rory and Mal .

[@JesseGMan7]

I Am Athlete not just the show even the name is all ego like look at how great we are. Pivot the name and feel is way more chill, way more constructive and deep. Glad they left and started it.

[@Skysavxnt]

I love Brandon Marshall.. but is anyone noticing a theme here ? Every team he’s been apart of , he always fizzles out and the ex teammates have nothing nice to really say about him after .. I’m just kinda gonna go with Brandon’s not all that authentic.

[@da1calledj54]

Russell Wilson aint trying to hear that shit!

[@brandonwoods189]

Smh we can’t get along

[@nightwingjonah]

Mo money mo problems situation

[@jawaunHayes-fb4pe]

Brandon marshall. Channing right. U cant disrespect grown woman and think its ok

[@GMacII]

Why can’t the media see that Brandon and his EGO destroyed what _I Am Athlete_ could’ve been. Everyone knows once they started doing that NASCAR bs something was up and ratings plummeted. Brandon also introduced creating an I Am Athlete gym and merchandise all outside of what the platform was built for. He failed to keep the main thing the main thing.

[@vincentwilliams2314]

Exactly Fred and Channing just wanted the pod . Brandon was launching other business off of the podcast and making it one big entity instead of separating

[@NoLyinEvry1sDyin]

B. Marsh a weirdo LoL

[@Ivansports95]

i mean is it surprising, bmarsh has narcissist written all over his face

[@heater631]

They broke off at the right time. Bmarsh is getting trashed now on how he treats ppl. I am athlete is a sinking ship

[@bklynbatallday104]

Correct cause the other guy has mental health issues

[@brandonsutton4365]

Channing my type of dude. He said the most real thing to say every word!

[@cruzinthruspace]

Dude pisses himself. I'm sure he is your type

[@furi8233]

B Marshall really fumbled bro lmao

[@quemoncollins5079]

Nah Brandon showed CTE is real

[@ricardoparra8911]

I am athlete is better than the pivot

[@BlessedOne686]

No way. I like both but it is not better than the pivot

[@JaredMaxwell904]

🧢🧢🧢

[@AaronSwift-yd1es]

I’ve never seen someone with so much space between their braids. How is this dude not in constant misery on the top of his head