Jerome Bettis: “Lord, If This Is How You Want My Career to End.” from All The Smoke

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Jerome Bettis: “Lord, If This Is How You Want My Career to End.”

1 hour 6 minutes Posted Oct 8, 2026 at 6:30 pm.

Michael Jordan golf story

Linebacker to tailback in one week

Bowling was his first love

The coach who told his parents everything

Off the field life in LA

Steelers legends: Bill Cowher, Hines Ward, Troy Polamalu, James Harrison

The infamous Thanksgiving coin toss

AD Break: DraftKings Sports, Street Fighter

The fumble and the prayer on the bench

Playing in the Super Bowl for free

Retiring on television

Getting into oil and gas business by accident

Why he’s donating his brain to CTE research

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Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion Jerome Bettis pulls up on ALL THE SMOKE. The Bus wasn't even a football kid: he grew up in Detroit bowling alleys and learned to play tailback in one week because Lou Holtz didn't trust his freshmen. He takes Matt and Stak inside his rookie year in LA, what Michael Jordan told him after he shot 102 on the golf course and the prayer he said on the bench after the fumble in Indy. Hear the real story behind the Thanksgiving coin toss, how a pregame fight launched James Harrison's career, and why he played in a Super Bowl for free. This one is a reminder of who kept The Bus on the road.

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