Colin Cowherd Podcast - Leonard Fournette & Jarvis Landry On Baker Mayfield, Playing With Tom Brady, Best Opponents

The Herd with Colin Cowherd34mJune 11, 2026
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Leonard Fournette and Jarvis Landry, two LSU legends who never played together, reveal the raw truth behind their NFL careers in a candid conversation with Colin Cowherd. Fournette shares how he overcame being cut by Jacksonville to become 'Super Bowl Lenny' with Tom Brady, detailing the mental and physical toll of adapting to Brady’s precise, ball-control offense and the team-wide ego check that transformed the Buccaneers into champions. Landry, meanwhile, reflects on his most fulfilling season with Baker Mayfield in Cleveland—despite the team’s eventual collapse—highlighting how the NFL’s brutal reality hit him when his production plummeted despite his effort, leadership, and love for the game. Both players confront the myth of 'just loving football' as a motivator, exposing how organizational politics, roster decisions, and the sheer physicality of the league can render even the hardest workers invisible. The episode culminates in a powerful meditation on legacy: not defined by stats or wins, but by how you handle being overlooked, outmaneuvered, and ultimately, out of the game.

Key Takeaways
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Fournette overcame being cut and doubted to become a Super Bowl champion by embracing Brady’s system and silencing his ego during a team-wide 'God meeting'.

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Landry’s best season wasn’t the most successful—it was Cleveland with Baker Mayfield, where he loved football despite the team’s dysfunction and his own declining role.

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The NFL doesn’t reward effort or love for the game—only results, roster fit, and organizational priorities matter, even for elite players.

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Fournette realized he couldn’t change the play once on the field, even when he saw a defensive read he couldn’t communicate—highlighting the quarterback’s ultimate control.

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Landry was challenged by Darrell Revis not with physical dominance, but with mental mastery—Revis knew his routes, splits, and tendencies before he even ran.

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0:00
2 min

Sponsor Intro: Weight Loss by HIMSS

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1:56
1 min

Introducing the Podcast Format: Fourth and South

Colin Cowherd introduces the new podcast 'Fourth and South' featuring Jarvis Landry and Leonard Fournette, LSU alumni who never played together, as a fresh take on football storytelling.

2:26
2 min

Fournette’s Journey to the Buccaneers

Fournette recounts being cut by Jacksonville, the emotional toll, and how Tom Brady’s personal call convinced him to join the Buccaneers, despite not expecting to be the lead back.

4:49
2 min

The Ego Check: Unity Over Individual Glory

After that, I mean, you had games where our number one wide receiver, Michael Evans, got the ball two times, three times a game and did not complain. So I'm like, damn, if I'm complaining and he's not saying nothing, all right, well, maybe I need to dial back a little bit and understand this is just bigger.

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7:15
3 min

Landry’s Best Season: Cleveland with Baker Mayfield

During COVID, like it was literally home and football. There was no other distractions. There was nothing else that can come in between.

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High-Impact Quotes
So if you're not writing this down, if you're not understanding this, he will not throw your ass the ball. So you might as well just cancel Christmas.
Leonard Fournette30:56
I'm still, I'm fresh out of college. He's a grown ass man with kids and a mortgage and all these things. And everything I tried, it just didn't work.
Jarvis Landry27:06
I realized it wasn't about how much you love the game. It wasn't about how much I showed up early. It wasn't about how much of a leader I was or a veteran I was or how hard I worked.
Jarvis Landry23:52
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Colin Cowherd

Guests

Leonard FournetteJarvis Landry
Topics Discussed
tom brady offense90%nfl roster politics88%baker mayfield career85%player mental toughness82%brady game planning80%nfl team culture78%football player longevity75%media and athlete relationships70%
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