Just to clarify - Money is not the root of all evil. It is actually, the love of money is the root of all evil.

Trent Richardson is the best. He visited my nephew in the Children's Hospital in Birmingham but he visited my family before my nephew passed with cancer. He is totally awesome with a huge heart!!👍💯💯

I talked with Trent about 5 yrs ago when he was playing for Birmingham,he is a really nice guy ,it's hard to accept that someone who you care about will take advantage of you ,Trent certainly has recovered from that much better than I did .I loved watching thunder and lighting in the backfield

His workload from HS and college caught up to him. He didn't have game changer speed or agility to help him overcome his negative attributes on the field and the NFL became too much 💯

Most runningbacks are a product of their offensive line and that's what Trent Richardson found out in the nfl

Richardson was always one of the most puzzling busts. I thought he would be a stud in the NFL and it just never materialized. I love to hate on Bama as a Tennessee fan, but damn it was fun watching the Bama run game on those early Saban teams from Ingram through Lacy, and Richardson was the best of them. That was the way football should be played - a couple of studs at RB behind a big O-line imposing their will, a decent QB throwing to some big, fast WRs, and a juggernaut defense. I know the 2011 team wasn't undefeated with that close loss to LSU, but I'd put it up there among the top 5 college teams of all time. They'd absolutely compete with 95' Nebraska, 01' Miami, the best of those USC teams, 18' Clemson, and 19' LSU. I'd give anything to see the contrasting styles of 2011 Bama against 2019 LSU and see who comes out on top.

He’s a hometown hero of mine down in Pensacola. Met him a couple times and as a bama alum he’s unusually nice since I’m sure he gets this shit all the time

And honestly, his big heart that got his money tied up is on a whole nother level of poverty you can't live with your family like that, loving them while struggling with them so badly day in & day out, and think about devastatingly leaving them in that alone, especially when you're the only person that made it out. But you're right, its something I'm thinking about before I reach major success, so I appreciate the universe guiding me here to this video. Help with extra maybe, in reasonable ways, but don't be their solution. Trent has a saying now, You are your way out, so are they with themselves. Much Love for the message. I love you Trent!! I knew he was a me in high school and he was definitely gonna make it, even though I didn't act like a desperate goofy, I always secretly supported that man. Prayer is everything.

This needs to serve a lesson to all future NFL prospects what can happen if you don't have a good manager to guard your money!

Trent is a down to earth super nice guy. Spent time with him last year at our Jeremiah Castille night of legends event .

I really wanted to see him succeed in the NFL. Good to see he's doing well for himself.

Well...couldn't have been worse than Eddie ChinaFood Lacy 😂

Can honestly say I’m happy for Richardson to be in the spot he’s in now, after everything he went thru, most people would’ve went off the deep end and especially with money that he had, some people stories of them getting taken advantage of by close friends n family end in tragedy like them turning into junkies, or offing themselves, just glad he learned from it and got better from it.

Trent is the man, wish he played for the bham stallions, protective stadium would be packed, everyone here loves him

Matt , I don't know what high school team you are showing us but I am more impressed with the center # 50 than I am with the running back #1 .

He was drafted by the Browns, that’s what killed him. The bodies of promising young players that have been tossed onto the ash heap of history from Cleveland could fill a stadium.

Great vid Matt your vids always make my day better keep it up!

I thought for sure your “fun fact” about Pensacola would have been that Emmitt Smith also played at Escambia.

U keep saying "no one" thought it was a stupid pick to draft Trent Richardson that high, Jim Brown literally had an interview sayin he doesn't see why anyone would draft Trent Richardson high, before that years draft, an I kinda agreed with him at the time

Early in high school I trained with Trent a few times. He wanted to get better just like I did and he put his all into the workouts, not taking it easy at all. It was great to watch and learn from him because we played the same position.

DEAR MOMMA DID NOT STEP IN & SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH SO NOBODY HAD TRENT RICHARDSON BEST INTREST AT HART

*Access to ur bank accounts is crazy. U gotta draw the line some where my boi.*

Actually an $800k house in Cleveland isn’t expensive and most players prob have on average a $3mm house.

I’m watching this great video and then I realize Matt is playing Highschoool teams from Plano Tx where I live that’s crazy…. Plano West, East, and Plano Central team in this video

Before the league shut down, he was the league leading score in leading in yards

I tutored him and some other players in math in college. Nice guy really.

Another sad story were your own family fuck him over. A damn shame sounds he made some bad money decisions. I hope Trent is doing better now.

just got back from Pensacola for a family reunion and can confirm, it's a very very beautiful place

Respect 💯

Trent just took a job coaching at Hoover High School

I’m from Cleveland; $825,000 for a house in 2012 is a whole suburb. 😩

Trent really is a genuine person, he's very sweet and goofy as hell sometimes. He's focused but not aggressively, he's just a natural at anything HE sets his mind too. Lets Go Gators!!

yep thats what charles barkley said, people came out of the wood works after his money, he said you GOT TO SAY NO, because these people will hound you till your broke

This reminds me of a story my gramps told me. He was working as a salesman selling stereos at a store in Akron during the late 80s early 90s. He comes in one day and a young guy who works there just put in his two weeks. My old man asks why because the guy is young, black, not from money and he'd never mentioned looking for other work. Turns out his brother played running back at Michigan and got drafted, I believe in the first round and he was gonna be his "assistant. Idk who drafted him but the guy blew out his knee and that was all she wrote. Idk if he even made it to the start of the season. Roy Jones Jr. And Emmit Smith are also from Pensacola

He’s still around the Birmingham area. I see him in Trussville pretty often. And he’s still a beast.

Yeah I love living in Pensacola such a great place and Trent is such a great person and running back

One of the things that always pissed me off about this situation was that it wasn't just Trent, the teams he was on were dogshit. Everyone loved to laugh at Trent missing holes, but never wanted to talk about the Colts OL not doing their job half the time. Or the Browns just being terrible and trading him for no real reason. Just sucked seeing one of my favorite players get shafted on and off the field. We were robbed of seeing a great.

The offensive line either makes or breaks the RB 🏈

His vision or lack thereof, was the reason for his downfall. NFL speed is different, everything is 3X the speed of college. Some players don’t adjust. Seems like a great guy tho and I hope he is well.

Matt I get it but what about his performance on the field?

Man great video . Throw football out the window . Very thoughtful compliments for this man

Trent couldn’t read his blocks. He made bad cuts. One guy posted a video awhile back showing some missed cuts. It was brutal. Thought he would dominate the nfl. Save ur money kid.

I see Trent on the Bama Standard videos frequently. Trent is a good dude and doing well. You need to do a little research as he has not disappeared.

Allowing access to his bank account???? Yeah bro was tripping

Played Trent in high school . He was the best high school Rb I ever saw in person … side note he dropped the pass the one play he lined up at WR against me 😏

Being drafted to the Cleveland Browns has ruined a lot of the careers of great football players

Admittedly he played behind some roadgraders at Bama but I remember him running over and carrying defenders for extra yardage. I never thought he would have bombed in the NFL. I also heard that their were dozens of Netflix accounts that he was paying for from moochers that were using him.

He couldn’t leave them pills along nickname is Tab Head

Every SEC school that I know of always uses a RB tandom scheme. Don't see that changing anytime soon because they don't want to get caught with their pants down with the huge potential of injury

yep, i live dowm here now and that about his grandmothers house was all true

He would be a great addition for the USFL or XFL as a player if he's still interested in playing.

Is there a heaven for a G? The most gangsta thing you can do is to take care of your family.

U GO AROUND SOME BROKE PEOPLE U R GOING 2 BE BROKE 2

I WOULD LOVE 2 ASK TRENT RICHARDSON WERE R THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS R AT NOW

He is a high school football coach at Hover high school.

Jim Brown before the draft said he was nothing special. People saw it as hate because were comparing him to Brown.

Matt please do David Boston from the chargers interesting story.

Dude had ZERO vision or instincts! It's almost as if he were running with blinders on! He was a superior physical specimen and he probably bulked up too much causing him to lose his lateral quickness. But it was his vision that was his downfall

Roll Tide Roll Keeping it's 💯 Always Family's 🙏 🙏 🙏 ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

1:08 Saban literally just retired ... "new era" 😂😂😂

Like most NFL players either a bust or broke before they are done playing. They call the NFL “Not For Long”

Man Alabama line was so dominated and Mark Ingram do not deserve that heisman

How if the money is in his account

the lack of money is the root of all evil.

Can't say he was bad from the start when his rookie yr he had 950 yards n 11 tds. Unfortunately didn't work out and getting traded during yr 2 def didn't help. Plus he wasn't on great teams. In the end he will always be a bama legend.

Who’s that you’re showing run the ball in blue ? That’s not Trent 😂

Trent is on the bama standard you tube channel time to time.

I went to Eescbia fun fact Emmitt smith and Jakob Copland went there but those are not Richardson HS highlights

Who’s hs hi lights where those

Now that Saban is gone, I do wonder if the running back room will be by committee. Alabama, always under Saban, made his running backs share the rock.

The best RB in Alabama history

Emmit Smith also went to Escambia High.

Tj yeldon next

why no Alabama highlights and that's not Trent Richardson highligts.

Great College RB Newest Hoover Bucs Coach

I think it all went south because he was drafted by Cleveland. If Tom, Brady had gone to Cleveland instead of the Patriots...there would be no such thing as Tom Brady. I was just thinking about him. The knock was that he wasn't hitting the gaps like he should. I saw him play when he was with the Titans, I couldn't understand why he was juking and jiving so much. He was STOP running and go into the micro dance routine, the pocket would collapse and the LB would close the gap and get the tackle. I'm thinking it was a confidence thing because he has EVER skill to have been one of the greats.

Trent is related to my blood cousin demand Richardson. You can look up research or whatever you need but, my cousin and his dads dude if the family, the Richardsons, had a reunion January 13th and Trent was supposed to come but never came. From what I accurately know he’s either probably staying in Texas or California

Do a Michael Crabtree video

I believe Trent Richardson’s ball carry vision was absolutely his downfall. He couldn’t find the hole in a career prostitute with 10 kids

Hey Trent's life story is the identical story of MC Hammer. When he had hit rock bottom everyone turned their backs on him.

This isn't Trent in these high school highlights

He’s not lying we all thought back then he was going to be a beast turned out to be 🗑️.

Trent Richardson, Mark Ingram, Eddie Lacy, Bama always has backs that dominate in College but usually don't dominate in the NFL. Ingram had a good career but Richardson and Lacy didn't work out in the NFL.

Matt I rock wit you but don't ever forget Lawrence Phillips from Nebraska I think he was better

Damn.

What bout big Cody

He spent too much ok his grandmother's house.

If it wasn’t dumb for Cleveland to pick him 3rd was it dumb for Dallas pick Ezekiel Elliot number 6 or NY picking Saqaun number 3??

We need a MattBePodcasting with some college athletes. Great perspective on athlete mindset and laidback personality would be a good fit for interviewing, and you’ve already proven you can do the research

what really happened to trent is that he went to a franchise in the same year they drafted brandon weeden as a quarterback he threw 17 interceptions so guess what defenses focused on the running back josh gordon (the rookie) was the leading reciever the very next season the only offensive piece that returned was josh gordon the leading rusher rushed for them was willis mcgahee brandon weeden was out played by jason campbell and the team was trash and they traded richardson the after two games, as rookie with those stat thats pretty good considering how trash the organization was then you trade him to the pass happy colts when they had andrew luck success in the nfl is not just talent based but situational but not to mention his family messed up his mental to no return by the time he went to the raiders

Jim brown said that he didn't think he was that talented...

It was the curse of the browns.

What do you mean there’s always 2 back backfields

He sounds like a great guy. Wish he would have done better in the pros.

Actually Trent Richardson was great Rookie season 950 yrds with 12 touchdowns but nobody says Cleveland Browns was terrible in 2012 know offense line no defense just trash but NFL expected to throw him in starting lineup and do what you did at Alabama how TF Alabama had a Offense line always had 2 RB in backfield they had a squad 2011 Alabama team could of Beat 2011 Cleveland Brown team. But Cleveland didn't give Trent Richardson time for growth and the Front office of Cleveland back in 2012 was trash but nobody realize Alabama RB are great in the NFL nobody seen the big picture about Alabama Running backs what kept them healthy and fresh and Dawgs in college they always had 2 Running backs in Backfield so to get the most productions from Alabama RB in the NFL gotta have 2 in the backfield and you have to have a offense line. And Eddie Lacy, Trent Richardson, Bo Scarbrough why do Franchise draft players that not use to playing in the cold weather most of the season? Trent, Eddy, Bo could all played FB in NFL at one point.

He Had No Vision when running the ball! Check it out!!

Yeah I thought he was a lock to be a great running back...but then I remember games are always and I mean always won in the trenches the team with the best O & D line usually wins

Trent went out like Willie Lump Lump

Trent’s father was never in his life?!? COLOR ME SHOCKED

TR was great in many ways and in the ways that matter prob more than sports........Money didnt ruin him inside....Thats why he got taken advantage of.Not because he was weak