New York Mets pitcher Nolan McLean joins Matt Forte to talk about his 2025 baseball year, making his MLB debut, choosing baseball over football, growing in his faith and 2026 expectations.

Chapters:

- (01:31) Nolan the football player

- (05:25) Choosing baseball over football at Oklahoma State

- (07:58) His MLB debut

- (14:13) Expectations for 2026

- (16:18) His testimony of faith

- (22:41) Posting Daily Devotional on Instagram

- (25:19) Who is Jesus?

- (33:02) John 3:16 Syracuse Mets jersey

- (34:52) - Nolan playing Matt Forte on Madden as a kid

- (37:07) - His sports heroes

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Today on the "Tuesday Morning Running Back" edition of the podcast for December 16, 2025:

Chapters:

(01:27) - Matt's surprise 40th birthday trip

(07:03) - Patrick Mahomes/Micah Parsons injuries

(12:41) - Grieving injuries as an NFL player

(18:30) - 44 y/o Philip Rivers is back in the NFL!

(24:55) - Bears/Packers preview

(33:24) - Matt's Workhorse of the Week

(38:10) - What we learned at church

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Mohamed Maassaquoi is a former NFL wide receiver who played five seasons with the Browns, Jets and Jaguars. He was selected in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft by Cleveland. In 2017, Massaquoi had four fingers amputated on his left hand after injuring it on a trip with friends.

Chapters:

- Choosing Georgia as his college of choice (01:10)

- His NFL Draft Day experience in 2009 (02:52)

- Lessons from playing with the Browns as a rookie (07:05)

- Transitioning from NFL to retirement (10:08)

- The origins of his faith in Jesus (17:46)

- His accident that led to 4 fingers being amputated (23:24)

- Starting VESSOL, his leadership development company (30:27)

- Seeing his accident as a blessing to help others (38:03)

- How can we be praying for Mohamed? (40:43)

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