Podcast host apologizes to Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson: ‘My bad, coach'
More fuel was added to that fire when 'The Pivot' co-host Channing Crowder revealed the 24-year-old Hudson 'choreographed the open' of Belichick's interview with the podcast and 'had her paws' on the situation.
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Crowder used part of Tuesday's episode to issue an apology to Belichick and Hudson, noting he got 'caught up in the narrative.'
'I just want to tell Bill, Jordon, I apologize for any negativity it brought to you,' Crowder said. 'Coach, we talked on the phone, I told you I respect you as much as I do anybody in this world. And what happened and the articles that came out was unrealistic and that's the opposite of what I wanted to do for you and what I wanted to do for your relationship, coach. So that's my bad and I wanted to put it out there as a man: My bad, coach.'
Ryan Clark added that Hudson didn't have any say in the open of the show that included Belichick.
'That's not the truth. Bill reached out to me personally and we decided that we were going to ask about the book,' Clark said. 'But I asked, 'Hey coach, can we get into a little bit more?''
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Clark added he spoke to the couple for 90 minutes before the podcast interview and that Hudson even answered questions on camera — though that part didn't make the final cut of the episode.
In fact, the co-host revealed Hudson left during the interview.
'I think the narrative that people want to build around her and her control wasn't displayed during our interview,' Clark said.
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