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Former NFL Pro Bowl -offensive Lineman Taylor Lewan revealed in the latest episode of his podcast with Will Compton that President Donald Trump was frying him over his pitch attempt.
Lewan was broadly mocked on social media after the possibility of throwing the first pitch at Busch Stadium, before a St. Louis Cardinals game last week went wrong.
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President Donald Trump participates in the UFC 316 in the Prudential Center on June 7, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Lewan and Compton said they briefly ran into Trump at UFC 316 in Newark, New Jersey, this weekend. Compton said he was shaking hands with the president while commander passed by him and eventually fried him.
“I got, ‘Oh, Mr. President, do you remember the podcast?'” Lewan said at “Bussin ‘with the boys.” “He’s going, ‘Do you remember that throw?’ And continued to go.
“And then he went like that. Figuratively, my chest right here, ‘you’re not good enough.’ And he went away.
Will Compton and Taylor Lewan from “Bussin ‘With The Boys” are on the sidelines under the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Colorado Buffaloes game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, September 7, 2024. (DYLAN WIDGER-INFORMATION PICTURES)
Lewan said he knew disaster was around the corner before the ball left his hand.
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He sailed the ball closer to the first base on the Deck circle than the home plate, and more people were within a marked distance.
Fortunately for Lewan, no one was wounded, but a disgusted Lewan threw his hat to the field and punished with pushups. The course was immediately compared to 50 cents that threw the first pitch before a New York Mets game many years ago.
“This is the worst day of my athletic career and it includes Chandler Jones game. I need redemption,” Posted Lewan on X and noticed the time Jones fired quarterback Ryan Tannehill five times.
“Don’t want to dwell on comments about ‘keeping my chin up’ coming from someone without one. No excuses. We must be better and there will be redemption,” he added later.
Former offensive Lineman Taylor Lewan of the Tennessee Titans signs autographs on the field before the game against Jacksonville Jaguars at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on January 7, 2024. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
Lewan was a pro bowler from 2016 to 2018.
