Sports Spectrum Podcast

Miles McPherson played four seasons in the NFL with the Chargers from 1982-1985. After football was finished, he went into ministry and has been the lead pastor of THE ROCK church in San Diego, CA since 2000.

Follow Miles on Instagram ⁠here⁠.

Topics:
(02:05) - Being selected in the 10th round of the NFL Draft in 1982
(06:29) - Miles McPherson the NFL player
(11:55) - Running back turned Defensive Back
(15:01) - The importance of sharing the Gospel
(20:59) - Favorite NFL moment
(26:07) - Transitioning away from football
(31:55) - State of young Christian athlete being bold in their faith

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Andy Searles is the team chaplain for Orlando City SC in the MLS.

Andy Young is the team chaplain for the United States Men's National Team at the World Cup and for the Philadelphia Union in the MLS.

Today on a bonus episode of the podcast, Andy and Andy join Annabelle Hasselbeck to talk about faith at the World Cup, the growing community of believers in soccer and the important work being done by International Justice Mission allowing kids in slavery to be free.

Join us and our partners International Justice Mission in the fight to end modern slavery by visiting the website http://ijm.org/freedomtoplay

This is TUESDAY MORNING RUNNING BACK with Matt Forte for June 23, 2026

TOPICS:
01:10 - Matt recaps his Father's Day weekend
08:40 - Reading the Bible, not just the Bible App
19:35 - SF Giants players posting Bible verses on their Pride Night hats
31:31 - Shoutout IJM and "the Freedom to Play"
32:58 - World Cup love (USA! USA!)
35:57 - Matt's thoughts on Juneteenth
39:58 - What we learned at church

Special thanks to our friends at IJM. Join athletes, fans and IJM in the fight to end modern slavery. Because everyone deserves
the freedom to play. Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠ ijm.org/freedomtoplay⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more.

Learn more about The King's Return:
http://TheKingsReturn.com

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Las Vegas Raiders QB Kirk Cousins returns to the show with Matt Forte to discuss his new home in Las Vegas, the decision to join the Raiders, being a steward of his football career, prayer in his life and being a dad to two boys.

Topics:
(01:33) - The decision to sign with the @Raiders 
(04:45) - How faith played a role in his decision
(09:50) - Being a light in Las Vegas
(13:51) - Prayer vs Pride
(19:35) - His favorite NFL moments
(25:53) - Raising his kids to follow Jesus
(30:11) - Preparing for his post-playing career
(33:48) - Kirk shares who is EVERYTHING to him

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Welcome to TUESDAY MORNING RB with Matt Forte for Tuesday June 16, 2026

Topics:
01:04 - World Cup 2026
06:23 - Soccer players glorifying God with TheKingsReturn
16:50 - Spiritual lessons from the Knicks winning the NBA title
29:45 - Shoutout to our friends IJM 
33:16 - What we learned at church
46:40 - Happy Father's Day

Special thanks to our friends at IJM. Join athletes, fans and IJM in the fight to end modern slavery. Because everyone deserves
the freedom to play. Visit⁠⁠⁠ ijm.org/freedomtoplay⁠⁠⁠ to learn more.

Learn more about The King's Return:
http://TheKingsReturn.com

Have a question? Got a guest suggestion? Want to advertise with us? Email us - jason@sportsspectrum.com

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