Todd Grisham on the Fury–Joshua Standoff | Week 3 Rewind — Coach and Company Monday 9/28/26

Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua was finally signed for December 11 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff. The fight is bankrolled by Turki Alalshikh and carries a reported purse of about $200 million. Within a day, it was in doubt over Dana White's involvement (Spokesman-Review/AP). Eddie Hearn says Joshua's contract bars White from the event: "We stand by our contract." White fired back, "Who's going to stop me?" (Sky Sports). The fight isn't officially off, but it's wobbling.

Coach brings in his friend of 25 years, Todd Grisham, and it turns into a real fight. Coach says nobody will care about promoter politics in 20 years, while $100 million a man is life-changing, so take the money. Grisham argues loyalty with a Hollywood analogy. Hearn has built AJ since the Olympics, he says. White's camp is trying to dismantle Matchroom, having reportedly lured Conor Benn to Zuffa Boxing (ESPN). And the no-Dana clause is in a contract AJ already signed. Grisham also turns Coach's own words about honoring contracts back on him. Mikey P and Brandon Combs split the difference, and Coach wants to know which side you're on in the comments. Round two, possibly with Eddie Hearn, is promised.

Then comes the Weekend Rewind of a wild Week 3.

• Surprises:
  • Mikey P picks Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers, who won a 30-27 shootout with the Bengals, leaving all four AFC North teams at 2-1 (Steelers.com).
  • Coach picks the Browns and Deshaun Watson, whose TD pass to Harold Fannin Jr. with 1:48 left beat Carolina 21-18 (Cleveland 19).
  • Brandon picks Kirk Cousins' 3-0 Raiders, who forced four fourth-quarter turnovers to win 35-27 in New Orleans (Raiders.com).
• Disappointments:
  • Brandon picks Cam Ward's winless Titans, held to seven points in a 12-7 loss to a banged-up Giants team (ABC News/AP).
  • Mikey P picks the 0-3 Chargers, who lost 24-16 in Buffalo despite five takeaways. He says a 1-8 start is on the table given the schedule (Chargers.com).
  • Coach picks the Cowboys, who lost 34-31 to Baltimore in Rio on Tyler Loop's 56-yard walk-off field goal (NBC DFW).

In Gridiron Time, the Eagles visit a Bears team expected to start Case Keenum with Caleb Williams out (CBS Sports).

• Brandon: Jalen Hurts 2+ passing TDs (+125).
• Mikey P: Kyle Monangai under his rushing line, calling it almost a misprint.
• Coach: DeVonta Smith over his receptions (5.5) and receiving yards (72.5) (Bears.com preview).

Picks are opinion, not advice. Lines move, so check your book.

Housekeeping:

• Coach and Bro at 2 PM ET: the Chicago weekend and two big losses in the wrestling world.
• The Monday Night Grind at 7 PM ET: more best bets and the Legends Lounge.
• Afternoon Drive with the Coach on Tuesday at 2 PM ET: Deshaun Watson's postgame sound.
• Coach and Company is live every weekday at 10 AM ET, now in a tighter 30–40 minute format.

Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 Cold open, new format, today's rundown 01:00 Fury–Joshua: signed, sealed… and falling apart? 02:05 Todd Grisham joins: Coach's "take the $200M" case 04:55 Grisham's Hollywood analogy 06:45 Loyalty: AJ, Eddie Hearn, and Dana White's boxing push 15:15 Principle vs. a $100M payday: final round 17:05 Coach to the audience: would you walk away? 17:40 Mikey P and Brandon Combs weigh in 20:15 Weekend Rewind, Surprises: Steelers (Mikey P) 21:55 <