WWE's $3K Crown Jewel Hazard Pay | LeBron's Look-Alike Ad & Kyler Murray's Hamstring — Afternoon Drive with the Coach Thursday 11/5/26

Coach opens with LeBron James' camp firing back at a new sports app whose ad stars a LeBron look-alike in a No. 23 "Bron" jersey; a James spokesperson told ESPN he is "in no way affiliated with this unauthorized use of his likeness," and his attorney sent a cease-and-desist. From the chat: should the Steelers go get Shedeur Sanders once Aaron Rodgers retires? Coach says Shedeur needs a team to himself.

On Thursday Night Football, the 5-2 Jaguars, fresh off a 42-7 win over the Colts, visit a Ravens team starting undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano; Coach expects a Jaguars blowout. Then Monday night: the 6-1 Bills visit the 6-1 Vikings with Kyler Murray nursing a sore hamstring and Carson Wentz possibly starting. Coach says this season is about Josh Allen. A chat question brings up a round-two interview with Tony Khan.

The back half is the Saudi money. Ahead of Crown Jewel in Riyadh on Saturday, TKO President Mark Shapiro told investors WWE has already been paid half up front for WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia. Coach asks whether that money is non-refundable, reacts to a WrestleVotes report of $3,000 hazard pay for crew ("please don't insult me"), and ties it to LIV Golf's move to liquidation and Fury vs. Joshua on Dec. 11 in Cardiff. He closes with Caitlin Clark's new Dick's Sporting Goods deal and the Lakers assigning Bronny James to the G League.

Picks and predictions are Coach's opinion, and lines move.

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