Taylor Lewan, Will Compton, Dave Portnoy.
Getty Images(3)Contract negotiations are a hot topic, especially when it comes to sports figures.
Hosts of the “Bussin' With the Boys” podcast. Will Compton and Taylor Lewan They are in the middle of negotiating a new deal with the media company and even though that may hurt their chances of winning Survive Barstool Season 4 also raised questions about the future of former NFL stars at Barstool.
“Right now, the 'Bussin' With the Boys' crew is in negotiations for a portfolio on the next contract,” Compton said during his press conference. Survive Barstool Confession in January 2025. “You should think, if you are Dave (Portnoy) and Dan (“Big Cat” Katz)you can't have the Bussin With the Boys guys run wild and win $250,000.
The former footballer, who won season three in 2024, was voted off the show shortly after host Lewan.
“Winning a quarter of a million dollars and then potentially throwing us a tie at the end of the year,” Compton continued. “So, my hat goes off. Tip of the cap. Dave, Big Cat, great game boys.”
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Who are the “bossins” with the host boys?
Compton, a former NFL player, signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He joined the Tennessee Titans in 2018 for one year before signing with the New Orleans Saints in 2019 and later the Las Vegas Raiders. He returned to the Titans for a second stint in 2020 before returning to the Raiders in late 2021. By September 2023, Compton He announced his retirement From professional football.
Meanwhile, Lewan was named the Giants' starter in 2014 and remained with the organization for the duration of his career, which ended in 2023 after he was out for the 2022 season with a knee injury.
When did Poussin and the boys join Barstool?
Compton and Lewan launched the podcast with Barstool Sports Network in 2019.
How Much Money Does Bussin' Make With Boys Podcast Hosts?
Compton talked about the deals he and Lewan made with Barstool during an April 2024 episode of the show Next with Adam podcast..
“Originally, (Barstool said) we'll go 50/50, you guys get the intellectual property. We said no, but we'll go 60/40 and the minute we cross $1 million, it goes up to 70/30,” the former athlete explained. “For our benefit.” “They were OK with that, and then I said to myself: ‘I think we played ourselves.’”
Their “second deal” with the company was considered a “competitive offer,” meaning they were unable to shop their offer. Compton said he and Lewan have since forged a “beneficial” partnership with Barstool.
“I personally wanted to quit with Barstool. I think it's the best brand for us at this time,” Compton said. “We ended up settling on $3 million a year. We have the positive side of that, every dollar earned after $3 million.
Will “Bussin” boys renew their sports contract?
After Compton expressed that the “Bussin' With the Boys” hosts were in the middle of contract negotiations Survive BarstoolBig Cat confirmed the former NFL star's speculation.
“Dave and I didn't want Taylor or Will to win $250,000 cash on Barstool Networks and then say, 'Oh, by the way, we're leaving for a competitor,' two seconds later,” Big Cat said during a conference in January. 2025 episodes of the competition series.
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Portnoy talked more about this during an episode From “The Unnamed Podcast” In the same month.
“During the filming of ‘Surviving Barstool’ I thought we were going to resign from them, but going in, I knew they were evaluating,” the Barstool Sports founder noted. “They had an offer. They were saying: 'We're going to look at the world, see what it is like.'
Portnoy “didn't want” to hand someone $250,000 from winning the game and have them leave the company. When asked during the same podcast episode if Compton and Lewan would be leaving the company, Portnoy played coy.
“I'll let them handle it the way they want to handle it,” he said. As of now, “Bussin' With the Boys” podcast. Episodes are still released under the Barstool name.
