“Don’t want any smoke with the NFL”: Logan Paul’s $1M challenge to Tom Brady sparks unexpected reaction from his own podcast partner

Logan Paul sparked fresh sports drama this week after issuing a $1 million boxing challenge to several NFL players, including seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady. The social media star-turned-WWE performer claimed that no football player could defeat him in a boxing ring.

The challenge quickly spread across sports media and social platforms. However, the most surprising reaction came from inside Paul’s own circle. His Impaulsive podcast co-host, Mike Majlak, publicly distanced himself from the situation and made it clear that he does not want to get involved in a fight with NFL players.

Mike Majlak addressed the situation on March 6, 2026, in a post on X. While fans treated the feud as entertainment, Majlak took a different tone, joking that he had no interest in picking a fight with NFL stars.

“Just to be clear, the views expressed by my podcast co-host are his views and his views alone,” Majlak wrote on X on March 6, 2026. “I personally don’t want any smoke with the NFL or its affiliates, including but not limited to Tom Brady or Puka Nacua. Logan will be hearing from my lawyers.”

He followed the statement with another line that showed the post was laced with sarcasm. “I have just been told that we actually have the same lawyers, so they will be hearing from themselves,” Majlak added in the same post on X.

The exchange arrived after Logan Paul made his bold claims during a recent episode of his Impaulsive podcast. Speaking during the show, Paul argued that professional football players rely on athleticism rather than fighting skill, which, in his view, would give him the advantage inside a boxing ring.

“Not a single football player could beat me in a boxing match, that is on God,” Paul said on the Impaulsive podcast earlier this week. “I would throttle Myles Garrett, Puka Nacua, Tom Brady, Sam Darnold, doesn’t matter.”

Paul then raised the stakes with a financial challenge. “A million dollars, you come to the gym, you put up boxing gloves, we see how it goes. There are levels to this,” he said during the same podcast conversation.

Soon after the episode broke the internet, several NFL players reacted publicly. Buffalo Bills OL Dion Dawkins, LB Tae Crowder, guard Brock Hoffman, and Chiefs tackle Kingsley Suamataia all showed interest in the challenge on social media. However, Paul later responded on X and claimed none of the players accepted his exact terms. He said the offer required a $1 million escrow from both sides and a private fight at his gym in Puerto Rico with official referees and judges.

As of now, the situation remains a war of words rather than a real fight. Still, Majlak’s reaction added an unexpected twist. While Logan Paul appears eager to test himself against NFL athletes such as Tom Brady, his own podcast partner has already made one thing clear. He wants no part of the smoke.