Sole and article of footwear having a pod assembly

A sole for an article of footwear, the sole comprising:

• a main body;
• a medial row of projections extending downwardly from the main body, each projection in the medial row comprising a fluid-filled bladder;
• a lateral row of projections extending downwardly from the main body, each projection in the lateral row comprising a fluid-filled bladder;
• a longitudinal tube disposed between the medial row of projections and the lateral row of projections, the tube extending from a heel portion of the sole to a forefoot portion of the sole;
• and
• a tube branch extending from each projection to the longitudinal tube, wherein the longitudinal tube and the tube branches form a network of tubes fluidly connecting the projections to each other.

An article of footwear comprising:

• a sole;
• and
• a bladder coupled to the sole, the bladder comprising:
• a plurality of medial fluid-filled pods;
• a plurality of lateral fluid-filled pods;
• a longitudinal tube disposed between the plurality of medial fluid-filled pods and the plurality of lateral fluid-filled pods;
• and
• a tube branch extending from each fluid-filled pod to the longitudinal tube, wherein the longitudinal tube and the tube branches form a network of tubes fluidly connecting the fluid-filled pods to each other.