After The Gridiron
71 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPodcast featuring interviews with retired football players from the CFL and NFL. They will share their journey through football and discuss what they are doing in their lives now. Creator and host, Lyle Green, will navigate them through the interview and ask the questions they haven't been asked before. You will get a truely unique glimpse into the lives of these athletes and get to know them on a deeper level.
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Interview With Former NFL Player Noel LaMontagne
June 14, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBNoel achieved his dream of playing in the NFL, playing for 3 years with the Cleveland Browns. Sports was not a big part of his life as a child, with his parents not wanting him to participate in organized sports. He eventually entered the sports arena in an unusual sport; cycling. He eventually made it to the football field where became a well sought after prospect. He excelled academically as well, which allowed him to be accepted to many schools on his academic merit alone, before he de...
Interview With Former CFL Player Kamau Peterson
May 24, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBKamau enjoyed an 11 year career in professional football playing mostly in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and BC Lions. He was a late bloomer in football, not playing until the end of his time in high school. He was a great athlete, competing in track as well as basketball in addition to football. He always wanted to be a professional athlete, and decided that football was his best path to achieve that goa...
Interview With Former CFL Great, and Current CFLPA President Solomon Elimimian
May 10, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBSolomon had an outstanding 10 year career in the CFL playing for the BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Baseball was his first love as a sport, but football is where he would make a name for himself. He was not highly recruited out of high school, but went to the University of Hawaii where he developed into a star. He left as the schools all-time leader in tackles. Despite his success, he didn't get much attention from the NFL. He trained for months hoping for an opportunity. That opportu...
Interview With Former NFL Executive Paul Epstein
April 17, 2021 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBBonus episode with Paul Epstein who is a 15 year veteran in the professional sports industry as an executive. He shares his experiences in sports and how it led him to write his new book, "The Power of Playing Offense, A Leader's Playbook For Personal and Team Transformation." LINKS:instagram:https://www.instagram.com/paulepsteinspeaks/ ( @paulepsteinspeaks)linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulepsteinspeaks (Paul Epstein)website: https://paulepsteinspeaks.com/ (www.paulepsteinspeaks.co...
Interview With Former NFL Great Ottis Anderson
March 01, 2021 16:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBOttis (OJ) Anderson enjoyed a stellar 14 year NFL career, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants. He grew up playing sports like baseball, but football was his passion. For university, he chose the University of Miami primarily because it was close to home. He had offers from all the top schools in Florida and across the country, but with his strong bond with his mother, he saw no need to go elsewhere. At Miami, he blossomed into an elite back which saw him become a 1st-...
Interview With Former NFL Player Sean Conley
February 15, 2021 16:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBSean played 4 seasons of professional football with stops in Detroit, Indianapolis and New York. He also kicked in NFL Europe with the Scottish Claymores. He played other sports growing up but football was always his passion. He didn't have much formal training growing up, but his love for the game fueled him to work on his craft. He was a self-taught kicker and would spend hours kicking, trying to hone in his accuracy. After some time at a couple division 3 schools, he got an opportunity at ...
Interview With Former Pro Football Player Marcelis Branch
January 11, 2021 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBMarcelis enjoyed a 4 year professional football career, with 2 of those coming in the NFL. He spent time with the Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers before going to the XFL. However, he is looking to return to the gridiron in either the XFL or CFL. As that opportunity develops, he has started a fitness apparel line, NDO Society. The NDO stands for, "No Days Off." The name is in line with his philosophy that has aided him in achieving great success on the football field. He is passionate ...
Interview With Former NFL Player & Renowned Speaker Tom Flick
December 28, 2020 16:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBTom played 7 seasons in the NFL with stops in Washington, New England, Cleveland, San Diego and New York, with the Jets. He played different sports growing up, but football was his favourite. His love of the game was apparent very early, as he found ways to sneak into opportunities to work with NFL teams playing exhibition games in his city. He played collegiately at the University of Washington, where he became team MVP and Pac 10 player of the year. He was drafted in the 4th round of the 19...
Interview With Former NFL Player Shannon Fitzhugh
November 23, 2020 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBShannon achieved a lifelong dream of playing in the NFL. He spent 2 years in the league, with stops in Carolina and Indianapolis. He also played in the CFL, Europe and the Arena League. He went to college at Western Illinois University. Coaching changes made it difficult for him to establish himself there, but he showed enough to get an opportunity. It didn't come right away though, having to wait a year for that chance to come. Despite that, he remained confident in himself, and believed he ...
Interview With Retired CFL Player Mark Mackie
October 05, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBMark played 2 seasons in the Canadian Football League, all with the Edmonton Eskimos. He was a late bloomer, not starting football until high school. He played hockey and baseball growing up, but football was his best sport. He decided to go to McMaster University in large part due to their kinesiology program as well as the opportunity to play quickly. He enjoyed a great career there winning the Yates Cup and narrowly loosing the Vanier Cup to the University of Montreal. Making the Eskimos w...
Interview With Retired NFL Player Dominique Curry
September 28, 2020 16:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBDominique played 4 years of professional football, with 3 of them coming in the NFL. He played with the Rams, Lions and Panthers. He was a 3-sport star, playing basketball and track, in addition to football. His father played professionally overseas and was actually his basketball coach in College. He had a few schools interested in him coming out of high school, however they wanted him to play a position other than wide receiver. When it was time to chose, he decided to go to Cheyney Univers...
Interview With Retired NFL Player Irv Smith
September 14, 2020 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBFormer NFL tight-end Irv Smith played 7 seasons in the league with New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49'ers and Cleveland Browns. His son, Irv Smith Jr. is currently playing with the Minnesota Vikings and is an obvious sense of pride for him; being able to watch him play and live out his dream. Even though Irv made it in football, baseball was his first love. He was an excellent baseball player, however his ascension in the sport was disrupted by his inability to hit a curve-ball. Due to that...
Interview With Retired NFL Player Christo Bilukidi
September 07, 2020 23:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBChristo played 4 seasons in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore Ravens and Washington Redskins. Football wasn't his intended profession since he grew up a soccer fan. However he knew he wanted to play sports professionally when he was older. He excelled at football in high school and earned the interest of the University of Louisville. However, he didn't have the classes needed to qualify academically there so he went to Eastern Arizona Junior College to start off....
Interview With Former NFL Player, International Song Artist, Ben Utecht
August 31, 2020 18:25 - 39 minutes - 27 MBBen played 6 seasons in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts, and Cincinnati Bengals. He grew up a hockey fan, which is big in his home state of Minnesota. However, football was his best opportunity to play at the professional level. He went to the University of Minnesota where he excelled as a player. Destined for the 1st round of the NFL draft, an injury almost ended his pro aspirations. Tony Dungy met him at an event, and promised to take a shot on him. He fulfilled his promise and led to B...
Interview With 2020 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee, Steve Atwater
May 18, 2020 16:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBSteve had an amazing Hall of Fame career in the National Football League. He shares a quick glimpes of his football journey and his life after leaving the game. For more on Steve, follow the links below.LINKStwitter: https://twitter.com/SteveAtwater27?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (@SteveAtwater27)REFERENCESwww.atgridiron.com
Interview With Retired CFL Hall of Fame Player Joe Montford
May 11, 2020 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBJoe Montford is one of the greatest defensive players to ever play in the CFL. He played 12 seasons spending time with the Shreveport Pirates, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argos and Edmonton Eskimos. His career was almost cut short while at the University of South Carolina State. He sustained an injury during a game that left him partially paralyzed. Despite his injury, he never wavered in his belief that he would return to the game he loved. He did return to the field, however his injury sca...
Interview With Former NFL Player and book Author Jedidiah Collins
May 04, 2020 23:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBJed fought hard to maintain his career, enduring multiple releases and playing for a few teams during his time in the NFL. It's a story of hard work and perseverance. He was a natural athlete who loved basketball as well growing up. That came from his father who was a good basketball player as a youngster. Jed chose Washington State for college and played tight-end. Once he got to the NFL, he was moved to fullback. His best years were with the New Orleans Saints, where he earned Pro Football ...
Interview With Former Pro Football Player and Children's Book Author, Jordan Sullen
January 13, 2020 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBJordan enjoyed a 3 and a half year career of professional football. He spent time in the NFL with the Broncos, Steelers, Bears and Panthers, and in the CFL with the Tiger-Cats and Argos. He was an athletic kid, but football and track became his 2 major sports. His speed earned him State championships as he excelled in hurdles and 200m. As a top athlete, he garnered interest from a few schools like Georgia Tech, but he ultimately decided to stay close to home and attend Tulane University. ...
Interview With Retired Pro Football Player and Former Grey Cup MVP, Marcus Crandell
January 07, 2020 03:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBMarcus played 11 seasons of professional football which included stops in the CFL, NFL Europe, and XFL. He started out playing baseball, and didn't start playing football until Jr highschool. His favourite sport was actually basketball but football was his best sport. He chose East Carolina to play at the University level mainly because they were the only school that let him play quarterback. He was 1st-Team all conference as a junior so played well while there. Injuries hurt his chances ...
Interview With The Founder of Finger Licking Dutch, John Bronson
December 30, 2019 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBJohn played 3 seasons in the NFL, all with the Arizona Cardinals. He went to Penn State and started as a defensive end, but switched to tight-end his senior year. He chose Penn State over other schools after going to a camp there. Also, they were one of the top teams in the country that year as well. He played there with one of my old teammates, Cam Wake who became a dominant player with the Miami Dolphins. He was a priority free-agent with the Cardinals after putting up great combine numbers...
EP 50: Interview With Former Heisman Trophy Winner Charlie Ward
December 24, 2019 03:55 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBCharlie had an outstanding college career and is one of the greatest athletes of our generation. He didn't start playing sports until 5th grade because his parents didn't let him play organized sports until then. He didn't have a favourite sport, he just enjoyed playing them all. He was a natural athlete and played many sports. He and his friends even created sports to play to stay active. He was introduced to football by his dad who coached. He got to play quarterback after an injury, withou...
EP 49: Interview With NFL 100 All-Time Team Member Walter Jones
December 16, 2019 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBWalter had an illustrious career, playing 13 seasons in the NFL all with the Seattle Seahawks. He was a late bloomer, not starting to play football until his freshman year in highschool. He developed into a great player, but his grades held him back from the top schools. Florida State is where he wanted to go and they had mutual interest in him. They helped him to find a Junior College to attend to improve his grades. He spent 2 years at Holmes Community College and then transferred to FSU af...
EP 48: Interview With Retired Pro Football Player Geroy Simon
October 22, 2019 03:19 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ATG-Geroy.png ()Geroy had a long and successful Hall of Fame career playing 17 years of professional football. He spent a couple years in the NFL with the Bengals, Eagles, Steelers and Bucs, with the majority of time spent with the Buccaneers. The majority of his playing career was in the CFL and the BC Lions, but he also spent time with the Blue Bombers and Roughriders. He has developed a love for cooking since retiring and loves to spend tim...
EP 47: Interview With Retired Pro Football Player Kevin Carter
October 08, 2019 03:44 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ATG-Kevin.png ()Kevin had an outstanding football career playing 12 years professionally in the NFL. He was drafted by the Rams, and also played for the Titans, Dolphins and Buccaneers. He was a late starter, having not played football until high school. His parents wanted to protect his young body from the physical demands of football so he played other sports growing up. He developed into a star player and was wanted by pretty much every...
EP 46: Interview With Retired Pro Football Player Robert Drummond
September 16, 2019 19:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ATG-Drummond.png ()Robert had a 12 year career in pro football, which included time in the NFL and CFL. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles and played for them before joining the CFL where he played for the Baltimore Stallions, Toronto Argonauts and BC Lions. He started playing football as a little kid in his home town of Syracuse, NY. He loved football because of its physicality, and it allowed him to hit other guys and not get in tr...
EP 45: Interview With Retired Pro Football Player Bryant McKinnie
September 09, 2019 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ATG-Bryant.png ()Bryant played 12 seasons in the NFL with the Viking, Ravens and Dolphins. He is a big tennis fan, and plays consistently. He played basketball growing up and didn’t start playing football until high school due to his size. He quickly excelled at football and played on the defensive side of the ball as a d-lineman. However he had to start at a junior college before going on to a top level school. After Junior college, he d...
EP 44: Interview With Retired Pro Football Player OJ McDuffie
September 02, 2019 18:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ATG-OJ.png ()OJ played 9 seasons of professional football in the NFL, all with the Miami Dolphins. He was a standout athlete who played multiple sports growing up. In high school he lettered in 4 sports, football basketball, baseball and Track. His favourite sport was basketball, however he was on the shorter side so didn’t think that would be his best option. He was heavily recruited but Ohio State was his favourite team being an Ohio boy...
EP 43: Interview With Retired Football Player Jamel Richardson
August 26, 2019 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ATG-Jamel.png () Jamel enjoyed a long career of professional football playing 12 years in the CFL and a stint in the NFL as well. He loves video games with Madden and NBA 2K being his 2 favourite games to play. He started playing football in 7th grade and played basketball primarily prior to that. His favourite player is Michael Irvin and tried to emulate him with his play. He went to Victor Valley Junior College after first committing to ...
EP 42: Interview With Retired Football Player Marques Ogden
August 19, 2019 18:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ATG-Marques.png ()Marques enjoyed a nice career in pro football playing in the NFL for the Jaguars, Ravens, Bills and Titans. He also spent time in the Arena League and NFL Europe. He has become a big fan of Broadway musicals which his dad said he would enjoy, but he didn’t think he ever would. He started playing football his freshman year of high school. due to his size he couldn’t play before that. He did play other sports as well but f...
EP 41: Interview With Retired NFL Player Ross Tucker
August 12, 2019 23:15 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ATG-Ross.png ()Ross played 7 seasons in the NFL suiting up with the Redskins, Cowboys, Bills, Patriots and Browns. With his dad being only 5’ 9” he is a surprisingly big guy. His size comes from his mothers’ side of the family. He also had some pretty good basket ball skills and often would bring the ball up the court even though he was such a big guy. For University he chose Princeton, which made his grandmother extremely proud. He excel...
EP 40: Interview With Retired Football Player Joel Gamble
August 06, 2019 00:25 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ATG-Joel.png ()Joel had a brief career playing 3 years of pro football. He spent time in the arena league as well as stops in the NFL with Philadelphia, Cleveland and Tennessee. He loves the outdoors and likes to do a lot of hiking. It’s a chance for him to get away and clear his mind without the noises of the city. He started playing in high school and also played basketball which he felt helped him with football. Basketball was his firs...
EP 39: Interview With Retired NFL Player Jason Bell
July 29, 2019 22:55 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ATG-Jason.png ()Jason enjoyed a 7 year career in the NFL playing for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and New York Giants. He is an art lover, and has some pieces from some prominent artists. He also likes to visit galleries which are all over Europe where he currently lives. He started playing organized football when he was 14. He played other sports as well but knew football was his best sport. He chose UCLA over the University of Was...
EP 38: Interview With Retired Football Player Tavon Mason
July 23, 2019 00:09 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ATG-Tavon.png () SUBSCRIBEhttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-gridiron/id1441939773?mt=2 (iTunes) | https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3poqibyqfnwjnj5mwcn6lhmz2i (Google Play) | https://open.spotify.com/show/3hnoI8YbzNAcJ0Tlg1Hb0B (Spotify)Tavon had a brief career in the NFL, playing for two years, both with the New York Jets. Poetry is something he has done and has written, as well as children’s books so he is quite tale...
EP 37: Interview With Retired NFL Player Ken Hamlin
July 15, 2019 23:15 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ATG-Ken.png () SUBSCRIBEhttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-gridiron/id1441939773?mt=2 (iTunes) | https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3poqibyqfnwjnj5mwcn6lhmz2i (Google Play) | https://open.spotify.com/show/3hnoI8YbzNAcJ0Tlg1Hb0B (Spotify)One of the best safeties to play in the NFL, Ken enjoyed an 8 year career patrolling the gridiron. He played for the Seahawks, Cowboys, Ravens and Colts. He loves to cook and travel, wit...
EP 36: Interview With Retired Football Player Justin Vaughn
July 08, 2019 22:33 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ATG-Justin.png ()SUBSCRIBEhttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-gridiron/id1441939773?mt=2 (iTunes) | https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3poqibyqfnwjnj5mwcn6lhmz2i (Google Play) | https://open.spotify.com/show/3hnoI8YbzNAcJ0Tlg1Hb0B (Spotify)Justin played 2 years in the CFL with the Hamilton Tiger Cats. He started playing football when he was 12 years old in the Hamilton minor football association. He initially played offe...
EP 35: Interview With Retired NFL Player Hannibal Navies
July 01, 2019 23:29 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ATG-Hannibal.png () SUBSCRIBEhttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-gridiron/id1441939773?mt=2 (iTunes) | https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3poqibyqfnwjnj5mwcn6lhmz2i (Google Play) | https://open.spotify.com/show/3hnoI8YbzNAcJ0Tlg1Hb0B (Spotify)Hannibal played 9 seasons in the NFL with the Packers, Panthers, Bengals and 49ers. He was a late bloomer in football, having not played until high school. In fact, he didn’t play a...
EP 34: Interview With Retired NFL Player Fred Robbins
June 24, 2019 21:51 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ATG-Fred.png ()SUBSCRIBEhttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-gridiron/id1441939773?mt=2 (iTunes) | https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3poqibyqfnwjnj5mwcn6lhmz2i (Google Play) | https://open.spotify.com/show/3hnoI8YbzNAcJ0Tlg1Hb0B (Spotify)Fred had a long career spanning 12 seasons in the NFL. He was drafted by the Minnesota Viking, but also played for the NY Giants and St. Louis Rams. Fishing is the thing he loves to do, ...
EP 33: Interview With Retired NFL Player Rick Mirer
June 17, 2019 23:29 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ATG-Rick.png ()SUBSCRIBEhttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-gridiron/id1441939773?mt=2 (iTunes) | https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3poqibyqfnwjnj5mwcn6lhmz2i (Google Play) | https://open.spotify.com/show/3hnoI8YbzNAcJ0Tlg1Hb0B (Spotify)Rick had a long pro career lasting 12 years in the NFL. He played for the Seahawks, Packers, Bears, Jets, 49ers, Raiders and Lions. He grew up in a football family with his dad being a f...
EP 32: Interview With Retired Pro Football Player Anthony Trucks
June 10, 2019 23:38 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ATG-Anthony.png ()SUBSCRIBEhttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-gridiron/id1441939773?mt=2 (iTunes) | https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3poqibyqfnwjnj5mwcn6lhmz2i (Google Play) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/after-the-gridiron (Stitcher)Anthony played 3 years in the NFL having stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers. He endured a tough childhood, growing up in the foster care ...
EP 31: Interview With Retired Football Player Chris Wilson
June 03, 2019 12:41 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ATG-Chris.png ()SUBSCRIBEhttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-gridiron/id1441939773?mt=2 (iTunes) | https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3poqibyqfnwjnj5mwcn6lhmz2i (Google Play) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/after-the-gridiron (Stitcher)Chris enjoyed a long career playing 9 seasons of pro football in both the NFL and CFL. He played with the BC Lions, Washington Redskins and Montreal Alouettes. He was born loving the ga...
EP 30: Interview With Retired NFL Running Back Larry Johnson
May 28, 2019 02:33 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ATG-Larry.png ()SUBSCRIBEhttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-gridiron/id1441939773?mt=2 (iTunes) | https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3poqibyqfnwjnj5mwcn6lhmz2i (Google Play) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/after-the-gridiron (Stitcher)Larry was a star running back for 7 seasons in the NFL playing for the Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins. He started playing when he was 9 ye...
EP 29: Interview With Retired CFL Player Eddie Steele
May 20, 2019 11:48 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ATG-Eddie.png ()SUBSCRIBEhttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-gridiron/id1441939773?mt=2 (iTunes) | https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3poqibyqfnwjnj5mwcn6lhmz2i (Google Play) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/after-the-gridiron (Stitcher)Eddie enjoyed a 9 year career in the CFL playing for the Hamilton Tiger Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders. From a young age he had the dream to play professionally so h...
EP 28: Interview With Retired NFL Running Back Thomas Jones
May 14, 2019 02:36 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ATG-Thomas.png ()SUBSCRIBEhttps://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/after-the-gridiron/id1441939773?mt=2 (ITunes) | https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3poqibyqfnwjnj5mwcn6lhmz2i (Google Play) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/after-the-gridiron (Stitcher) Thomas had a great career playing 12 seasons in the NFL and is one of only 31 players in NFL history to accumulate 10,000 career rushing yards. He grew up in an athletic family with hi...
EP 27: Interview With Retired NFL Player Brandon Noble
May 07, 2019 00:59 - 56 minutes - 39 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ATG-Noble.png ()Brandon played 9 seasons in the NFL, playing with the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. He also spent time in NFL Europe with the Barcelona Dragons. He didn’t start playing football until grade 8, because his mother didn’t let him play up until then. He loved the sport, and bugged his mom to let him play but she didn’t until then. The funny thing is, once he experienced his first practice with pad...
EP 26: Interview With Retired NFL Player Joe Hawley
April 30, 2019 04:27 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ATG-Joe.png ()Joe played 8 seasons in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. One thing he learned to do as a kid that helped him in his career was learning to ride a unicycle. It definitely helped with his balance. He also liked to skateboard as a kid. He started out in football in high school, since he was too big to play at a younger age in California. He excelled in high school and was recruited by some top schools ...
EP 25: Interview With Retired NFL Player Robert Mathis
April 23, 2019 00:18 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ATG-Robert.png ()Robert had an outstanding 14 year NFL career all with the Indianapolis Colts. He was a late bloomer, not playing football until 10th grade. The workouts he endured at the introduction to the sport almost ended his career before it started. He didn’t really play sports up until then so it was quite an adjustment for him to get used to. However he endured and developed into a pretty good player. He wasn’t heavily recruited ...
EP 24: Interview With Retired Football Player Markus Thomas
April 16, 2019 02:54 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ATG-Markus.png ()Markus enjoyed a 5 year pro football career playing in the NFL, CFL and Europe. As a twin, he claims he’s not the best athlete in the family with his twin sister holding that title. All of his siblings are in fact holders of a state championship in their respective sports. He started playing football at the age of 10, having been a baseball player up until then. He actually went to grade school with the great Hall of Fame Base...
EP 23: Interview With Retired NFL Player Bernard Robertson
April 09, 2019 02:55 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ATG-Bernard.png ()Bernard enjoyed his time in professional football playing 3 seasons in the NFL. He started playing when he was 12 years old, and didn’t really like playing initially. However he stuck with it so he could be around his friends who also played. He was recruited by some big schools in high school but decided to go to Tulane University. It was a big surprise to everyone since they were not a strong program at that time. Howe...
EP 22: Interview With Retired Football Player Keith Stokes
April 02, 2019 02:37 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ATG-Keith.png ()Keith enjoyed a long career in professional football playing for 16 years. He spent time in the NFL, CFL, Arena Football as well as in European Football Leagues. He started out in football in grade 8, with soccer being his sport of choice up till then. It’s still actually his favourite sport now. His mom didn’t want him to play because games were on Sunday, and they had to attend church. However his coach volunteered to pi...
EP 21: Interview With Retired NFL & CFL Player Brandon London
March 26, 2019 02:21 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBhttps://atgridiron.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ATG-Brandon.png ()Brandon enjoyed a 7 year career in professional football which consisted of time in the NFL and CFL. He played for the New York Giants and was part of their Super Bowl XLII victory. The son of college football coach Mike London, he grew up immersed in the game. His parents joked that instead of kicking in her womb, he was high-stepping! Being a little small and not the fastest, he had to prove himself at every level. Als...