Category: Mindset

Mindset: Lesson on Quitting This past week I had one of the parents of a kid that I had worked with tell me that their son wanted to quit playing football. He had some previous injuries and had to miss a lot of time. It can be pretty discouraging watching everyone else getting better and…

When I look back on my time as an athlete there has been some great lessons to be learned. Unknowingly really I stumbled upon these lessons as I looked back on my career. The biggest lesson I left with after experiencing it first hand being out of the NFL for a year is sticking with…

I just listened to a good sermon last week about waiting for God to act in your life. I should reword that to actively waiting. What does that mean? There have been many times in my life where I really just didn’t know what to do. Like I felt that I didn’t know the direction…

Mindset: Keep Going! The last couple weeks, I’ve had the privilege of going back to my alma mater to help coach the football team. Even though the season hasn’t been what they wanted it to be, there was a lot of hope that the tides will turn soon. When I got there the team was…

I’m out here at Umass football right now helping coach the team a little and be a positive voice for the team. Right now the team is struggling a little to get it going and have dropped the first 8 games. The first game that I was apart of was a game against Buffalo. We…

The lesson today is to never underestimate what you do as a person. Just because you may be in a small role doesn’t make you any less of a person. Take pride in everything you do because you never know who you can have an impact on. This message brought me back to when I…

This morning I did a little video recording of picking an ear of corn from my mini farm. One of my passions lately has been growing my own food. It is quite fulfilling and I suggest that everyone grows at least some of their own food. One lesson from the farm is about planting a…

For I know the plans I have for you says the lord plans to prosper you to give you a hope and a future. One of my favorite bible verses that sometimes gets forgotten in times of struggle and hardship. Recently, I was fired for the 6th time in the NFL. If you are reading…

Last week, I had the opportunity to go tryout for the 49ers. To be completely honest it was very unexpected. A lot of people are curious how it works and it literally involves a scout calling you and asking if you would like to tryout the next day. Yes, you heard that correctly. You have…

This past year has definitely been a year of change. For the first time in over 15 years which is pretty crazy to think about. I am not scheduled to be in a football preseason training camp. The reality of life here on Earth is that nothing lasts forever. When I started playing football the…