EP 23: Interview With Retired NFL Player Bernard Robertson

https://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.  However, he wanted to be part of the group that turned them around.  And indeed they were able to achieve their goal.  Another reason was for the academics that Tulane provided as a highly respected academic institution.  That incoming freshman class was a part of a 12-0 season for the Green Wave in 1998.  That season brought them national attention and helped them to showcase the talented players they had.  He and a few of his teammates definitely benefited from that and turned it into jobs in the NFL.  He was expecting to go in the 2nd or 3rd round of the draft.  Quite a few teams were displaying interest in selecting him, but he ultimately slipped to the 5th round.  The other surprise was that it was the Chicago Bears that selected him.  In the whole pre-draft process he had not seen any interest from them.  The selection was a shock to him and his family, namely his dad who laughed about it.  His draft class was small that year for the Bears, but they were determined to make an impact on the team.  They definitely did, and Chicago ended up finishing with a 13-3 record and the number 2 seed in the NFC.  Unfortunately they ran into a hot quarterback, named Donovan McNabb, who went on to beat the Bears en route to the Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles.  Injuries became a factor for him in his career and forced him to make a tough decision.  He decided to retire and pursue a career as a financial advisor.  It was difficult to leave the sport he loved and worked so hard to achieve the level of success he achieved.  It’s more difficult than the general public realizes, however with a young family he had to do what was best for them.  After starting out working for another firm, he has now branched out to start his own company.  It is called Robertson Wealth Advisors, a tribute to his grand-father who was so influential to his career and life.  For more information on Bernard and his company, please go the links below. website: https://www.raymondjames.com/robertsonwealthadvisors (www.robertsonwealthadvisors.com)instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bern74/ (www.instagram.com/bern74/)twitter: https://twitter.com/potus74?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (www.twitter.com/potus74) Resourseshttps://www.atgridiron.com (www.atgridiron.com)http://www.symfonies.ca (www.symfonies.ca)https://amzn.to/2Sef9Rx (www.audible.com)