EP 27: Interview With Retired NFL Player Brandon Noble

https://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 pads, he did everything he could to quit!  He would fake illness, forget his helmet, and whatever he could to not play anymore.  He moved to Virginia and that allowed him to “save face” with friends and he continued to play.  He overcame his initial fears and became a top rated recruit in the State.  He chose to attend Penn State University, going with his gut, even though he almost committed to Michigan after his visit there.  He had an outstanding career at Penn State and earned All Big-10 honours there.  However his lack of prototype size for a defensive tackle made him not as attractive to NFL teams.  He was projected to be a 3rd-5th round selection prior to the draft but he went undrafted and signed as a free-agent with the 49ers.  They sent him to NFL Europe two years in a row and he absolutely loved his experience there.  It was like college without the classes.  Living in the hotel, traveling around Europe, playing football and hanging out with friends was amazing.  However after the seconds stint there he didn’t want to resign with San Fran due to the depth of talent they had on the defensive line.  So he signed with Dallas.  He finally got his opportunity with them and when circumstances provided him with a chance he made the most of it.  After establishing himself as a starter there, he later signed as a free agent with the Redskins.  He wanted to stay in Dallas but had to go where he would be compensated fairly.  His career ended rather abruptly, due to complications from surgeries that almost killed him.  On the cusp of performing a risky surgery that would have allowed him to continue playing his wife stepped in and told his doctor that “he was done!”  Not expecting to be done at that time he wasn’t sure what his next move would be career wise.  He had part-time opportunities with coaching and broadcasting and did both for a while.  He was offered a full-time coaching position and did that for a while at a few schools.  Not wanting to uproot his family constantly and all the hours spent at the facility that coaching requires he decided to leave college coaching and do something else.  He has now started Blue White-Media which covers Penn State Football and it continues to grow.  For more information on that and keep up with Brandon please go to the links provided below.website: http://www.bluewhite-media.com (www.bluewhitemedia.com)facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluewhitemediapsu/?__tn__=%2CdkC-R&eid=ARDEMWpEq_x9MU4UBV_BC2nh5s5qT5Ih5y4-sHk_whn-rwwOi_m7VEbfVFl59FklMcBgrkeYaiskDCyo&hc_ref=ARRB7lPV5qGGQW_6GKBG1J8DlcZRVm17u_8fkDV7xd7gPCu2CY6jK_tj7W9IG7qN1AE (www.facebook.com/bluewhitemediapsu/)twitter: https://twitter.com/bnoble75?lang=en (www.twitter.com/bnoble75)Resourceshttps://www.atgridiron.com (www.atgridiron.com)http://www.symfonies.ca (www.symfonies.ca)