After The Gridiron
by Lyle Green
Podcast 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.
Episodes
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Interview With Former NFL Player Philip Stambaugh
Philip played 4 seasons of professional football with many stops along the way with teams in the NFL and NFL Europe. He, like many, was a multi-sport athlete growing up, participating in baseball and wrestling in addition to football. He attended Lehigh University in part because they would allow...
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Interview With Former NFL & CFL Player Kory Sheets
Kory enjoyed a 5 year pro career, spending time with the San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers and Oakland Raiders in the NFL. He rose to stardom in the CFL playing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was a natural athlete as a child and was an excellent baseball player.…
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Interview With Former NFL Player Sedrick Irvin
Sedrick enjoyed a 4 year career in the NFL, spending time with the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins. After a great high school career where he shared a backfield with some standout players, he chose Michigan State University coached by Nick Saban. While there he became an All-American…
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Interview With Former NFL Player Noel LaMontagne
Noel 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...
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Interview With Former CFL Player Kamau Peterson
Kamau 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.…
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Interview With Former CFL Great, and Current CFLPA President Solomon Elimimian
Solomon 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...
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Interview With Former NFL Executive Paul Epstein
Bonus 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."...
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Interview With Former NFL Great Ottis Anderson
Ottis (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…
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Interview With Former NFL Player Sean Conley
Sean 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…
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Interview With Former Pro Football Player Marcelis Branch
Marcelis 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…
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Interview With Former NFL Player & Renowned Speaker Tom Flick
Tom 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…
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Interview With Former NFL Player Shannon Fitzhugh
Shannon 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...
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Interview With Retired CFL Player Mark Mackie
Mark 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...
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Interview With Retired NFL Player Dominique Curry
Dominique 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…
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Interview With Retired NFL Player Irv Smith
Former 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....
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Interview With Retired NFL Player Christo Bilukidi
Christo 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...
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Interview With Former NFL Player, International Song Artist, Ben Utecht
Ben 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...
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Interview With 2020 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee, Steve Atwater
Steve 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:...
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Interview With Retired CFL Hall of Fame Player Joe Montford
Joe 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...
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Interview With Former NFL Player and book Author Jedidiah Collins
Jed 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...
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Interview With Former Pro Football Player and Children's Book Author, Jordan Sullen
Jordan 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...
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Interview With Retired Pro Football Player and Former Grey Cup MVP, Marcus Crandell
Marcus 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…
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Interview With The Founder of Finger Licking Dutch, John Bronson
John 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...
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EP 50: Interview With Former Heisman Trophy Winner Charlie Ward
Charlie 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...
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EP 49: Interview With NFL 100 All-Time Team Member Walter Jones
Walter 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...
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EP 48: Interview With Retired Pro Football Player Geroy Simon
https://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...
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EP 47: Interview With Retired Pro Football Player Kevin Carter
https://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...
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EP 46: Interview With Retired Pro Football Player Robert Drummond
https://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...
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EP 45: Interview With Retired Pro Football Player Bryant McKinnie
https://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...
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EP 44: Interview With Retired Pro Football Player OJ McDuffie
https://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.…
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EP 43: Interview With Retired Football Player Jamel Richardson
https://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...
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EP 42: Interview With Retired Football Player Marques Ogden
https://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...
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EP 41: Interview With Retired NFL Player Ross Tucker
https://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...
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EP 40: Interview With Retired Football Player Joel Gamble
https://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...
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EP 39: Interview With Retired NFL Player Jason Bell
https://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...
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EP 38: Interview With Retired Football Player Tavon Mason
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EP 37: Interview With Retired NFL Player Ken Hamlin
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EP 36: Interview With Retired Football Player Justin Vaughn
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EP 35: Interview With Retired NFL Player Hannibal Navies
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EP 34: Interview With Retired NFL Player Fred Robbins
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EP 33: Interview With Retired NFL Player Rick Mirer
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EP 32: Interview With Retired Pro Football Player Anthony Trucks
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EP 31: Interview With Retired Football Player Chris Wilson
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EP 30: Interview With Retired NFL Running Back Larry Johnson
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EP 29: Interview With Retired CFL Player Eddie Steele
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EP 28: Interview With Retired NFL Running Back Thomas Jones
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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...
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EP 26: Interview With Retired NFL Player Joe Hawley
https://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…
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EP 25: Interview With Retired NFL Player Robert Mathis
https://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...
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EP 24: Interview With Retired Football Player Markus Thomas
https://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…
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Podcast 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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