I travel a lot. Whether it is to call a game for Notre Dame or give a speech in a different part of the country, I spend a lot of time in the air. Just a couple of weeks ago, for example, I traveled on...
I was sitting with my teammates in a dark room with a projector. A player had made a mistake in a game and the time to answer for his sin was at hand. Our coach was livid. Pausing the film (always the first step of an...
Following my freshman season at Notre Dame, I was feeling damn good about myself. I had passed all of my classes. I had become the third freshman in Notre Dame history to start as a freshman offensive lineman. I had competed at the highest level, both...
When it comes to questions about Ramadan, I have heard them all, but there are a handful that are pretty common. As we celebrate this year, let’s take a look at some of the frequently asked questions about Ramadan. I should preface this by saying that...
“Yeah baaaaaaby!!!” yelled my uncle, as my family raced through the door with “BRONCOS” printed on paper and taped to whatever hats and T-shirts they could find. My father, sitting there in a state of shock, responded to every comment by screaming “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!” My grandmother was crying...
Notre Dame was playing Navy recently, and I don’t know if it was because I was around all these military guys, but I decided to go out on a run. Out there, I bumped into my fellow play-caller and booth partner, Paul Burmeister. We were...
“I’m 33 years old, black and retired.” I love that opener when I’m speaking at corporate events. And yet there is something beyond. In the NFL, being able to choose to retire (not having the game retire you) can a tremendous gift. And retirement life should be...
Self-care is one of the most important and consistent aspects of every champion, across every sport. No matter what sport you love, your favorite athlete takes care of themselves almost more than they take care of the equipment they use. And they engage in self-care...
Multiple times in my life, I’ve received bad news. The death of my grandmother. My father needing a kidney transplant. Being released (that means fired) from an NFL team. Minor disasters have cropped up too, like popping a tire when I had a guest in town,...
As a former athlete who has had plenty of surgeries, people frequently ask me about surgery — how I had them, what I did, how I recovered. I’m often the first person people call for advice when they get an injury. I’ve had terrible surgeries and...