In this episode, Gannon and I interview Barry Church. Barry is an Ex-NFL Safety who played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars. He began gymnastics as a kid and his father gave him the idea of football. He then joined the football team at his high school, Penn Hills. The school is located in Pennsylvania. After starring in two sports in high school, football and track, Church took his talents to the University of Toledo. He felt as if he was undervalued heading into the NFL Draft and ultimately signed on as an undrafted free agent with the Dallas Cowboys in 2010. That is where Church took his career to an unbelievable next step. He was durable, motivated, and hungry to stick around on the Cowboys roster. He met the Dallas Cowboys special teams coach through his agent and tried to be a sponge to him and learn as much as he could. It's safe to say, Church did the right thing. He made a career out of football playing with the Cowboys from 2010-2016 and being a Team Captain on the defense. He ultimately was too pricey for the Cowboys to bring back so he packed his bags for Jacksonville and joined the Jaguars. He had a brief stint there and even after receiving some interest to return to the Cowboys, Church called it a career. He now has is own podcast, "The Players Lounge" with his best friend from the team, Danny McCray. Ultimately, Church entered retirement by falling in love with a new gig, media and now he works for the Dallas Cowboys in a new way. Hear his story here!
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