We are joined today by former NFL player, Ray Crockett, who played for fourteen years in the NFL and earned two Super Bowl rings with the Denver Broncos as a cornerback. He played college football at Baylor, and was inducted into the Baylor athletic hall of fame in 2008. In 2005, he co-starred with Dick Butkus in the ESPN reality show "Bound for Glory", in which they both took on the task of coaching a high school football team.
In this episode, hosts Pete Hassen, Matt Butkus and Matt Amendola ask Ray why he wrote his new book, “Bump and Run: It made me. It saved me.” Ray talks about his experience on the show 30 Days where he spent 30 days using a wheelchair to get around after witnessing a paralyzing injury of former Detroit Lions teammate Mike Utley in 1991. He also goes into his Super Bowl experience and everything that went down around it.
Ray Crockett who used a unique defensive technique to advance himself to high school, college and into NFL stardom talks about his transition from shut-down cornerback to stay-at-home dad. Struggling with concussion syndrome symptoms, poor mental health and a number of bad decisions sent him on a downward spiral that costs millions. It was his spiritual beliefs and the same 'unique technique' that helped him defeat his demons and breakthrough all the pain and disappointment to once again become a Champion in Life!
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