16: Visualize the Rise and Post-NFL Life with Jermon Bushrod

Torrey is joined by a hometown hero and former NFL Pro Bowl lineman Jermon Bushrod. Torrey talks with Jermon about his foundation Visualize the Rise and life after the NFL. Highlights from their conversation include:

  • Visualize the Rise’s scholarships and community involvement (1:40)
  • Sharing about your challenges to help others walk through them (6:52)
  • Looking back on the excitement of the start of the NFL season from retirement (14:05)
  • Getting that sweet, sweet Josh McCown practice squad deal (19:48)
  • Transitioning to being a fan and ranking who we root for (22:30)
  • As parents, which athletes do we encourage our children to look up to? (28:55)

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Trending Thoughts is a podcast hosted by 2x Super Bowl Champ Torrey Smith that is designed to entertain, spur debate, and to provide new ideas for our community across a variety of topics including sports, news, politics, parenting, and a lot more. Torrey will bring his unique commentary to each episode as we discuss what’s trending, feature guest interviews, and host unique conversations from the casual to the controversial.
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