Michael Mauti is a former Special Teams Captain and NFL Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings. He was also First Team All-American at Penn State University and Big Ten Linebacker of the Year in 2012. Michael Mauti aka Mautzilla talks on his time at Penn State and the chaos that followed the NCAA sanctions on the football team pertaining to Jerry Sandusky and expands on the leadership it took to keep the team together. Michael then dives deep into his story battling Ulcerative Colitis his entire 5 year career in the NFL which led to him getting a total Proctocolectomy with a J-pouch reconstruction (removing large intestine and building one out of you small intestine) #NoColonStillRollin He had this done in the offseason before returning to the NFL in 2018. The story behind this battle is legendary. The boys also talk on edges he chased to solve these digestive issues and other edges with the ARPwave therapy, supplements, stoicism, and competitive mindset. Michael and Brian finish the conversation talking about what they've learned from other players in their time in the NFL. Hope you enjoy!
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