Spring Forward

Marcus Peterson is a 3x Spring League attendee. His road to pro football player has been longer than most. From untraditional high school football at a small school in LA to a D2 college career in Western PA, Peterson beat the odds to get his first NFL contract in the 2018 preseason with the Chargers. His daily improvement has TSL front office excited about his potential. Marcus strives to be an inspiration on & off the field - a lifestyle backed up by his MBA, modeling career, & motivational clothing line.

Lorenzo Mauldin is a graduate of Louisville and is a 2015 third round NFL Draft pick of the New York Jets. He's got 6.5 NFL sacks to his name but his career in New York was derailed by injuries in his third season and he’s now at The Spring League to show teams he’s back to full health and ready to rejoin the ranks of the NFL. Mauldin will be the center piece of the Austin Generals - one of four teams at The Spring League.

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Blake Jackson is a former D1 recruit at Mizzou turned D1 preferred walk-on at Southeastern Missouri State turned D3 National Championship Winning Quarterback turned pro slot receiver is now entering his second season with the Cleveland Browns. Jackson used TSL Showcase San Diego in 2018 to continue to hone his craft as a receiver after going through training camp with the Calgary Stampeders. After San Diego he was signed by the Browns and made his NFL debut in Week 17!

The Spring League 2019 will be the first of its kind to have an official partnership with a professional football league, The XFL. The XFL represents another opportunity for TSL players to achieve their dreams of playing professional football. SVP of Football Operations and former Buffalo Bills GM, Doug Whaley, joins the podcast to kickoff Season 2 to discuss his football past, his new league, and the XFL x Spring League partnership.

In late November, The Spring League will be integrated into its first ever video game when "practice mode" of Maximum Football 2018 is rebranded. In today's Spring Forward podcast we talk to the creator of that game, David Winter. Winter is a game developer but also a huge football fan - especially of the Canadian game - where many Spring League players find a home to continue their professional careers.

Griff Whalen isn't your typical NFL prospect who participates in The Spring League. By the time he took part in the 2017 Showcase in Napa, Griff had five NFL seasons under his belt and he was looking to replicate the OTA experience he would have had if he were signed to a team in the middle of the summer. Staying fresh paid off as he signed with Baltimore less than a week after the Showcase game in 2017. Now, he's in camp with the Oakland Raiders!

The Alliance of American Football will begin its first season in February 2019 and presents a new opportunity for elite football players to continue their professional football careers. On this episode of Spring Forward, the GM for the Salt Lake City franchise of the AAF, joins the podcast to talk about the new league, his team, and his three decades in NFL front offices which includes the 2000 Executive of the Year Award while he was the GM of the New Orleans Saints.

The Spring League just wrapped up The Spring League Showcase in San Diego and the first player to featured on the Spring Forward podcast from there is QB Austin Appleby. Austin has taken snaps for two major college football programs in Purdue and Florida and is trying to continue living his dream of playing professional football. The signal caller is an amazingly prepared quarterback and he shows that on the newest episode of Spring Forward.

On today’s episode we’re featuring our first guest who is not a player or front office employee of the Spring League. Dr Sam Browd is a ridiculously accomplished neurosurgeon and neurologic researcher. He’s also the co-founder of VICIS - the company that makes the official helmet of The Spring League. Dr. Browd explains complicated medical matters in very easy terms and he's a huge football fan on top of it!

Episode 17 of the Spring Forward podcast features The Spring CEO, Brian Woods, talking about the League's upcoming Showcase in San Diego and an interview with Hamilton TigerCats DL Lynden Trail.