The Grueling Truth

Greg enjoyed a great career playing 7 seasons of professional football in the NFL and CFL. Something he used to do that most don’t know is that he worked as a clown. He performed at a few events and enjoyed it. His start to football came when he was in 3rd grade. There was a flyer at school about playing at the school. His mom was strongly against him playing, and told him no. However he did end up playing and she became his biggest fan! Even now with the new leagues formed and about to begin, she’s pushing him to make a comeback and return to playing professionally! He chose to play collegiately at Michigan State University, after decommiting to the University of Minnesota. He changed his mind due to the firing of then Gophers coach Glen Mason. He felt after the move that the Spartans would offer him the best opportunity. He proved that was a great decision on his part. He earned many accolades while he was there including 1st-Team All-American and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.

With those lofty achievements he was expecting to be selected pretty high in the NFL draft. However, things didn’t turn out as he expected. He was surprisingly not picked until the 6th round of the draft. Despite that disappointment, he saw the bright side of things and realized that being selected that low, allowed him to be picked by a team that had a much greater chance to make it to the Super Bowl. And that is in fact what happened his rookie season, and he also had the opportunity to start as well. That first play of the Super Bowl was a glorious memory for him. It was quite surreal, as the ball was kicked off and he could hear the flashing of all the camera’s in the stadium. It was a special moment.

Another special moment happened after the game when he proposed to his fiancé. It didn’t occur as smoothly as he hoped, having to scoured the packed field looking for his teammate, who had the ring, and his fiancé as well. Thankfully it turned out well. His time in the CFL was a great experience for him too. He loved the brotherhood that he felt while being a part of the league. After his time ended in Saskatchewan, he moved towards life after football. He’s now VP of Vane Mouthguards, a company started by a former NHL player. They produce mouthguards that help athletes detect when they have suffered a severe enough impact to warrant an evaluation for a concussion. A great product to help make contact sports safer for athletes. For more information on the company and Greg, please use the links below.

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The Living in Loserville Podcast: The Purple People Eaters Edition Returns to Talk Minnesota Vikings Football! This episode Features Talk about the Newly Released Vikings, Free Agency Moves the Vikes can make at CB and along the Offensive Line, & a tribute to the 1987 Vikings Playoff Run as a Wild Card Underdog beating New Orleans, shocking San Francisco, & falling to the Super Bowl Champs Washington Redskins! It was a fun trip down memory lane talking old school 1980's Vikings Roster!

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Right now on a Fantasy Football Podcast by the FF Faceoff, Anthony Cervino (@therealnflguru) and Mike Hauff (@theffrealist) will break down and give their REACTION to the 2020 NFL Schedule Release. What are the top storylines? Which are the fantasy football-friendly contests? When are the revenge games? All of that plus the latest NFL News and Rumors from around the league on this loaded episode.

In addition, the guys will discuss the latest NFL News and Rumors from around the league including:

Looking for weekly fantasy football advice and lineup strategy? Then don't forget that Anthony and Mike will always answer and address all of your fantasy football advice and strategy questions in the live chat right here on the show! Have an off-air comment? The guys will always answer them in a timely manner!

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Colts got one prime time game, but that does not reflect poorly on the city. Can the Colts go 10-6? Is life in Indy better than in Chicago? Should Kansas get the death penalty?

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On this week’s Landon and Jeff show, the Boys discuss the legacy of the late Coach Don Shula, react to Tua picking number one, and discuss how a virtual offseason could affect the league. The Landon and Jeff Show is the only place where you can get a 14 year old’s take on the Miami Dolphins along with his dad’s. It can only be heard on DolphinsTalk.com

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Join Chris Cooke and Allen Buck on this week's edition of Gameday IQ. Learn about sports history and trivia on this week's show plus much more!

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On this week’s show, Dan and ATL discuss the rumor that sent baseball fans into a frenzy. Player’s news hasn’t slowed down despite the lack of play and both current and former Cardinal legends are discussing their futures. Also discussed is the Covid-19’s continuing impact on baseball, the fantasy shortstop outlook and our question this week, what player do you most remember having their hall of fame career get thrown off track?

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Big episode this - number 104 would you believe?! And the episode that marks Endswell Boxing hitting top spot in the Irish Sports News Podcast charts. Thanx to all who continue to support and listen.

Heather Hardy is with us this time around as she talks about life in New York City, the difficulties facing everybody including our kids! She talks about fighting in MSG and much more.

And 2 time Irish Elite champion from Dublin Docklands boxing club - Emmet Brennan is also with us. He tells us all about life as part of the elite high performance unit and the importance of the coaches and team. He talks about making weight and a lot more. Al has a VERY special birthday shout out for our youngest fan and definitely THE best name yet 2 year old Rocco Duffy living and celebrating his birthday in Australia.

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On today’s DolphinsTalk.com Podcast we are joined by Miami Dolphins SUPER-FAN and DolphinsTalk.com blogger “BIG E” Ian Berger to talk about the upcoming schedule release, what a 2020 Dolphins season may look like with no fans or only limited fans in the stadium, and we talk about his history of being a Dolphins fan and get his thoughts on the Dolphins draft and free agency and the offseason moves they have made. Big E is most likely the most beloved Miami Dolphins fan on social media and on this podcast, he gives his thoughts and opinions on the state of the Dolphins heading into 2020.

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