Christian Ponder on creating “The Post” athletes’ network, his advice to retiring players, honoring Jackie Robinson
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🗓️ 20 March 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
On the latest NFL Players: Second Acts podcast, former QB Christian Ponder joins Peanut and Roman. Christian shares his football journey playing at Florida St. under legendary coach Bobby Bowden to becoming a first-round pick by the Minnesota Vikings in 2011. He also talks about what it was like having a front-row seat to history in 2012 when Adrian Peterson ran for 2,097 yards. And Christian says when you shake Adrian’s hand you do so at your own risk. Christian also discusses how he got his undergraduate degree from Florida St. in two-and-a-half years and went on to get his MBA. Despite his academic credentials, Christian opens up about his struggles to transition from football after his six-year NFL career. However, he has found success in his new company called “The Post,” and he shares how he’s working to build a networking community of athletes turned business leaders. And how does Christian have a connection to Jackie Robinson, you ask? Take a listen and find out!
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.1 | I'm Christian Ponder, and this is the NFL player's second act podcast. |
| 0:19.3 | What's going on, everybody? |
| 0:21.0 | I'm Charles Peanut Tillman, and this is the NFL players second acts podcast. |
| 0:25.8 | And with me, as always, I got my guy Roman Harbor. |
| 0:28.4 | You giving me Miami Vice vibes right now with this outfit. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm loving it. |
| 0:32.0 | It's dope. |
| 0:32.8 | Hey, man, appreciate it, man. |
| 0:34.6 | It's two places you can wear white pants, 365 days out of the year. |
| 0:39.3 | Miami's number one and Vegas is number two. |
| 0:41.7 | So, boom, I'm in. |
| 0:43.7 | All right. |
| 0:44.1 | So we got a good one. |
| 0:46.6 | NFC North, this guy, 12th round pick, excuse me, 12th pick overall in a 2011 draft. |
| 0:53.0 | Florida State played six years in the league, Broncos, 49ers, and the Vikings. |
| 1:00.0 | He is a smart guy. |
| 1:01.5 | Bachelor's degree and finance got his MBA all from Florida State. |
| 1:05.5 | He recently founded The Post, a private membership network connecting athletes turn business leaders. Ladies and gentlemen, Christian Ponder. Appreciate it. Nice. The applause. I mean, hold on. Like, you said like he's a smart guy like other guys aren't? I didn't. No, no, no, no, no. Let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, let me, so two and a half years. Some guys aren't. Two and a half years. |
| 1:46.9 | That's, that's impressive. That is true. That is true. I mean, it was, yeah. I love Florida State, but it was also, it wasn't Stanford. So. Hey, two and a half, but change it though. But check it though. Two and a half. Two and a half. I graduate in three and a half. trust me. I ain't the smartest tool in a thing where you keep all the twos. But yeah. Again, I did mine in three and a half, not two and a half. And you're traveling playing. Like, that's, it's a lot. I'm smarter than peanuts. So that's what you're saying. Basically. That's a lot to do. Also, all I'm saying. That's a lot to do. I agree. First of all, |
| 2:03.2 | I just tell me this, what was your first welcome to the NFL moment? I think it was actually |
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