Danny Woodhead, Former NFL Running Back
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2019
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Episode 358
Danny Woodhead played 10 seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Chargers, and the Baltimore Ravens.
He went undrafted in 2008 after a college career at Division 2 Chadron State that saw him win the Harlon Hill trophy in back-to-back seasons in 2006 and 2007.
He was able to make his mark in the NFL with the Patriots, playing in Super Bowl XLVI and catching a touchdown pass from Tom Brady in New England's loss to the New York Giants.
In 2015 he had his best season of his career with the Chargers, finishing with 80 receptions, 1,091 combined rushing and receiving yards and nine total touchdowns.
He retired from the NFL after the 2017 season
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Danny about taking his faith into the NFL, identity as a pro football player, his favorite Tom Brady story, his testimony of faith in Christ and adjusting to life after football.
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| 1:07.0 | Today on the podcast, we welcome Danny Woodhead to to the program a former NFL running back undrafted coming |
| 1:15.4 | out of tiny shadron state in Nebraska division two school in 2008 danny is a lot of fun he's a smart guy |
| 1:25.4 | and i think you'll really enjoy hearing the stories that he |
| 1:28.3 | tells here on the Sports Spectrum podcast. He's one of those little engines that could guys. |
| 1:34.9 | Five foot eight, 200 pounds, coming into the league undrafted, the odds of him making a team, |
| 1:42.6 | you know, a short white running back from Nebraska from Division 2 trying to make it into the NFL. |
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