Ep 126 - Becoming the Best Version of Yourself with Jordan Poyer

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Jordan Poyer is a 1st team All-Pro safety for the Buffalo Bills. He joined the Bills in 2017 via free agency after playing for the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles.

Today, Jordan leads the #1 defense in football and was named a team captain by his peers. But it wasn't always an easy journey - Jordan shares with us his story of redemption and how he quit drinking to better his life. Topics on the pod include:

(2:00-5:00) - Growing up in Astoria, Oregon. Choosing football over baseball

(5:00-8:30) - Jordan's battle with alcohol addiction. What inspired him to make a change

(8:30-14:00) - Quitters Day. Becoming the best version of yourself

(14:00-18:15) - Being named 1st team All-Pro. Relationship with Micah Hyde

(18:15-22:00) - Advice to rookies in the NFL

And much more. Learn more about Jordan and his journey here: https://linktr.ee/jpoyer

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0:00.0	It's something that motivated me and I wanted to change me for my wife and my daughter.
0:13.0	And I was so people just try to become the best version of myself.
0:17.0	That was a term that I heard from Sean, you know, back when you were here in 2017.
0:21.6	Right.
0:22.6	Just always step with you, you know, just be in the best version of yourself.
0:25.6	It sounds so, you know, so easy and so, you know, but really just, you know, who do you want to be and who you want to become.
0:32.6	Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will prepare you to make your what's next in life your best yet.
0:42.2	Our next guest is Jordan Poyer.
0:45.1	Jordan is the first team all-pro safety for the number one defense in the NFL in the 2021 season, and we all know that's the Buffalo Bills.
0:53.2	Jordan has been an absolute stud for the
0:55.6	bills since he arrived via free agency in 2017, but is also a captain of the team and a stalwart
1:02.2	in the community. We are also going to dig into him stopping drinking starting almost two years
1:07.6	ago and what that has done for him in his life.
1:16.0	If you enjoy this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe to help spread the impact we hope to have.
1:17.5	And for all you new Spotify listeners out there, thank you so much.
1:21.1	Please rate it five stars.
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1:30.2	Enjoy.
1:31.7	JP, welcome to show, my brother.
1:33.6	Hey, I appreciate you having me on, Ewood.
1:35.4	It's always good to holl at you, man.
1:36.7	I know, man.
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