Ep 98 - Whatever It Takes with Dan Orlovsky

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Dan Orlovsky played QB in the NFL for 12 seasons and can now be heard on ESPN on NFL Live, First Take and as he calls games from the booth. Dan played his college football at the University of Connecticut and was selected in the 5th round of the 2005 NFL draft.

Today on the show, Eric and Dan give advice about staying in the NFL. Other topics include:

(2:04-3:30) - Growing up playing different sports, flipping a coin

(3:30-6:30) - Doing whatever it takes to succeed, cheating on a 40-yard dash

(6:30-10:15) - Advice for rookies in the NFL, be patiently impatient

(10:15-11:40) - The illusion of the backup QB

(11:40-14:10) - Hardest part about transition out of NFL

(14:10-17:05) - Writing on white boards, getting noticed by ESPN

(17:05-21:00) - 2021 outlook of the Buffalo Bills and Josh Allen

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0:00.0	I was going to do whatever it took, like whatever. And I remember going to school and sitting down with my academic counselor. This is when I went to Yukon. And she was like, hey, you know, what do you want to major in? And this is not good advice, but this is just the truth. She was like, what do you want to do academically? And I was like, I, what do you want to major? And this is not good advice, but this is just the truth.
0:22.1	She was like, what do you want to do academically?
0:23.9	And I was like, I'm here to play football.
0:26.1	And she said, don't put all your eggs in one basket.
0:28.9	And I looked at her dead in the eye and said, they already are.
0:32.4	So it was like, it was going to happen.
0:34.9	I was going to do whatever it took.
0:36.9	That was part of the process along the way.
0:42.5	Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will prepare you to make your what's next in life your best yet by learning from high performers in a variety of industries.
0:52.1	Our next guest is Dan Orlovsky. Dan played quarterback in the NFL
0:56.8	for 12 years and now works at ESPN and is featured on NFL Live, first take, and calls games
1:03.6	from the booth. You will love Dan's stories of doing whatever it takes to get what you want in life.
1:09.6	His advice on what it takes to transition into the NFL and out of the NFL will be
1:15.0	applicable to everyone out there listening regardless if you've played professional sports.
1:20.5	There are over 100,000 new podcasts being released each week so it means the world to me
1:25.3	you spent your time tuning into this episode.
1:28.5	Please rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast so we can continue to make an impact enjoy dan welcome to the
1:35.8	show brother good to be with you man i know we've we've tried to make it happen for a while now so
1:40.4	i'm honored dude hey i've tried to make it happen for a while and i've been patient because this is a guest that I've been super excited about. I mean, you talked about a guy who had a
1:48.1	12-year NFL career transitioned so seamlessly into broadcasting, which is a world I live in
1:53.8	somewhat now too. But let's get started on you and start where we do with all the guests. Where did
1:59.4	you grow up and what all sports do you play,
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