Former Steelers safety Robert Golden on walking away from the NFL for more purposeful work
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🗓️ 27 September 2021
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Robert Golden played six seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2012-2017. He went undrafted in 2012 after playing his college football at the University of Arizona and signed as a free agent with Pittsburgh. In 2018, he signed a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs but asked for his release and would retire from the NFL at the age of 27.
Today, Golden has pivoted to a more purposeful work as the President and CEO of Golden Charter Academy in his hometown of Fresno, California. The school launched in August 2021 and has a mission to inspire powerful young minds.
On the podcast today, we talk to Robert about his strong faith in the Lord and how it guided him from the NFL to wanting to impact the youth in his hometown of Fresno.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode with Robert Gold and the former NFL safety with the Pittsburgh Steelers. |
| 0:05.9 | Man, he's got a fantastic story. |
| 0:07.6 | It's coming up in just a few minutes on sports spectrum. |
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| 1:01.0 | Welcome to Sports Spectrum, where we bring Jesus back into the conversation. |
| 1:09.8 | Here's your host, former ESPN producer, Jason Romano. |
| 1:13.7 | And welcome to Sports Spectrum. |
| 1:15.3 | I am Jason Romano. |
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