Frank Reich - Former NFL player/coach on staying ready, his coaching future and intimacy with Christ
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🗓️ 20 August 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Frank Reich is a former NFL quarterback and NFL head coach. He was a part of four Super Bowl teams with the Buffalo Bills, serving as the primary backup to Jim Kelly from 1985-1994.
In 2006, he started his NFL coaching journey and served as an assistant with the Colts under Tony Dungy and Jim Caldwell. After stops with the Cardinals and Chargers, he became the offensive coordinator with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2016 and helped their club to a Super Bowl championship in 2017. He got his first opportunity to be a head coach with the Indianapolis Colts in 2018 and served in that position until 2022. In 2023, he coached 11 games with the Carolina Panthers.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Frank Reich about the importance of living out his faith in all aspects of life, including his career as a player, coach, and minister. He also talks about the concept of staying ready as a believer and addresses his coaching future.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, coming up today on Sports Spectrum, Frank Reich, former NFL coach, former NFL player for Super Bowls as a player with the Buffalo Bills. |
| 0:10.4 | He has a Super Bowl title as the offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles, their first ever Super Bowl back in 2017. |
| 0:17.6 | And he was a head coach with the Colts for four plus seasons and then of course |
| 0:22.0 | Carolina in a situation as their head coach last year before being let go after 11 games. |
| 0:27.9 | We asked Frank Reich about living out his faith in Jesus as a player, as a coach. |
| 0:34.5 | What does it look like right now? |
| 0:36.1 | The first time that he's not been in football since 2006, |
| 0:40.9 | we asked him about his time in seminary, and we talked to him about his coaching future. |
| 0:45.7 | Or maybe it's a ministry future. I loved his answer. I love his mindset being focused on Jesus and where the Lord wants to lead him. This is gold. This is |
| 0:58.7 | awesome. Lots of nuggets here. Take some notes. Frank Reich. Longtime coach, long time player. It's |
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