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Irish Illustrated Interviews: Bo Bauer on Notre Dame Football, NFL Journey and Life After the Fighting Irish

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🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Episode No. 16 of the Irish Illustrated Interviews podcast series features Bo Bauer, a former Notre Dame linebacker who played for the Fighting Irish from 2018 to 2022. We discuss his various roles on the Notre Dame football team, from a special-teams star and fan favorite to nickel linebacker to team captain. Our conversation also delves into his tumultuous final season at Notre Dame, which was cut short by injury, and how that path led him down an arduous road as he pursued a career in the NFL. Still, he spent time with the Washington Commanders and Seattle Seahawks before suffering another significant injury and retiring from the game in September 2024. Now, Bauer works for his mentor and a fellow former Notre Dame linebacker, Jack Shields, as an Implementation associate at Shields at Home and a strategic advisor with Project LAND, which stands for Life After Notre Dame.

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0:00.0

Irish Illustrated Insider subscribers.

0:05.6

This is Drew Mentock, and I'm here to bring you this 16th episode from a biweekly podcast

0:10.2

series in the feed, Irish Illustrated interviews.

0:13.8

Today, we're sharing my conversation with Bo Bauer, a former Nordame linebacker who played

0:18.4

for the fighting Irish from 2018 to 2022.

0:22.0

We discuss his various roles on the Nerdingen football team from a special team star and

0:26.8

fan favorite to Nicco Linebacker to team captain. Our conversation also delves into his tumultuous

0:32.6

final season at Nerdaim, which was cut short due to entry, and how that sent him down an arduous path

0:38.1

as he pursued a career in the NFL.

0:40.6

Still, he spent time with the Washington commanders in Seattle Seahawks before suffering

0:44.7

another significant injury and retiring from the game in September 2024.

0:49.4

Now, Bo works for his mentor and a fellow former Nardium linebacker Jack Shields as an

0:54.8

implementation associate at Shields at home and a strategic advisor with Project Land, which stands for

1:00.5

life after Nurtain. Here's my interview with Bo. What's up, everyone? I'm here with Bo

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Bauer, a former Nardium linebacker and team captain who played for the fighting Irish from

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2018 to

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2022. You recorded 121 tackles, 11 of which were for a loss, 2.5 sacks, six pass deflections

1:19.7

in your career at Nordame. In your final season, which was unfortunately cut short due to

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a knee injury, you also became a National Football Foundation

1:28.6

Hampshire Honor Society member and received the 2002 Neuradame Father Lang Iron Cross Award.

1:35.6

Next, you pursued a career in the NFL, which included since with the Washington

1:39.3

commanders and Seattle Seahawks before retiring from football in September of 20, 2024.

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