Irish Illustrated Interviews: Kerry Neal, Notre Dame Captain, Private Trainer to Irish Players & Prospects

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🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Episode No. 19 features Irish Illustrated's conversation with Kerry Neal, a former Notre Dame defensive lineman and four-year starter from 2007 to 2010. He totaled more than 100 tackles and seven sacks while playing for former Fighting Irish coaches Charlie Weis and Brian Kelly. Later, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent, but injuries cut his career short. Around the same time, the 2011 NFL lockout opened the door for him to become a sports performance trainer. Today, he’s the CEO of Win Performance in Highland Park, Illinois, where you train athletes of all ages. That includes a host of former Notre Dame All-Americans and standouts, highlighted by Chicago-area natives Julian Love and Rylie Mills, both of whom won Super Bowl 60 with the Seattle Seahawks this year. Neal also trains two blue-chip defensive tackles in the class of 2027: David Folorunsho and Brayden Parks. Folorunsho committed to the Fighting Irish last week (we recorded the episodes before the announcement), while Parks remains a top-priority nose tackle target for Notre Dame. We discuss both prospects near the end of the episode, and what it’s like to get to know the Irish coaching staff as recruiters.

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0:00.0	Irish Illustrated Insider subscribers. This is Drew Mentock. After a brief hiatus, I'm back with the 19th episode of our bi-weekly podcast series on the feed, Irish Illustrated interviews. Today, we're sharing my conversation with Carrie Neal, a former Nordium defensive lineman and four-year starter from 2007 to 2010.
0:22.9	He totaled more than 100 tackles and seven sacks were playing for former fighting
0:27.1	Irish coaches Charlie Weiss and Brian Kelly.
0:30.6	Later, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent, but injuries
0:34.6	cut his career short.
0:37.2	Around the same time, the 2011 NFL lockout opened the door for him to become a
0:42.3	sports performance trainer.
0:44.4	Today, he's the CEO of Win Performance in Highland Park, Illinois, where he's trained
0:50.0	athletes of all ages.
0:53.2	That includes a host of former Notreame All-Americans and standouts,
0:57.1	highlighted by Chicago-area natives, Julian Love, and Riley Mills, both of whom won Super Bowl
1:02.6	60 with the Seattle Seahawks this year.
1:06.2	Neil also trains two Blue Chip defensive tackles in the class of 2027.
1:13.3	David Fuller Run Show and Braden Parks.
1:16.6	Fuller Run Show committed to the Fighting Irish last week.
1:19.8	We recorded this episode before the announcement.
1:23.7	Well, Parks remains a top priority nose tackle for Nerdaim.
1:29.9	We discuss both prospects near the end of the episode, as well as what it's like to get to know the Irish coaching staff as recruiters.
1:33.0	Here's my conversation with Kerry.
1:35.8	What's up, everyone?
1:36.9	I'm here with Carrie Neal.
1:38.3	A former Notre Dame defensive linemen and four-year starter from 2007 to 2010, who totaled more
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