Jonathan Stewart, Former Carolina Panthers Running Back

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🗓️ 13 January 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Episode 437

Jonathan Stewart played 11 seasons in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers and New York Giants. He was selected in the first round (13th overall) by the Panthers in the 2008 NFL Draft.

In college, Stewart was a two-time First-Team All-American running back in 2006 and 2007 with the University of Oregon and won the 2007 Sun Bowl MVP after rushing for a career-high 253 yards in the game.

After coming to the NFL, Stewart would become the Panthers all-time leading rusher after rushing for over 7,300 yards and 58 touchdowns in 10 seasons and made the Pro Bowl in January 2016.

After one injury riddled season in New York with the Giants, Stewart announced his retirement in April 2019 after 11 seasons.

On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Jonathan Stewart about his transition to retirement, living his faith out as an NFL player, the experience of playing in the Super Bowl, and why he calls himself a "convicted competitor."

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0:00.0	Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation.
0:17.5	Here's your host, Jason Romano.
0:20.0	This episode of Sports Spectrums podcast with Jonathan Stewart, former NFL Pro Bowl
0:25.5	Running Back, is brought to you by Compassion International, the most trusted child development
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0:31.7	For more information about how you can help release a child from poverty, check out the
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0:39.6	and pray about sponsoring a child today.
0:45.0	Excited to have Jonathan Stewart here on the program with us.
0:48.3	Selected in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers, 13th overall selection, played his college ball
0:56.7	at the University of Oregon, and then went on to the NFL where he played with the Panthers
1:01.6	for 10 seasons as a running back, finished out his career with a stint with the New York
1:06.3	Giants in 2018. He had a good career. In college, he was a two-time first team All-American in the 2007 Sun Bowl MVP,
1:15.9	rushing for a career high, 253 yards against South Florida,
1:21.0	then came to the NFL, played 10 seasons with Carolina,
1:24.0	over 7,300 yards rushing, 58 total touchdowns,
1:28.5	2015 Pro Bowl selection, and a member of that 2015 NFC Championship team in Carolina
1:35.8	that made Super Bowl 50 before losing to the Denver Broncos in that game.
1:42.1	And Jonathan Stewart actually scored the only touchdown for Carolina in Super Bowl 50.
1:46.8	We talk about that Super Bowl here on that podcast.
1:49.5	He's the Panthers franchise leader in rushing attempts and rushing yards.
1:54.9	And on April 23rd, 2019, he signed a one-day contract to retire as a Carolina Panther.
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