Marcus Spears - ESPN NFL Analyst
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2020
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Episode 541
Marcus Spears is an NFL analyst for ESPN who appears daily on NFL Live. The former NFL defensive end initially joined ESPN as a college football analyst for the SEC Network in April 2014.
He was selected in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft (20th overall) by the Dallas Cowboys after a successful college career at LSU. Spears would go on to play defensive end for nine NFL seasons with the Cowboys and Ravens before retiring in 2014.
In college at LSU, he played tight end, fullback and defensive end under Nick Saban from 2001-04. During his sophomore year he became a full-time defensive player and his contributions to the team helped lead the Tigers to two SEC Championships titles (2001, 2003) and the 2004 BCS National Championship.
On today's podcast, we talk to Marcus about his television celebrity on ESPN, when he first realized broadcasting would be his post-NFL career, playing for Nick Saban and Bill Parcells, how his faith has guided him during his life and why 2020 has given him a chance for self-reflection.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast where we bring Jesus into the conversation. |
| 0:18.1 | Here's your host, Jason Romano. |
| 0:20.2 | Hey, guys, welcome to Sports Spectrum. |
| 0:22.2 | I am Jason Romano, and today on the show we got a great conversation with Marcus |
| 0:27.4 | Spears from ESPN. |
| 0:29.4 | If you'd like to get in touch with us here at the show, you can email me directly, |
| 0:33.9 | Jason at Sportspectrum.com, Jason at Sportspectrum.com. |
| 0:38.7 | Any guest ideas you might have for future shows? |
| 0:41.4 | Any thoughts or comments on today's conversation with Marcus Spears? |
| 0:45.3 | You can email me directly, Jason at Sportspectrum.com. |
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