Matt Forte - Former NFL pro bowl running back on writing his first book and casting his cares on Christ
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Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Matt Forte is a former NFL running back who played 10 seasons with the Bears and Jets. He was selected by Chicago in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft and played his first eight seasons with the Bears before finishing his final two years with the N.Y. Jets.
Forte is now an author and his new children’s book “MY HAIR CAN” released September 3, 2024.
Today on the podcast, Matt Forte shares on the importance of maintaining intimacy with Christ through prayer and meditation on God’s Word. Forte shares his favorite memories from his NFL career, including his memorable debut game and a special moment with his parents. He also discuss the inspiration behind his new book and the message of self-acceptance and valuing differences that it promotes.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, coming up today on Sports Spectrum, Matt Forte, two-time Pro Bowl running back returns, |
| 0:06.7 | the longtime Chicago bear. He spent eight seasons in Chicago and then the final two years with |
| 0:12.3 | the New York Jets and retired in 2018, actually announced his retirement in 2018 with Sports |
| 0:19.0 | Spectrum, which is one of the cool honors that we've had here at Sports |
| 0:22.4 | Spectrum to let Matt Forte use this platform to announce his retirement. |
| 0:27.5 | Two-time Pro Bowler in 2014, he had 1,000 yards rushing and 102 receptions from the running |
| 0:34.1 | back position, one of just three running backs in NFL history with 100 plus |
| 0:38.7 | receptions in a season in college. He was a stud at Tulane. He rushed for 2,100 yards and 23 |
| 0:45.3 | touchdowns, his senior year, the senior bowl MVP in 2008. And now he's an author with a brand new |
| 0:52.7 | book, My Hair Can, which is a children's book released |
| 0:57.4 | a couple days ago, September 3rd, 2024. And this week alone has me excited. Matt and I are going to |
| 1:04.2 | talk a lot about his NFL debut and a couple of those games that he played on opening day |
| 1:10.3 | that are very memorable to Matt Forte. |
| 1:13.3 | And the season is upon us. |
| 1:14.7 | We just had Thursday night. |
| 1:15.9 | We got Friday night football. |
| 1:17.3 | We got Sunday football. |
| 1:18.9 | College football underway. |
| 1:20.5 | It's a great time of year to be a sports fan. |
| 1:22.7 | And it's a great time a year to have Matt Forte join us back here on Sports Spectrum. It's coming up in just a second. |
| 1:29.6 | Of course, I want to remind you guys about Sports Spectrum and thank you about supporting Sports |
| 1:35.0 | Spectrum. As we head into the fall here, we have our new Sports Spectrum magazine with C.J. |
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