Matt Forte, New York Jets Running Back - Episode 27
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2017
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Matt Forte is entering his 10th NFL season in 2017. He was selected in the 2nd round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Bears. He spent 8 years in Chicago before signing a deal with the New York Jets.
Forte is a two-time Pro Bowler who has rushed for almost 9,500 yards in his 10-year career.
In 2014, Matt became the second player in NFL history to record 1,000 rushing yards and 100 receptions in the same season. (LaDanian Tomlinson in 2003 was the first to ever do it)
Married to his wife Danielle and Father to Nala and Matthew, Forte is a believer in Jesus who believes in giving back to the community.
In 2013, he and Danielle established The Matt Forte “What’s Your Forte?” Foundation after learning that 14.7 % of Chicago’s high school dropouts were incarcerated, and nearly 42,000 teens did not receive high school diplomas.
You can learn more about Matt's foundation at http://WhatsyourForte.org
In this episode of the podcast, Matt shares about the NFL transition from Chicago to New York, where his faith in Jesus began, why using his platform to point people back to Jesus is important to him, and what it means to be a husband and a Dad.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Sports Spectrum podcast, where faith and sports |
| 0:09.5 | collide. |
| 0:10.7 | Here's your host, Jason Romano. |
| 0:14.7 | This is episode number 27 of the Sports Spectrum podcast. |
| 0:18.4 | Thank you so much for joining us here on the program today. |
| 0:22.3 | My name is Jason Romano. |
| 0:24.6 | I hope you're having a fabulous, fabulous day. |
| 0:27.9 | And we have a really great show plan for you today. |
| 0:30.3 | Matt Forte from the New York Jets is our guest, |
| 0:34.3 | and we're excited to bring him to you, his story, his awesome journey, |
| 0:35.8 | through his NFL career. |
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