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🗓️ 22 January 2024
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Nick Roach is a former NFL linebacker who played eight seasons with the Bears and Raiders. In college, he was an Academic All-Big Ten and team co-MVP his senior year with Northwestern. After going undrafted in 2007, he signed with the Chargers, was cut and then signed with the Bears.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Nick Roach about never wanting to play in the NFL, finding Christ during his pro career, the NFL playoff atmosphere, giving his life to Jesus at a pro athlete conference and his transition away from football.
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0:00.0 | Hey guys, coming up today on Sports Spectrum, we're going to talk to a former NFL linebacker who had |
0:05.9 | really no desire to play collegiantly on the D1 level, and he did that at Northwestern. |
0:13.9 | To play in the NFL, he did that for eight years with the Bears and the Raiders. |
0:19.9 | And now he is a gardener, a master gardener. |
0:24.8 | His name is Nick Roach, and he's got a great story and a great perspective on faith, |
0:31.6 | on football, and in life. Nick Roach coming up in just a moment here on sports spectrum. First, I want to tell you |
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