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The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Praying Live on ESPN with Dan Orlovsky—NFL Analyst

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9756 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

When Damar Hamlin collapsed on Monday Night Football, the call to pray for his recovery went worldwide. But while lots of people were sharing opinions, thoughts, and tweets, ESPN NFL analyst, Dan Orlovsky, took the risky move: he prayed. Out loud. On national television. It was a gutsy call, but nothing new for the former NFL quarterback. The host of NFL Live, Dan has made it his life’s mantra to reject passivity. His choices have earned him insight into aggressive living that few others have. He’s a good man who will push you into new territory. 

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0:00.0

Welcome to the aggressive life.

0:19.9

I'm betting.

0:25.8

You know where you were on Monday night, January 2nd, 2023.

0:29.3

A Night and Infamy.

0:30.6

Who was that who said that dirt?

0:31.3

That was... Oh, I'm not very good at history.

0:32.4

Oh, come on.

0:33.2

That was a night that will live in Influid.

0:36.9

That was FDR, right?

0:39.4

I'm going to believe you.

0:40.3

Yes, okay.

0:40.9

It wasn't.

0:41.3

That night, right before 9 o'clock, the Buffalo Bills safety,

0:44.8

Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during Monday night football,

0:47.8

just a few miles from where I'm sitting right now in my adopted hometown of Cincinnati.

0:54.0

Medical personnel brought him back to life or tried

0:56.4

to bring him back to life, and the nation held its breath as he was transferred to a local hospital.

1:01.6

In a moment, the rallying cry, quote unquote, pray for DeMar, or thoughts and prayers was seen

1:08.5

everywhere from signs the stadium to social media platforms, the world over. What about the man we're hosting today and i've been wanting to get this guy on for a while it's a very busy guy very important guy apparently he's not very busy and very important in march though right now that's right this is the time do it right right so he's pretty much like the rest of us, a loser nobody in March.

1:28.3

But, you know, at the time, we couldn't really get him.

1:31.9

This guy made an aggressively bold move on primetime TV with the nation watching his show,

1:41.1

Dan Orlovsky from ESPN, who spent 12 seasons in the NFL, drafted by the

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