Ryan Young - Former NFL Offensive Lineman
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Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2020
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Episode 523
Ryan Young played five seasons in the NFL from 1999-2003. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. He would play three seasons with the Jets before being selected second overall in the 2002 NFL Expansion Draft to the Houston Texans. After injuries in Houston, he would sign with the Dallas Cowboys and his former coach Bill Parcells.
In college, Young was a two-time All-Big 12 selection at Kansas State under coach Bill Snyder. He played in three bowl games during his career with the Wildcats including Cotton Bowl and Fiesta Bowl.
Today, Ryan holds the title of "Pastor and Minister of Evangelism" at The Hills Church in Ft. Worth, Texas.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Ryan about his journey from football to ministry, his favorite Bill Parcells story, his battle with depression and suicide as well as the racial unrest in our country amidst a global pandemic.
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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. |
| 0:20.4 | Hey guys, welcome to Sports Spectrum. I am Jason |
| 0:22.7 | Romano. My email address is Jason at Sportspectrum.com. Jason at Sportspectrum.com. And we've got a |
| 0:30.1 | great interview today with Ryan Young, former NFL offensive lineman, played for Bill Parcells, |
| 0:35.7 | played for Bill Snyder, and now ministering and serving as a pastor |
| 0:39.6 | in Fort Worth, Texas. But before we get to our conversation with Ryan, I just want to tell you a |
| 0:44.7 | little bit about our partner's water mission fighting the global water crisis. They do such great work. |
| 0:51.1 | Check them out at watermission.org to learn more, to pray with them. |
| 0:55.0 | And I'll tell you more in a little while about the work they are doing right now to help stop |
| 0:58.8 | the global spread of COVID-19. Watermission.org. |
| 1:04.6 | We are also presented today by Compassion International, and they are doing an amazing work as well. |
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| 1:26.1 | Compassion.com slash team up right now compassion.com slash team up. |
| 1:30.7 | We are excited to welcome Ryan Young to sports spectrum today. |
| 1:34.5 | Ryan played five seasons in the NFL as an offensive lineman with the New York Jets, |
| 1:39.1 | the Houston Texans, and the Dallas Cowboys. |
| 1:42.5 | He played four of those five seasons under the tutelage of Bill Parcells and Herm Edwards. |
| 1:49.4 | In college, he played at Kansas State, coached by the great Bill Snyder. |
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