Health | Mindset | Nutrition & Recovery | Podcast Ep 874 – The Hidden Cost of an NFL Career w/ Robert Gallery
Author / John
1 Hour 49 Minute Listen
Football gave us everything, then we had to rebuild.
Robert Gallery went from growing up on a farm in Iowa to becoming an All-American, the second overall pick in the NFL Draft, and spending eight years battling in the trenches. But when football ended, a completely different fight began.
Robert joins me to talk about life before, during, and after the NFL, including the mental health challenges that followed retirement and what we both learned about brain health, recovery, and healing.
We dig into how the NFL approaches player health, the science behind helping the brain recover, alternative mental health treatments, and why having the right community around you can change everything. This is what happens when the game stops, the identity disappears, and you have to figure out who the hell you are without football.
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Tagged: Brain Health / NFL / NFL Athletes / NFL veteran / football
AUTHOR
John
John Welbourn is CEO of Power Athlete and host of Power Athlete Radio. He is a 9 year starter and veteran of the NFL. John was drafted with the 97th pick in 1999 NFL Draft and went on to be a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999-2003, appearing in 3 NFC Championship games, and for starter for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2004-2007. In 2008, he played with the New England Patriots until an injury ended his season early with him retiring in 2009. Over the course of his career, John has started over 100 games and has 10 play-off appearances. He was a four year lettermen while playing football at the University of California at Berkeley. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Rhetoric in 1998. John has worked with the MLB, NFL, NHL, Olympic athletes and Military. He travels the world lecturing on performance and nutrition and records his podcast, Power Athlete Radio, every week with over 800 episodes spanning 13 years. You can catch up with John as his personal blog, Talk To Me Johnnie, on social media @johnwelbourn or at Power Athlete Radio.
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