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The Challenges NFL Players Face Changing Positions, Scheme Apr 22, 2015

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How a college football player will adjust to the pros playing a position (or in a scheme) that he doen't have experience in is one of the most difficult projections in the NFL Draft process. Former NFL players Matt Chatham, Grey Ruegamer and Rocky Boiman share their firsthand insights on the real challenges of changing posiitons in the NFL - both from college to the pros, and moving from scheme to scheme in the league.

Why We Play the Game of Football Apr 15, 2015

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This kickoff episode of the Football By Football podcast features three former NFL football players - linebackers Matt Chatham and Brady Poppinga, and quarterback Brady Quinn - in a players-only discussion of why they played this particular sport and what makes it so great. The guys discuss sound bites from football classics like "North Dallas Forty" and "Any Given Sunday," as well as clips from a K2 climbing documentary and JK Rowling in a broad roundtable on the appropriateness of danger in the game and chosing not to live cautiously. This is an insight-packed show that sets the table for why we started footballbyfootball.com. Enjoy!