Welcome to Steelers Takeaways!

First, let me know what you’ve been doing since your time in the NFL?

Well right now I’m doing the pregame show for the Browns TV network, We do an hour-and-a-half live show from the field on gamedays and in the studio for away games.

I’ve also been a real estate broker in the Cleveland area for 16 years and love it. And, I’m affiliated with the JACK Casino here in Cleveland as well.

Was the post-NFL adjustment difficult?

It hasn’t been tough really. All NFL players should know you have to give it up eventually – it doesn’t last a lifetime. It’s not forever. The average playing time is four years – I played nine years and knew while I played that I wanted to jump into real estate when I was done. That and radio and TV.

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First, can you let me know how you got started in this profession and why?

I knew I wanted to get into mental training and sports psychology since I was in high school. All my education after that was about that. I interned then with Kevin Elko, who worked on profiling some of the Steelers draft picks at the time.

What did you learn from him?

Just seeing someone do it in real life. I saw the process. He also did motivational speaking – group talks – and I was able to sit in on those as well. I learned how to understand what different teams look for – what personality characteristics were most important to them.

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First, tell me how it’s going with you now and what you’ve been up to since your NFL days?

Well, I turned 88 last month and I’m just here enjoying life. I golf two days a week and play cards two days a week with some old buddies. I moved into a retirement community and I’ve been happy with that. I’m enjoying my family – my kids and grandkids. Whatever I have left in life, I’ll enjoy those days that I have left!

Let’s talk Houston and how you landed there as a coach?

I coached with the Jets under Eubanks. I knew he was retiring and knew who they were giving the job to next. I didn’t really think that guy would be successful and it turns out I was right. I called Sid Gillman – I knew he was putting together a coaching staff and he hired me.

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First, can you let me know what you’ve bee doing since your time in the NFL?

I started my own food safety company – we ended up serving over 25,000 stores across the United States. We handled food safety and sanitation and did that until 2008 when I sold the business. I did some consulting work in the field after that for a bit then a couple of years ago I started up a couple of other small businesses.

How did you get involved in that?

I got started by working with my former Syracuse coach who was in the business. I looked into what the future would hold for businesses – did some research and saw  that there was a need in the food safety area as more people got sick from food issues – so I delved into that. He took me under his wing and and taught me everything about the food safety business and I became a food safety inspector after that until I started my own company.

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First off, can you tell me how The Chief FC NFT process began and how it works?

Tom (Executive Producer & CEO, The Chief Partners): David and I had known one another over the past 10 years through other media properties. Over the past year or so I became aware of NFT’s and digital collectibles and became interested in them. I was interested in seeing how I could move the Chief into a digital NFT format – not just streaming video. I did some exploration on my own and as I was doing that research I reached out to David since he was in that space. He responded right away. Entre.One has been a leader and has been pioneering in the NFT ecosystem, having created the first shown video NFT in the industry – that’s how we got where we are today.

David (CEO & Founder, Entre.One) : NFTs are quickly becoming what the internet was in the 90’s. I lived through the beginning of the computer and video-audio ages – I helped launch QuickTime. I was lucky enough to live through CD-ROMs, the internet and social networking. As NFT activity unfolded, we decided what our entry point would be. We saw it could add greater value to fan engagement besides the streaming videos – it was something fans could acquire, have social utility and value built over time.

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