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First, can you let me know a little about what you’ve been up to since your playing career?

I’m here at home, being a stay-at-home dad. I’m enjoying watching my kids – watching them grow up.

How as the post-NFL adjustment been? Healthy?

It hasn’t been hard really. Two or three years ago it was harder – not like I was staying up at night in cold sweats, but it was harder being away from the game. I played football since I was six years old and now it’s gone. So that’s the most challenging part – just being away from the game.

And yeah, I’m in good health now.

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

Well, after Pittsburgh I played briefly for the Giants and then went back home to Topeka, Kansas. My brother-in-law got me into coaching and I got my teaching certificate. My family and wife’s family were in Topeka so it all made sense. I was a coaching assistant for five years then got a job as a head coach at my alma mater. I coached there for 15 years and started up a baseball program there.

In 2007 I went to Moberly, Missouri – which wasn’t that far from Topeka – and became their football coach and athletic director there.

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First, can you let me know what you’re doing with yourself now?

I graduated from RMU and am an actuarial analyst for a company here in Pittsburgh. I live in Bethel Park with my fiancee’ and puppy – we just bought a new house so we’re getting settled in nicely here.

I’ve been a Steelers fan all of my life!

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First, let me know what you are doing with yourself now?

I live in Greensburg now – I grew up in Latrobe and we had season tickets to the Steelers growing up. I’ve been going to games since I was eight years old- my dad has gone to seven of the last eight Steelers Super Bowls and I’ve been to the last three.

I worked in Steelers camp for three years while living in Latrobe – now I work as a sales rep for Pepsi.

How did you get the job in camp?

I had a friend in high school who worked there. I told him I was looking for a Summer job and he told me to fill out the paperwork and apply. Jack Kearney is the one that heads security for the team and he hired me. A real good guy.

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First, can you let us know what you’ve been doing with yourself since your time in the NFL?

Well, I’m the head coach now of a high school football team here in North Carolina. I’ve been here three years now. We made the state championships the last two years – lost the first one then won this last one. We moved up from being around the 9,000 ranked team in the country to abut 3,000. So, we’re doing good things and getting kids into college. A lot of giving back to kids.

Who helped impact your coaching style?

I had a lot of great mentors. NFL-wise. Alex Gibbs helped me understand the West Coast offense. He was a big mentor and should be a Hall of Fame coach. He helped me learn to break down offenses and defenses. He and my college coach Mel Rose.

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First, what’s next for you – still looking at coaching?

It’s kind of up in the air. I bagged out of the media work this year – I didn’t want to be flying around with the Covid virus going on. So I’ve been doing nothing really. It’s been kind of nice – now I can help my wife with our move and had a part in buying our new house for a change!

In the future, if it’s the right situation I could see myself getting back into coaching – or back in the media again if not.

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

Well, since 2001 I have been working as an addiction counselor and and relapse prevention specialist – as well as a medical assistant specialist. I am well-versed in the world of addiction and am helping others now on their roads to recovery.

You yourself had suffered from drug addiction…did you want to talk more about that?

No problem, yeah. In Pittsburgh I started as a rookie free agent in 1986. I came to the NFL from a small mostly Black university – Albany State in Georgia.

I did well in Pittsburgh – it was a beautiful town – perfect for me. It was a big city but the way it was broken down into smaller communities. – culturally I fit in well there. Tony Dungy and Chuck Noll and the city just made you feel like you are part of the city.

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

Well, I’m out here in Alameda, California – been here for 30 years. I had a number of injuries after my first season in Pittsburgh and my wife and I talked about my career and sat down – we were ready to do something different. I had three concussions and the doctors told me that I was risking my health if I played any longer.

I had hoped my career would go for a longer time – but I was just told I was risking too much damage.

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First, tell me what you’re doing with yourself since you retired?

I’m in medical device sales. It’s a competitive business – a lot of players are in it and do well in it. It’s a lot about who you know. You either love it and do well or don’t and don’t do well. I’ve been doing it for over 10 years now. I went back after I retired and got my Masters and went to law school, but then decided I didn’t want to be a lawyer after all.

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First, can you let me know what you’ve been up to since your playing days?

After I left Pittsburgh I tried out with Minnesota. I lasted until the last cut.

I was going to law school during the offseasons. So I went to Arkansas and finished off law school and practiced law for 15 years. I became a circuit judge after that for 20 years before I retired.

In the meantime I got married and had three sons.

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