This episode of Same Game Different Turf is for anyone navigating:
* Life after sports
* Career change and reinvention
* Identity beyond performance
* Therapy, faith, and asking for help
* Starting over after 40
* Purpose-driven work in healthcare

D’Brickashaw Ferguson, life after the nfl, nfl career transition, former nfl player, nfl player turned nurse, oncology nurse, nursing career change, athlete identity, identity after sports, athlete reinvention, transition after sports, resilience, therapy, faith, divorce recovery, starting over at 40, leadership, high performance

Same Game Different Turf

Mohamed Massaquoi

NFL Pro Bowl Left Tackle → Life Reset → Oncology Nurse: D’Brickashaw Ferguson

JAN 14, 202644 MIN
Same Game Different Turf

NFL Pro Bowl Left Tackle → Life Reset → Oncology Nurse: D’Brickashaw Ferguson

JAN 14, 202644 MIN

Description

Former NFL Pro Bowler D’Brickashaw Ferguson shares the real story of life after football — the identity shift, the divorce, the uncertainty, and what it took to rebuild from the ground up. Brick went from open-heart surgery as a kid to a 10-year NFL career without missing a game. But after retirement, he had to face a different kind of pressure: figuring out who he is beyond the NFL. He tried multiple careers, the messy in-between, and ultimately finding purpose in nursing in oncology, where every day brings new perspective.