A Tight 45 with Tabari McCoy – Episode 019 – Ryan Leaf

A Tight 45 with Tabari McCoy

"Me."
While his two letter, one word response was meant as a self-deprecating, good-natured and humorous to a post about a star college athlete Twitter users expected to have a better professional career, it also shows just how far Ryan Leaf has come.
The no. 2 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft by the (then San Diego) Chargers, Ryan's career did not go the way those who saw him wow draft scouts in college expected. At all – and that's putting it mildly. A series of unfortunate events worth their own Lemonysnicket book followed in the wake of his fall from grace, culminating in a short stay in a place where, well ... Let's just say a certain card in the game Monopoly would have come in handy.
Despite those struggles, Ryan has persevered and become the type of individual Hollywood loves to immortalize on the big screen. In addition to running his own successful firm in RAM Consultant Inc. where he serves as the CEO and president, he is also a program ambassador for the Transcend Recovery Community. This, of course, is in addition to his contributions to the sports world, which has seen him call college football games on both ESPN2 and ESPNU as well as host the Pac-12 radio show from 7 to 10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on Sirius XM among other pursuits.
On this episode, Ryan gets personal with Tabari to share his amazing story on the road to recovery, discussing everything from how he maintains a positive outlook on life to dealing with incarceration, maintaining healthy personal relationships, his hardest hits on the field ... And what happens when a then 21 year-old in the spotlight garners the attention of attractive members of the opposite sex.
Check out this episode and others you may have missed at https://atight45.buzzsprout.com/or wherever you get your podcasts today! For more on Tabari or ask a question, be sure to visit www.tabarimccoy.com or email [e-mail].