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episode 6: Roundtable Discussion with Ryan Shazier
Former Pittsburgh Steeler and Ohio State Buckeye Ryan Shazier joins us on this week’s episode of Chasin’ Birdies. An extremely humble and grateful person, Ryan opens up about his early rise to the NFL before it tragically ended in 2017. This hasn’t stopped Ryan from being determined to keep chasin’ birdies in life and that is exactly what he’s doing. Tune in..we cover so much in this episode!
This week on Chasin’ Birdies we head back over to the football world with former Pittsburgh Steeler Ryan Shazier joining us on the show. As sports fans, it’s likely you know about Ryan and the career ending injury he suffered in 2017. What’s unlikely, though, is that you probably don’t know how determined of a human being Ryan is.
We open up the episode and dive right into football talk. Ryan explains how he chose Ohio State University over LSU and other colleges. The kid had offers from every major school you could think of. We turn the page and jump into his early career in the NFL playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
We discuss the injury that ended his playing career back in 2017. This was a major life changing event and hearing the determination and perspective from Ryan is humbling to say the least. Being able to walk again is truly a miracle and that’s exactly what he did.
Naturally, he still loves football and will take his son to games but doesn’t allow his son “booing” anyone. Although he’s not an avid golfer, Ryan has played golf and can appreciate the game. We tie this into life because for Ryan, he is chasin’ birdies in life. He discusses his post-NFL career as an Entrepreneur. He is greatly involved with his foundation and talking to people who have suffered an injury similar to his. Hats off to you, Ryan!
We end the episode with our standard Tap-In segment where Ryan is required to answer 4 questions in a timely fashion. This episode does not disappoint! Gratitude is everything! We hope you enjoy this one as much as we do…and please, feel free to share!
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- Our Tap-in segment is sponsored by Bettinardi Golf
- Filmed at Nemacolin Resort.
- This episode is presented by LinksBrewing
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Chasin’ Birdies is hosted by Ryan Bashour and Jonathan Pepe and is proudly recorded in West Virginia. Produced by Simpler Media.