Ep 161 - Finding Your Edge with Will Compton

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Will Compton is a nine-year NFL veteran and the co-host of the Barstool Sports podcast, Bussin' With The Boys. Will played college football at the University of Nebraska, then signed with the Washington Commanders in 2013 as an undrafted free agent. Since then, he has played for the Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans and the Las Vegas Raiders.

Today on the show, Eric and Will get into the grind of the NFL and how your mindset can give you the edge you're looking for. Topics include:

(2:45-11:10) - Josh Allen's greatness

(11:10-9:15) - Tight End U, George Kittle fest

(9:15-18:45) - Will Will play football in 2022? How last season went with the Raiders

(18:45-29:45) - Will's mindset in training camp as an undrafted free agent

(29:45-43:00) - How Bussin' With The Boys started. Balancing football and podcasting

(43:00-45:35) - The perception in the NFL of having a podcast

(45:35-53:15) - Craziest/Dream guest for the podcast

(53:15-56:25) - Inspirations for starting the podcast. Communication skills

And much more. Rate, review and subscribe to the show today!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	There was a very awkward stage that you have to kind of endure and go through because at the
0:10.7	beginning it's like, oh, you guys are doing a cute podcast or why you put time into that?
0:13.9	And the main thing is this.
0:15.6	And why even put time into that?
0:17.3	Because if anything, you're just going to hurt yourself by being that outspoken.
0:21.4	So there's like a very pivotal time that you've got to go through that's very like,
0:26.2	that gives you a lot of anxiety that really questions and doubts everything that you're doing.
0:30.4	But obviously now it's paid off and everybody sees it as this thing now.
0:33.7	But man, you know, like it's a weird slippery slope that you're either going to endure
0:40.3	or, you know, be like, all right, this isn't worth it.
0:43.5	Like, let me get back.
0:44.2	All these people are right.
0:45.2	Like, what am I doing?
0:49.8	Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will prepare you to make your what's next in life your best yet.
0:56.1	Our next guest is Will Compton.
0:58.9	Will is a nine-year NFL veteran linebacker, having played for Washington, the Titans, the Saints, and the Raiders.
1:06.5	Will co-hosts the Bussin' with the Boys podcast with Taylor LeWan, which is one of my favorite
1:11.5	podcasts out there and go check out my recent guest appearance if you haven't done so.
1:16.7	If you haven't already, please rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast wherever you tune in weekly.
1:22.3	Thanks and enjoy.
1:25.6	Comph, welcome to the show, brother.
1:27.6	Dude, thanks for having me.
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