Ep 78 - Chasing Greatness with Andre Reed

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

7x Pro Bowler, Hall of Fame Wide Receiver and Buffalo Bills legend Andre Reed joins the show. Andre played 15 seasons for the Bills from 1985-1999 and was a huge part of Buffalo's success in the 90's.

Today on the show, Eric and Andre relive some locker room stories from those Bills days. Andre also gives great advice on making the most of your opportunities in life and powerful moments throughout his NFL journey. Topics include:

(3:00 - 6:05) - Diet & Exercise

(6:05 - 8:52) - Andre's D-II Journey to the NFL

(8:52 - 14:04) - The Comeback Game

(14:04 - 23:20) - More 90's Bills stories

(23:20) - 25:00) - Marv Leavy's greatness

(25:00 - 29:15) - Transition out of the NFL

(29:15 - 32:00) - Philanthropy work with Boys & Girls Club of America. Get Involved, link here: https://www.bgca.org/get-involved

(32:00 - 36:30) - Getting the call to go into the Hall of Fame

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0:00.0	Obviously, we are Hall of Famers, we had a Hall of Fame coach, we had a Hall of Fame owner, and Hall of Fame GM.
0:11.0	But what made us that way is games like that.
0:15.0	Games like that is what made the Buffalo Bills of the 90s, one of the greatest teams in a five, 10 years span
0:23.6	than any team ever played because of that mentality.
0:27.9	And I think as you go through life,
0:31.7	everything you do has a certain mentality to it.
0:34.8	And everything has a stigma.
0:36.7	Now, how do you deal with it? It's up here. Most of it's up has a stigma. Now how do you deal with it?
0:38.6	It's up here.
0:39.5	Most of it's up in your brain.
0:43.9	Welcome to the next episode of What's Next with Eric Wood.
0:46.9	Our next guest was a seven-time pro bowler and played 15 straight years for the Buffalo
0:52.3	Bill, 16 seasons and all, and ended up a Hall of Fame
0:56.0	wide receiver, and that's Andre Reid. Andre has a joy about him that will shine through this
1:01.7	episode. He has always been a friend to me, and you will be moved by the words he shares on making
1:06.7	the most of your opportunities in life and the powerful moments he had in his football journey.
1:12.0	We also had to talk some 90s bill stories because that was the greatest run of all time.
1:18.0	Please take the time to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.
1:22.1	Share this episode on social media and I'll push your post out through my social media as well.
1:28.6	Follow me on Instagram at Ewood 70 and follow the at Eric Wood podcast account because there will be some great
1:35.2	giveaways coming that I do not want you to miss out on. Enjoy this impactful and inspiring episode
1:40.9	with my man, Andre Reid. Andre, welcome to the show. Thanks, Ewood. It's always
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