Ep 80 - Relentless with Dan Morgan

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Dan Morgan is a former Pro Bowl NFL Linebacker for the Carolina Panthers and the current Director of Player Personnel for the Buffalo Bills. Dan was selected 11th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft after playing college football at the University of Miami.

At Miami, Dan became the first sophomore team captain in team history and was the first player in NCAA history to win the Butkus Award, the Nagurski Trophy and the Bednarik Award in a career (and in the same year).

Today on the show, Dan and Eric discuss:

(2:14-4:25) - Dan's upbringing in sports, transition into college

(4:25-7:35) - Switching positions & leadership lessons from Miami

(7:35-14:03) - Dan's advice to NFL players, looking back on his 7 year career

(14:03-18:25) - Dan's transition out of the NFL and into the front office

(18:25-24:05) - The job of Director of Player of Personnel: Covid impact, balancing family life & 2021 Buffalo Bills talk

And much more!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	There's different types of leaders and the type of leader I was.
0:08.0	I wasn't going to be the raw, raw guy.
0:10.0	I wasn't going to stand up in front of the team and get this magnificent speech.
0:14.0	But what I was going to do, what I was always thrilled to do just from growing up where I grew up,
0:20.0	and the way my dad raised me, like, I was going to go out there and I was going to work harder than anybody.
0:26.0	And I was going to be relentless with whatever I did.
0:29.8	And, you know, I think guys see that.
0:36.3	Welcome to the next episode of What's Next with Eric Wood presented by Twin Spires.
0:41.6	Our next guest is a former Pro Bowl NFL linebacker for the Carolina Panthers and current
0:46.9	director of player personnel for the Buffalo Bills, and that's Dan Morgan.
0:51.6	Dan was a first round draft pick to the Panthers in 2001 going 11th overall.
0:57.0	He was an absolute beast on the field made obvious by the fact that he set an NFL record for
1:02.3	tackles in a Super Bowl in his second year in the NFL and he had 25 tackles in that game.
1:08.3	Dan was the only player in college football history to win the Buccas
1:12.1	Award, the Bronco Negersky Award, and the Chuck Bednarik Award in the same season.
1:18.6	Injuries forced Dan to have to retire early from the NFL after seven seasons and you will be
1:23.4	impacted by his words about his transition out of the NFL. You will learn leadership lessons
1:29.2	from a guy who was the youngest captain in history for the Miami Hurricanes. Also, I will touch
1:36.0	on the Buffalo Bills since I always have to inquire about my favorite team when I have one of the
1:40.6	top guys involved in building their team on the podcast. Please take time to rate,
1:46.1	review and subscribe to this podcast and also follow along on the Instagram account Eric Wood
1:53.3	podcast because there's going to be some great giveaways coming that I surely don't want
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