Ep 87 - Welcome to the League, Rookie with Gregory Rousseau

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The Buffalo Bills selected University of Miami defensive end Gregory Rousseau with the No. 30 overall pick in the 1st round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Today, he becomes the youngest guest ever on What's Next with Eric Wood. 6 foot 7, 253 lbs and born in the year 2000, Greg looks to make an immediate impact with the Bills despite opting out of the college football season in 2020 due to COVID-19.

In 2019, Greg led the ACC with 15.5 sacks and also added on 54 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss and seven quarterback hurries. Today on show, Eric gives Greg a few bits of advice, including:

(2:07-5:07) - Growing up playing sports, moving from WR to DE

(5:07-8:10) - Decision to opt out of the 2020 season, what he did during off time

(8:10-11:15) - Getting the call from Buffalo

(11:15-15:20) - Who Greg modeless his game after

(15:20-18:05) - What does Greg need to work on the most

(18:05-21:06) - First big purchase

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0:00.0	Tell me about the moment that you got that call from the Buffalo Bills.
0:07.0	Man, that was the best moment of my life by far.
0:10.0	Like it was just, like my heart dropped.
0:12.0	It was crazy.
0:13.0	Like, it was, I'm just thinking about it right now.
0:16.0	Like, sometimes it even gives me chill.
0:18.0	Like, that's something I dreamt about my whole entire life.
0:20.0	So, for it actually come true for all the hard work to pay off, it was amazing.
0:24.6	And now I'm just excited to take the next step and, you know, so prove that it made the right decision.
0:32.2	Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will inspire you to make your what's next in life your best yet
0:38.3	by learning from high performers in a variety of industries.
0:42.3	Our next guest is the youngest guest we've ever had on the show, and that's Greg Rousseau.
0:48.1	Greg was just drafted in the first round by the Buffalo Bills after playing his college ball
0:53.0	at the University of Miami.
0:54.9	Greg had a standout freshman season at defensive end for the Hurricanes, but chose to opt out
0:59.7	last year before entering the draft. We will talk about that decision as well as many other topics
1:05.8	on the podcast, like what getting the call on draft night was like, who he models his game after in the NFL,
1:12.5	and what his first big purchase will be now that he's in the league. Greg has a humble
1:18.2	demeanor and a refreshing personality that you will love. There are over 100,000 new
1:24.2	podcast being released each week, so it means a lot to me that you spent your time
1:28.9	tuning into this episode. Please rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast so we can continue
1:34.5	to make an impact. Enjoy. Greg, welcome to the show. Thanks for having me. I'm happy to be here.
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