Throwbacks with Matt Leinart & Jerry Ferrara

Greg Olsen Talks Youth Sports, Miami, Cam Newton, what he misses most about football and evolution of the TE

Throwbacks with Matt Leinart & Jerry Ferrara

Show Notes

Matt and Jerry begin the show with a debate about Jerry’s take on sitting Jaxson Dart as well as picking the athletes they most want to coach their kids. Greg Olsen then joins the show and looks back at his time at Miami and playing with Cam Newton on a 15-1 Panthers team that made the Super Bowl. The 14-year NFL vet and Fox play by play man also shares what he’s learned from coaching alongside Luke Kuechly and Jonathan Stewart on the most accomplished middle school football coaching staff ever. Finally, Greg shares his thoughts on TEU and the evolution of the tight end position and his own podcast Youth Inc.

Finally, Annie Agar stops by for a Hollywood edition of Twisted Tea Trivia and some NFL talk.

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Chapters

-00:00 Intro

-02:54 Jerry and Matt on Jaxson Dart’s injury

-14:26 Greg Olsen Joins

-29:00 Greg on coaching a middle school team

-36:57 Greg on playing at Miami with legends

-51:30 The tight end revolution

-59:30 Cam Newton’s greatness

-1:09:00 Tight End University

-1:16:54 Twisted Tea Trivia with Annie Agar

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