Read in Browser May 13, 2025 Every Monday (and maybe Tuesday!), I sit down to reflect on the events of the week, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. The blessing of being overlooked Last week, my great friend Julian Edelman was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame. I was going to say...
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Read in Browser May 5, 2025 Every Monday, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. Don’t get ahead of yourself Last Friday, I published a video on my YouTube channel called “How to Throw a Football” that went pretty viral over the course of the week. It was...
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Read in Browser April 28, 2025 Every Monday, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. Are you on the right track? “You can lose yourself one small compromise at a time. You can transform yourself one small win at a time.” – James Clear The 2025 NFL Draft is...
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Read in Browser April 14, 2025 Every Monday, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. Why do we collect? Recently, I spent the night in enemy territory. East Rutherford, New Jersey. Home of my long-time division rivals and ⅔ of my Super Bowl losses (but...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Read in Browser April 14, 2025 Every Monday, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. What’s Your Question? First, huge congratulations are in order to the UConn women’s basketball team on their 12th NCAA title; to the Florida men’s basketball team on their...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Read in Browser April 7, 2025 Every Monday, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. Do you know your unique ability? I am a 47 year old father of 3. I’ve won seven Super Bowls and five Super Bowl MVPs. I’ve been fortunate to make enough in my career that my...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Read in Browser March 31, 2025 Every Monday, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! For the second year in a row, after a handful of years with massive early round upsets, we’ve had another very chalky men’s NCAA basketball tournament. All but four of the sixteen 1-4 seeds made it to the Sweet Sixteen....
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Read in Browser March 24, 2025 Every Monday, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Where are your priorities? NFL free agency has taught me, once again, that you never stop learning. This past week I learned that part of my job each off-season for FOX is going to be keeping track of all the players who...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Read in Browser March 13, 2025 The Breakdown “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” - Mike Tyson Adversity is inevitable. Your life will be defined by how you respond to it. Conquering adversity is not a matter of motivation, it’s a product of mindset. Your refusal to lose has to exceed your desire to win Eight years ago, we refused to lose in record-breaking style. Recently, this video of Rick Pitino yelling at his St. John’s team during halftime of an early-season road...
2 months ago • 5 min read