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Join Keegan as he sits down with former NFL running back Johnathan Franklin. They delve into Johnathan's inspiring journey from the tough neighborhoods of South Central LA to the Green Bay Packers, highlighting the challenges and triumphs along the way. He discusses the pivotal moments that shaped his career, including his initial reluctance towards football, receiving a scholarship to UCLA, and the rollercoaster of being drafted into the NFL. This episode captures the essence of Franklin's path from athlete to community leader. He gives insight into the pressure-cooker environment of professional sports, the importance of mental health, and the transition to life after football. His work with the LA Rams in promoting social justice and developing youth football is particularly noteworthy, emphasising his commitment to giving back and inspiring the next generation.Connect with us on InstagramSubscribe now and join the conversation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Green lost football, then he almost lost his life. The former NFL running back shares his chilling story with Go Long on our latest Happy Hour session. This may be our most compelling yet with Green, the ex-Packer, detailing his descent into a gripping addiction to alcohol, weed and cocaine. In harrowing detail, he relives the night he nearly overdosed.Thank you to those who joined the Zoom call and brough such excellent questions.As a reminder, these are always open to our paid subscribers. Is there a former player you'd like to hang out with? Let me know at golongtd@gmail.com.Green was exceptionally transparent, expanding on everything he initially revealed in January 2022. Audio and video is above, and available everywhere you access podcasts, including Apple, Spotify and YouTube. * Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley gunning for his torn ACL in those Packers/Lions games. (Who would've thunk it?!)* After tearing up defenses at Hawaii, Green was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round. He was surprised himself. Football stories are shared sporadically, including the (now hilarious) night Green and DuJuan Harris watched their employer draft Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin. They knew they were toast right then. * Jets Football wasn't real NFL football. * His fall. Once Green finished with the NFL and CFL, he slipped into a cycle of “depression, anxiety, a lot of fear.” He became somebody else, coping with the anguish by filling his body with drugs. He cut people out of his life. He became a total recluse heading down a very dark path. In his mind, drugs became a “best friend.” Specifically, cocaine. * Hopelessness eventually set in. Staring at a mountain of cocaine, one night, Green was prepared to overdose and end his life. (“It's right there. You're that close.”) With one message — I need help — one conversation saved his life, then changed his life. The fact that this text message reached the right person is a miracle itself. He explains. * Transforming his life was not possible overnight. Eliminating suicidal “ideations” and discovering meaning in his life has been gradual. He's still working at it. But Green wants to help everyone he possibly can. * We take the conversation big picture. Green knows many former players deal with the same emotions. The pain can be both physical and mental when the cheering stops. Similar conversations/features at Go Long, icymi: * The Fight for Erik Kramer's life * What happened to Kevin Kolb?* The Majik Man's Final Comeback * Ryan Leaf wants to save NFL players' lives * The impossible life of LeRoy ButlerOur two-part series on the Chicago Bears & Caleb Williams: * Part I: All falls apart* Part II: 'Mini Mahomes'Go Long is your independent home for longform journalism. No ads, no sponsors, no corporate masters. We're completely powered by you. Our goal is to both humanize this sport and lift up the curtain.Subscribers can access all player profiles, all team deep dives and join these Happy Hour sessions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.golongtd.com/subscribe

The NFL Now Podcast begins with moments from the Chiefs parade. Host, Patrick Claybon, talks top college prospects with Brian Baldinger. Also, the new Head Coach of the Cardinals, Johnathan Gannon, joins the show. Plus, Executive, Johnathan Franklin is welcomed to the show for an interview. The NFL Now Podcast is part of the NFL Podcast Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Johnathan Franklin, 4000 yard rusher for UCLA, Green Bay Packers running back, and Social Justice Director of the LA Rams, talks to Rabbi Sherman about the important connection between faith and football. How do we tackle the challenges facing our communities with the same strength we use to tackle on the football field? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Johnathan Franklin is a former NFL running back. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. In college at UCLA, Franklin had a standout career rushing for a school record 4,403 yards and 31 touchdowns.  In his senior year of 2012, he led UCLA to a Pac-12 South Division championship rushing for 1,734 yards and 13 touchdowns. Expectations were high for the Los Angeles native and when he arrived at Green Bay, he immediately made an impact, rushing for 103 yards in Week 3 against Cincinnati. But in week 12 against the Vikings, Franklin suffered a neck injury that would end his football playing career at the age of 24. Today on the podcast, we talk to Johnathan Franklin about his career-ending injury, what he learned from God during that dark time, how he was able to push forward and find new purpose and why he's excited to be in his front office role with the Los Angeles Rams.  --- Receive our 10-day Sports Spectrum Devotional written by professional athletes for FREE when you sign up for our Sports Spectrum Weekly Email Newsletter. Sign up here.

To be an athlete eager to get back to a regular competition season is to be an athlete dealing with discouragement & frustration. It’s not so simple to “just be positive" right now. Fighting doubts, fears, & discouragements can be fatiguing with no real assurances about a return to normalcy. So how can we deal with our emotions and center our thoughts in the here & now? Starting us off is Matt Brown, Mental Performance Coach for the Calgary Flames, discussing strategies to build mental vigilance and manage control of thoughts & emotions during this period of COVID’s disruption on life & sport. Learn what unhelpful thought patterns may be holding us back from true forward progress and explore strategies to transform our thoughts & attention. The second half of this episode features mentor athlete and former Green Bay Running Back, Johnathan Franklin who tackles the topic from his own perspective as an athlete whose football career was sidelined due to injury. Be inspired by Johnathan’s reflections on “permission to feel”, how “choice” can dictate our habits, finding the “opportunities”, & the transformative power of replacing the lies we can believe about ourselves with truth.

This week we all get Castaway! Jenna and Kelsey talk about the amazing survival story of José Salvador Alvarenga, the man who survived a trip across the Pacific Ocean, adrift for 438 days! **Links mentioned in this episode:** * https://en.wikipe... This week we all get Castaway! Jenna and Kelsey talk about the amazing survival story of José Salvador Alvarenga, the man who survived a trip across the Pacific Ocean, adrift for 438 days! Links mentioned in this episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Salvador_Alvarenga "438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea" by Johnathan Franklin. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jonathan-franklin/438-days/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/07/fisherman-lost-at-sea-436-days-book-extract Music courtsey of Alexander Nakrada This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The Coach and The Don are joined by an LA Football legend, all-time UCLA leading rusher, Johnathan Franklin. JF talks about his time at UCLA, his time in the NFL, what to expect from the current UCLA team, and what he is up to now. Then, The Coach and Don breakdown USC quarterback JT Daniels … Continued

Johnathan Franklin '12 is a Los Angeles native heading into his 4th season in Community Affairs and Engagement for the Los Angeles Rams. Franklin describes his role as using the power of football as a platform to develop youth into the future leaders of society and reassuring that all members of the community can rise to prosperity while providing hope where it doesn’t exist and maintaining it where it does. Prior to joining the Los Angeles Rams, Franklin worked at the University of Notre Dame in Student Welfare and Development. Franklin’s role consisted of working directly with all 26 athletic teams developing and sustaining relationships to create community service opportunities for individual student-athletes and entire athletic teams. Johnathan also had a short stint in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he was drafted by the Green Bay Packers and spent time serving in a rotational program after retirement. Franklin also had a standout athletic career at UCLA – he still leads the Bruins in all-purpose and career rushing yards, along with having the 7th most career rushing yards in PAC 12 history. Bruin Success is hosted by Katie Russo, produced by Christian Chavez and made possible by UCLA Alumni. Special thanks to the Bruin Success student team members: Franchesca Diaz, Natalie Dybeck and Samuel In.

It's been said that there's no testimony without a test. For NFL Player, Johnathan Franklin, that test was an unforgiving and brutal reality check that one play can destroy an athlete's career at any moment's notice. Listen to accomplished RB, Johnathan Franklin's testimony about the after-math of learning that no doctor would ever clear him to play again after a spinal contusion suffered in a game against the Minnesota Vikings his rookie year in the NFL. By all accounts, Johnathan appeared on the outside to be handling the situation in stride, pushing forward to new pursuits. Internally, what no one knew, was that his identity, his confidence - had been shattered with the loss of the dream he had worked his whole life to achieve. Johnathan opens up about his inward brokenness and confusion, despite the facade he displayed. In this interview, you'll be inspired to hear Johnathan's personal transformation as he learned to release the pain, accept it, and embrace a higher purpose behind it. Johnathan's deep faith helped him emerge from the ashes and find his worth in something more secure than his ability to compete on the football field. Now working with the LA Rams in Community Affairs and Engagement and as a selective game analyst for CBS-aired Rams games, Johnathan has turned his passion for football into a new career path and is living out bigger dreams in ways he never dreamt. A don't-miss interview that will leave you inspired to keep dreaming and reinventing yourself no matter what obstacles you encounter.

In Episode 44 of 32 King's Rd. the Ambassadors welcome UCLA all time leading rusher and former Green Bay Packer Johnathan Franklin in studio to discuss his football love story and all things NFL, including the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl 52.

On today’s show Trevor had the opportunity to interview and chat with former Green Bay Packer, Johnathan Franklin. Franklin was considered the second best back in college football during his last season as a member of the UCLA Bruins.  Franklin was drafted by the Packers and during his rookie season suffered a career ending injury. He currently works for the LA Rams.  

DraftInsider prepares you for the final few days before the 2013 NFL Draft as Chris and his Co-Host Jason Davis (@RealJasonMDavis) are joined by a multitude of guests including Matt Waldman of FootballOutsiders & FootballGuys, 2013 NFL Draft Prospect Ryan Spadola (@DuloOcho) WR from Lehigh University, Shane Hallam (@ShanePHallam) of DraftTV (@DraftTV), Scott Wright (@DraftCountdown) UCLA RB and 2013 NFL Draft Prospect Johnathan Franklin (@JFrank2308) and finally Joe Goodberry of www.cincyjungle.com (@JoeGoodberry)

DraftInsider prepares you for the final few days before the 2013 NFL Draft as Chris and his Co-Host Jason Davis (@RealJasonMDavis) are joined by a multitude of guests including Matt Waldman of FootballOutsiders & FootballGuys, 2013 NFL Draft Prospect Ryan Spadola (@DuloOcho) WR from Lehigh University, Shane Hallam (@ShanePHallam) of DraftTV (@DraftTV), Scott Wright (@DraftCountdown) UCLA RB and 2013 NFL Draft Prospect Johnathan Franklin (@JFrank2308) and finally Joe Goodberry of www.cincyjungle.com (@JoeGoodberry)