On the latest NFL Players: Second Acts podcast, Peanut and Roman are joined by Jessie Armstead, 11-year NFL linebacker and current Assistant to the GM for the New York Giants. To start the conversation, Jessie recounts the story of how he was struck with a butcher knife during a fight when he was 12 years old. Jessie survived, stayed out of trouble, and went on to become one of the greatest high school football players of all time. He gives an inside look to what it was like being on the Dallas Carter team that was depicted in the blockbuster film “Friday Night Lights.” Jessie also talks about his time as a blue-chip prospect at the University of Miami, including how he introduced himself to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. While in the NFL, Jessie played for one of the all-time great NFL defenses with the Giants, and he talks about what it was like to play alongside Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor. Jessie also shares why what he did in Super Bowl XXXV that he believes would’ve changed the game if it had counted. Still a member of the Giants organization, Jessie sheds light into his day-to-day life working in the front office, and how he helps the next generation of players manage the expectations of the NFL. Get ready for a one-of-a-kind interview with the great Jessie Armstead.

0:00 – show open

1:17 - Jessie is introduced
2:46 - Jessie tells the knife story
7:19 - Jessie talks about the Dallas Carter High School team
10:24 - Jessie talks about the Dallas Carter legal issues
17:22.- Jessie talks about playing a University of Miami
23:26 - Jessie talks about getting drafted
27:51 - Super Bowl experiences
37:22 - Jessies discusses Joining the Giants front office
45:22 - Jessie’s welcome to the NFL moment
47:44 - Jessie’s best story from University of Miami
50:19 - Jessie’s personal Mount Rushmore

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