Eric LeGrand / Episode 5 Dkirks and Doty

Eric LeGrand sits down to talk with Dkirks and Doty about his childhood, why Rutgers, his injury, and his current entrepreneurship endeavor - Coffee!

Instagram page -
His ESPN ESPY acceptance Speech -

2:35 Welcome to the pod
2:55 Open his own coffee shop. https://legrandcoffeehouse.com
4:20 Eric tells the story of his injury
5:40 Rehab process and functioning again. "being upbeat"

7:30 Advocate for full length kickoffs. Old school type of player
11:30 Biggest trouble he got into during high school
12:05 Recruiting story - When Penn State came to meet him.
12:50 Doty getting in trouble in high school 
16:15 Dkirks getting in trouble in high school 
18:00 High School recruiting process. Not quite passing his SAT needs.

21:45 What made him fall in love in the first place. "Kill a man"
22:30 Committed to Rutgers May of his Junior year. 
24:45 Mom's influence on him. 
27:50 "I'll be back" right before surgery
28:30 Day in the life. 2.5 Hour process to get out of bed with help of nurse.
29:20 HOW HE COMMUNICATES - stylus in his mouth, on iPhone
31:30 Shoe Dog's influence on his entrepreneurship endeavors. 
34:00 Tattoos. Shake Shack sponsorship
37:00 Some of Erics quotes
39:00 how to overcome tough days
43:15 A world without wheelchairs

45:15 Why is golf the greatest game ever?
47:20 Competitive Banter - If you were going to build an NFL Franchise today, with players that are current or past, who would you build with? 
48:40 - why he wore number 52