Former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver becomes coach of NFL transition program

If you don’t remember Freddie Scott’s name, that’s okay. Scott only gained 80 yards for the Atlanta Falcons in his short three-year NFL career. However, after years of working toward that goal, the former Falcons and Indianapolis Colts wide receiver found purpose behind the scenes, participating in the NFL’s transition program. Scott joins former players Garry Cobb, Eddie Mason and Ken Ruettgers.

According to this profile of Scott, the program “utilizes a peer-to-peer coaching model that allows trained NFL legends to serve as mentors, supporters and sounding boards for players leaving the NFL.”

If you do a quick Google search, there are various horror stories of players going bankrupt just a few years after retiring from the NFL. One reason, according to Scott, is the initial transition from the structure of a rigorous NFL schedule to the freedom of retirement that, for some, doesn’t seem so free.

In the NFL, you’re given a schedule: you know what you’re going to do, where you’re going to eat, what time you’re going to show up, what your day is going to look like, what your year is going to look like. look like. Now, no one tells you to get up and do anything…

The Transition Coach Program appears to be a tremendous opportunity for Scott as well as others who can dedicate their time to helping players make the difficult transition to retired life after achieving their life dream.

“I view our role as that of a rescuer. We are not a counselor, we are not a clinician, we do not diagnose anything. We are simply a bridge to support. As a peer, we view ourselves as someone ‘a. This will walk you through this process and connect you with the experts and programs in place to help you resolve this particular issue.