BPR76 Ovie Mughelli

Podcasting the National Football League, Podcasting the NFL

With a preseason full of off-the-field turmoil surrounding superstar QB Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons stumbled into the 2007 NFL season with a 1-4 start. But new head coach Bobby Petrino and the rest of the Falcons are determined to push through the hard times and get things headed in the right direction. The NFL’s highest-paid and hardest-working fullback, Ovie Mughelli, called to talk about his career and keeping it together in the ATL.

Shownotes: David Kindervater (host); Ovie Mughelli (NFL player guest)

• 0:30 – Coping as well as can be expected with the 1-4 start
• 1:03 – Way past the Michael Vick situation
• 1:32 – Falcons are only two games out of NFC South lead
• 2:10 – Teams are truly tested when times are tough
• 2:54 – Adversity has caused Falcons to lean on each other
• 3:17 – Ovie’s contract the richest in NFL history for a FB
• 4:14 – Blocking is expected, running and catching are good, too
• 4:47 – Toughen the shell, building the body armour
• 5:38 – The Ovie Mughelli Project is helping kids
• 6:42 – Ovie’s parents influenced him to help others
• 7:26 – Leaving teammates and a community in Baltimore
• 8:07 – Harvard Business Education Program for NFL players

Links: OvieMughelli34.com, AtlantaFalcons.com, NFL.com