On the latest NFL Players: Second Acts podcast, former offensive tackle, and renaissance man Ephraim Salaam joins Peanut and Roman. Ephraim takes you on his journey from his days as a hoop star at San Diego St. University, to 13-year NFL veteran, to Hollywood writer and producer. He’s currently a staff writer on the hit Peacock show “Bel-Air” and Ephraim shares how his unusual path to that job started with something his wife gifted him. He also talks about how the topsy-turvy life in the NFL was great preparation for the unpredictable world of being a Hollywood writer. And Ephraim takes us inside his experience competing on the Amazing Race.
2:13 - Ephraim on his basketball career at San Diego St University4:45 - Ephraim on how Draft status can outweigh performance in the NFL
7:50 - Ephraim on being a writer on the show Bel-Air and the importance of positive Black role models15:14 - Ephraim on how his wife helped him get into how he got into writing 19:43 - Ephraim on how his NFL career prepared him for dealing with Hollywood rejection27:37 - Ephraim gives career advice on the importance of adding value32:14 - Ephraim on creating opportunities for Black people in Hollywood
34:48 - Ephraim on how he skipped two grades in elementary school
37:30 - Ephraim on his experience on the Amazing Race
42:00 - Ephriam on his wife’s career as a background dancer for Beyonce, Rihanna, and Usher47:36 - Ephraim gives his personal Mount Rushmore
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