Patrick Murtagh has lived the brutal reality of the NFL. One day you’re chasing your dream, the next day your name is stripped off the wall and someone else is wearing your number.

In this episode, Patty opens up about snapping his leg and ankle in a freak accident, battling isolation on the other side of the world, and what it’s really like to get cut without warning. He shares the mindset that’s kept him smiling through stretcher rides, the lessons from his late father that fuel his fight, and how he finds perspective through his family’s roots in Papua New Guinea.

Key Discussion Points

The injury that snapped his leg and ankle in half
Life alone in America while battling uncertainty
Lessons from his father and mum’s Papua New Guinea roots
The brutal “next man up” reality of the NFL
Staying optimistic when your dream is ripped away

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Chapters:

8:00 You need comparison in your life

12:20 Snapping his leg

19:00 Importance of making peoples day

32:00 Getting dropped from the Jags

40:30 The nudge you need.

43:00 Do you feel understood?

47:00 Don’t let life get too serious

49:00 A message for if you have a dream

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