Postseason: Life After Sports

Rory is joined by Jelani Jenkins, founder of Postseason, and former NFL linebacker of the Miami Dolphins. Postseason is the first comprehensive, holistic online platform for retired athletes tailored to help them find purpose after their professional sporting careers. In this episode, Jelani takes us through his journey of retirement from the sport he loved and eventual self-discovery. He claims and has proved that is it possible to be equally passionate about life after the end of an athlete’s stint in the locker room. Using his application, he is trying to promote this idea and help all athletes rebrand themselves. He talks about how Postseason is all about encouraging a sense of comradery amongst fellow athletes to help with the feeling of isolation that one is hit by after retiring from their respective sport. He also touches on the importance of holistic financial planning and how athletes often suffer from the fear of asking for support. Listen to this episode and find out exactly how Jelani plans on eradicating these systemic problems from the sports that we all dearly love.