You were at the Alumni event in New York a few weeks back and talked to the team, what was your message to them? 

"Well, because it was in New York, the message was that there is a big alumni database of people here in New York that want to help the Maryland Lacrosse team get jobs in the city of New York. I want them to reach out to me but anyone that's a lacrosse alum in the city but also anyone that is a member of the New York Terps family up here. I've been involved with the New York Terps since I retired from the NFL and moved to the city and it was quickly a family for me outside of just the people who I knew here in the city. It's been a great networking tool for me and I've gotten to know a lot of really successful Maryland alums who have done great things here in the city. That was the message, and then the other message was to have fun in the game against Cornell and play their butts off and for the young guys to step up and earn roles on the team."

What are you up to now professionally?

"Well, I'm a commercial real estate broker and my primary job is representing companies in their office transactions so, that's all different types of industries. We represent MetLife, which is a humongous insurance conglomerate. We represent AXA insurance company which is a huge insurance conglomerate. We represent Stockgen, UBS, KBMG, which is accounting, and then we represent a bunch of different smaller tenants private equity firms, hedge funds, technology companies, marketing companies here in the city. So when you meet with a big group of successful alums a lot of those people are executives at their respective companies and they are the ones that are potentially making the decisions on who to hire as their real estate broker for the transactions that they are doing. So, when I go to these different alumni events it is always good to interact with people of all different industries not just commercial real estate or finance but all different industries and better understand what is going on with their real estate situation as a company."

How did you balance lacrosse and football in college?

"I was tired, a lot, but the quick answer is I didn't really know any better. The balance is just you go from one sport to the other and that's what I always did my whole life and that's what I did in college. Between a bowl game and the start of the lacrosse season was usually ten days to two weeks so it was a short amount of time, but it taught me how to be more organized and efficient with my time. I definitely knew that I needed to get the rest when I could so I was sleeping whenever I could because I was pretty darn tired, as most college division I athletes are."

When did the NFL become a reality for you?

"I was told that pretty early in my college career that I have an opportunity to really play on Sundays but it was as I got bigger, faster, and stronger and realized my athletic capability and played against tough opponents in the ACC and did well. So, I knew that there was a chance. The truth is I didn't know until I actually made the Miami Dolphins 53 man roster. That's when I knew that I was there but I always felt really confident in my ability I was a tight end I could catch the ball well, run good routes, and I was a good blocker so I knew that those were attributes that coaches were looking for at the next level. I was in better shape than anyone on the football field because I was a lacrosse player so, I always felt really good about my capability but the truth was it wasn't until I actually made the 53 man roster on the Dolphins that I said okay I belong here. I had just always hoped to myself and always felt like I could do it. It's once you see different guys from your college teams go into the NFL that you played with before you, you're like, 'well that guy made it I think I can absolutely make it too.'"

What did you love about being a Terp? 

"The people. The Lacrosse team especially is a family culture. I was welcomed with open arms right when I got there and I love the tradition of the program. It all starts with the people and my teammates that was unequivocally the part that I enjoyed the most and then just the school culture, the pride, and the relationships that I have cherished to this day and the people. I mean I still interact with everyone from my time at Maryland so that's definitely what I cherished the most. I loved playing lacrosse there it was a dream to play lacrosse at Maryland from a really young age, my mom and several other family members are Maryland Terrapins so it was always ingrained in my head that I wanted to be a Terp but right when I got there it was all about the people."

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