In this episode, London Blitz and Team GB Lineman Deejay Ogunkolati joins me for his first ever podcast interview. We talk about his experience of transitioning from playing at Brunel University to the London Blitz to Team GB, we discuss mental wellbeing and mental health among young men in the UK, the importance of representation particularly for the younger ones, Deejay’s experience of participating in the CFL UK Combine earlier this year, the key attributes required to be a successful lineman, the physical toll that playing football can have on your body and dealing with pre-game anxiety. We talk about the family environment that teams like the London Blitz try to create, player empowerment within the NFL (or the lack of it), player rehabilitation, the Super Bowl and the coaching god that is Andy Reid and some of the best memories of Deejay’s time on the field.