DeShone Kizer Gets Personal: NFL Career, Notre Dame, Aaron Rodgers, Browns & Entrepreneurship

On Dec 1, 2022

This was one of my favorite interviews yet! DeShone Kizer has such a great story of ups and downs, perseverance and overcoming adversity. From growing up in Ohio, to Notre Dame star, sliding in the NFL draft, getting drafted to his hometown team and now a successful entrepreneur — DeShone’s story is fascinating. You guys will love this conversation!

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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:41 High school & recruiting life
5:09 DeShone’s scholarship offers
6:07 DeShone’s recruiting story
11:45 Process to playing at Notre Dame
17:33 2015 Clemson game
21:25 Getting speared by Joey Bosa in Fiesta Bowl
23:34 What it’s like being a rotational QB
27:03 Relationship with Malik
29:37 Can you win while rotating QBs?
31:21 Relationship with Brian Kelly
33:16 Decision to declare for NFL
34:31 Draft process
37:26 Mindset going into Notre Dame
45:48 Relationship w/ Co-Founder Pat at ND
46:50 Difficulty of Notre Dame Business School
48:26 QB1 in draft?
56:21 Getting drafted in the 2nd round
58:10 Process when first arriving at Cleveland
1:02:27 Biggest preseason hurdle
1:05:47 First NFL games
1:06:06 Biggest regret while playing
1:07:57 Thesis of his first season
1:11:49 The vibe around the facility in Cleveland
1:16:55 Destination matters for QBs
1:20:56 Getting traded to Green Bay
1:24:58 First time meeting Aaron Rogers
1:25:44 First year in Green Bay
1:29:23 Topics in the Packers QB room
1:30:07 What would’ve happened if he went to Green Bay out of college?
1:31:10 Rest of NFL career
1:38:52 Start of entrepreneurship journey
1:41:50 How One of None started
1:48:06 Decision to end football career
1:53:40 How One of None uses NFTs
1:54:58 The point that football was over
1:56:31 Taking VC meetings during training camp
1:57:41 The throw that got DeShone cut
1:59:09 All In or All Out Mentality
2:00:23 Ups and Downs of NFL Business
2:01:37 Getting calls to come back and play
2:02:00 Best weekend of football ever
2:02:41 Raising money as an NFL QB
2:06:08 DeShone’s co-founder Pat joins
2:06:51 Assembling the One of None team
2:08:32 NFT NYC event
2:15:30 What DeShone is looking forward to most in business
2:17:12 Where will One of None be in 5 years
2:19:40 Favorite moment of DeShone’s Career
2:19:56 Toughest moment of DeShone’s Career
2:20:34 DeShone’s Top 3 NFL QBs
2:20:51 Top 3 environments DeShone has played in
2:21:32 DeShone’s Top 3 Entrepreneurs
2:22:28 Top 3 Dream brands to work with at One of None
2:23:35 DeShone’s Why
2:27:36 Outro

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