FROM BYU TO THE NFL TO BODYBUILDING | CORBIN KAUFUSI’S REINVENTION || CORBIN KAUFUSI || EPISODE 074
1/20/202642 min
BYU and NFL standout Corbin Kaufusi joins the show for a raw, unfiltered conversation about what it truly takes to succeed at the highest levels of sport—and what happens when the lights turn off.
Corbin opens up about his path to the NFL, the physical and emotional toll of injuries, and the unspoken reality many players face: addressing injuries honestly can quietly put you on a blacklist. Fans rarely see how devastating these setbacks are, or how one injury can change the entire trajectory of a career. Corbin speaks candidly about the pressure to sta...
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First 90 secondsCorbin Kaufusi· Guest0:00
Football players specifically don't understand the level of jump and, like, almost the intellectual side at the next level. Like, from high school to college it's a jump, but I'd say from college to NFL was probably, like, three to five times bigger- Wow ... than high school to college, because you're literally in, like, you know, your meeting room for hours a day going over stuff. So for example, when I was in college, we had probably five plays we ran my senior year as a defensive guy, and then my first week in the NFL we learned 20 plays. And so I w- it was just, like, such a jump in volume, you know? I wasn't used to trying to understand that as quickly. But I was grateful for those that helped me to do it, you know. I had, like, a, bought a whiteboard and stuff, and you're s- making flashcards at night. Like, you think it's all physical until you get there, then everyone's like, "Oh my gosh, I gotta study."
Speaker 2· Host0:44
Sometimes as fans, we become entitled to the fact that yes, they are part of our team, but not fully understanding the concept that, hey, these people are experiencing pain far greater emotionally compared to what we are and just missing our fans. Can you add a bit more on that?
Corbin Kaufusi· Guest0:58
Yeah. I think a huge part of that, you know, professional players, it's your job. And so a lot of people think, "Oh, every professional player when they get injured is taken care of." It's like, that is a huge red flag, because now you're battling to not only come back from injury, but now you're basically blacklisted in a way from every team that says they've been injured. So it's almost like now your resume has a big old I for injury on it if you've had a big injury. So for example, I, I had a few surgeries. Part of the reason why I wasn't drafted, but I had a, I had three surgeries my senior year. And so going into that, like, every team I had to go to, because