Mark Schlereth on his NFL journey, almost becoming a tight end, and tales of his legendary toughness status

12-year NFL Veteran and current NFL broadcaster Mark Schlereth joins Cooper Manning over a bowl of minestrone soup. Mark discusses growing up in Alaska as a football player and how it led to him attending the University of Idaho. How injuries in college almost derailed his football career. Mark's unique path to make it in the NFL, including almost becoming a tight end. How did Schlereth overcome his extensive injuries, including an incredible battle with kidney stones that led him to the hospital the night before a game? How did Schlereth's toughness rub off on his teammates, including Broncos great Rod Smith? Finally, what has it taken for Schlereth to become the broadcaster he is today? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You can listen to Mark Schlereth on his NFL journey, almost becoming a tight end, and tales of his legendary toughness status online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Mark Schlereth on his NFL journey, almost becoming a tight end, and tales of his legendary toughness status is an episode from Soup with Coop by ESPN.

This episode is 36:21 long.

This episode was published on Jan 12, 2023.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Soup with Coop when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.