AUSTIN, Texas — When he’s not in the trenches looking for his next quarterback sack, Tennessee Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan is listening to The Full Ratchet, a podcast featuring venture capitalists and angel investors.
He’s Slacking with 10 to 15 NFL players and other athletes about off-the-field matters, like life after football, and exchanging business ideas for what’s next for their second career, talking business and investment deal structures with Los Angeles Chargers offensive lineman Russell Okung.
Morgan, a Lancaster, Penn. native, said he even spoke with a member of Carmelo Anthony’s inner circle and his venture capital firm Melo7 Tech Partners to glean insights and learnings about the investment fund.