Aggressively Human

I opened the email and had to read it twice: “Congratulations. We are proud to announce that your book Aggressively Human has been...

I played tight end in high school and a couple of years in college, including my senior year. I loved the position, which offered a mix...

A year of traveling gave my wife and I plenty of time to discover how to operate more efficiently and live comfortably with less. About...

I feel that society’s definition of masculinity needs to expand to make space for both aggression and empathy. They are integral parts of...

Letting go does not just apply to people; it has included decluttering my whole environment to eliminate negativity and create more space...

Before settling on my house in north Dallas, I joined my buddies in a massive apartment complex called The Village, located within...

The success of Aggressively Human blew me away as a #1 New Release on Amazon when it launched on November 7th. Truth be told, I didn't...

With all the injuries and pain that I witnessed throughout my career, I adopted a prevention mindset that involved trying different...

I believed in conditioning and practicing hard, knowing that it would prepare me for the stress and struggle of games. My usual practice...

I toiled in the most inglorious position in football my whole professional career: in the trench with the offensive line. We performed...

Lucky for me, one of my last plays with the Cowboys was one for the books. It took place in the Minneapolis Metrodome, my hometown, in...

Unfortunately, I bore witness to far too many injuries that still make my stomach churn. In fact, football is the only profession with a...

I loved playing the Cowboys on their home turf. I never held a grudge, but I wanted them to see what they gave away. While I was properly...

My love affair with football lasted twenty-five beautiful years, more than most marriages, beginning with contact football at age ten and...

The grand narrative of being manly was an outdated schtick that should've never persisted. But sadly, it was baked into the origins of...

The ability to learn and apply healthy psychological practices was a deciding factor in the longevity of my career. I knew too many guys...

While some games left me high on life, others became football nightmares. One such horror occurred when I was forty seconds away from the...

I played right tackle for many of Bo’s astonishing runs, including a ninety-one-yarder in Seattle and an eighty-eight-yarder at the...

It is my belief that improvements to equipment would better protect active players and prevent long-term damage that much of my...

My pre-game pattern was to arrive at least three hours before kick-off with most of the other linemen. We were often the earliest to get...