{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The HeadRush Podcast with Paul Frase","title":"Robert Gallery: NFL Greatness, Brain Health and Finding Purpose After Football","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e52c63ea\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3370,"description":"Robert Gallery went from a small Iowa town to the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft. After football, he faced serious struggles with his mental health—and found a new purpose helping other athletes find support and hope.\nOn this episode of The HeadRush Podcast, Paul Frase talks with Robert Gallery, former University of Iowa standout, 2003 Outland Trophy winner, 2023 College Football Hall of Fame inductee and second overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. Gallery played eight seasons with the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks.\nGallery shares his path from a small-town farm family to the NFL, then opens up about the mental health challenges he experienced after football, the treatment he pursued, and how those experiences led him to co-found Athletes for CARE. The conversation covers brain health, repeated head impacts, athlete advocacy, recovery and finding purpose after a career ends.\nRobert’s account of treatment reflects his personal experience. This episode is for general information only and is not medical advice.\nThank you to the sponsors supporting The HeadRush Podcast:\nPatrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation — raising awareness about repetitive head impacts and CTE. Visit stopcte.org.\nMillennium Health Centers — tbihelpnow.org.\nMillennium Health Store.\nParadise Behavioral Health’s BrainWell Program — paradisebehavioralhealth.com.\nMC Wellness, including Cristal Clark.\nAmbio Life Sciences — ambio.life.\nVielight, Inc. — a sponsor of The HeadRush Podcast. Use discount code HEADRUSHVL.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/NjrmzZaTagXj-R-bVK3-S68yVZIoWQ_Fi-H6bjhL9d0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYWVm/OGY1OWVhZjA2MTNk/Yzg1ZWFjMmRjMWUy/ZWZjNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}