Roman Oben on the Importance of Showing Players You Care About Them

July 28, 2021

Vice President of Football Operations at the National Football League, Roman Oben, joined PCA's Executive Vice President of Business Development and Philanthropy, Jason Sacks, for PCA's Live Speaker Series. Oben talks about what lessons he learned from his NFL career, as well as, what it's like to be a youth coach after his professional career. Here's a clip on when he talks about making sure as a coach you show your players that you care about them.

 

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