00:00Colin Johnson is retiring from professional football at age 28 to pursue his Master of Business Administration, MBA degree at
00:07MIT Sloan starting this upcoming semester.
00:10The former receiver has already laid a foundation in business education, having completed a Harvard Business School executive program focused
00:18on business, entertainment, media and sports last June.
00:22Johnson plans to launch Founders Academy in partnership with MIT DesignX, expanding his Beyond Sports initiative to create a venture
00:30-building program designed specifically for current and former athletes.
00:34He expressed a strong belief in the business potential of athletes, writing on X that players can move past being
00:41just endorsers to become founders, operators, investors, and owners of companies.
00:46Drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the former Texas Longhorns spent a
00:54total of four seasons playing in the league.
00:57Johnson enjoyed his statistically best season as a rookie in Jacksonville, recording career highs of 18 receptions, 272 receiving yards,
01:07and two touchdowns across 14 games.
01:09His NFL career included stints with multiple franchises, catching 11 passes for 105 yards with the New York Giants, and
01:18recording two catches for 17 yards, while splitting two seasons with the Chicago Bears.
01:24Reflecting on his football career on social media, Johnson thanked his teammates, coaches, and organizations, stating that the sport taught
01:32him faith, discipline, resilience, leadership, and high-level competition.
01:37Colin Johnson is retiring from professional football at age 28 to pursue his Master of Business Administration, MBA degree at
01:45MIT Sloan, starting this upcoming semester.
01:49The former receiver has already laid a foundation in business education, having completed a Harvard Business School executive program focused
01:56on business, entertainment, media, and sports last June.
02:01Johnson plans to launch Founders Academy in partnership with MIT Design X, expanding his Beyond Sports initiative to create a
02:09venture-building program designed specifically for current and former athletes.
02:14He expressed a strong belief in the business potential of athletes, writing on X that players can move past being
02:20just endorsers to become founders, operators, investors, and owners of companies.
02:26Drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft, the former Texas Longhorns spent a
02:33total of four seasons playing in the league.
02:36Johnson enjoyed his statistically best season as a rookie in Jacksonville, recording career highs of 18 receptions, 272 receiving yards,
02:46and two touchdowns across 14 games.
02:48His NFL career included stints with multiple franchises, catching 11 passes for 105 yards with the New York Giants, and
02:57recording two catches for 17 yards while splitting two seasons with the Chicago Bears.
03:03Reflecting on his football career on social media, Johnson thanked his teammates, coaches, and organizations, stating that the sport taught
03:11him faith, discipline, resilience, leadership, and high-level competition.
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