“I don't know what's subsequent,” mentioned the previous Faculty GameDay va commentator video posted on Twitter during which he additionally referred to the phrases of the Apostle Paul in Romans 8:31. “I don’t know what's subsequent in my life. However one factor that God has proven me all alongside the best way, man, is that He's for me. He's not towards me.”
Pollack was certainly one of a number of broadcast celebrities who had been a part of the layoffs, which adopted an earlier spherical of cuts in April. Disney, the guardian firm of ESPN, introduced earlier this yr that it could reduce 7,000 jobs in an effort to chop prices. ESPN's newest layoffs additionally included basketball analysts Jalen Rose and Jeff Van Gundy, NFL draft skilled Todd McShay and veteran reporter Suzi Kolber.
Pollack, a three-time All-American from the College of Georgia, was an outspoken Christian throughout his soccer profession and tenure at ESPN. Christian Index reported that he just lately shared his testimony at First Baptist Church in Alpharetta, recounting how he got here to Christ as a highschool scholar after attending a church lockout.
“Classroom Personified,” he tweeted Pollack's Faculty GameDay teammate Rece Davis in response to Pollack's video calling him “a person of God.”
James Merritt, pastor of Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Georgia and former president of the Southern Baptist Conference, he tweeted, “The Lord gave me the privilege of figuring out @davidpollack47 years in the past when he was a @GeorgiaFootball participant. I’ve watched him change into a lot extra than simply an American participant – he’s now an all American husband, father and Xn. Love that bro!”
'It's going to be superb'
At Georgia, Pollack holds the profession hitting streak file and has gained quite a few awards, together with two SEC Defensive Participant of the Yr awards. The Cincinnati Bengals drafted him within the first spherical of the 2005 draft, however Pollack suffered a career-ending neck damage in his second season with the group.
He joined ESPN in 2009 and its broadcast of Faculty GameDay in 2011. Together with his spouse, Lindsey, he based the Pollack Household Basis to assist households in Athens, Georgia and Better Atlanta.
Pollack's Twitter video chronicled the twists and turns in his profession, referencing the damage and his subsequent transfer into tv, teaching and talking.
“I do know God has one thing fantastic for me,” he mentioned. “I don't know what it's going to be, however I thank all my teammates and all of the individuals who performed a component in it and all of you who watched and cheered me on. I don't know what's subsequent, however I do know it's going to be superb.”
