Devon’s Story

Husband | Father | Author | Positive Psychology Practitioner | Resiliency & Well-Being Expert | Keynote Speaker | Education Consultant | Podcast Host | Pediatric Cancer Advocate

HERE’S MY STORY

1989

I was given a chance at life.

Being born was all the validation I needed to know my life has purpose.

2010

I became a proud girl dad.

No longer was I just living for me. I had to become a man my daughters would be proud to call Dad.

2011

I was elected captain of Penn State Football.

During the hardest time in Penn State’s History, I learned how to lead in the midst of adversity.

2011

I became a first-generation college graduate.

I may have been the first, but I wasn’t the last. My little sister graduated three years after me. That’s the power of breaking the cycle.

2012

Mama I made it.

After feeling like my dreams of making it to the NFL was out of reach when I blew out my knee and broke my leg in back-to-back years at Penn State, I fought to make my childhood dream of playing in the NFL a reality.

2014

My faith journey started.

After back-to-back injuries and almost dying all in my second year of the NFL, I was in a very dark place in my life.

2014

I hit rock bottom when my 4-year-old daughter was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

My newly found faith was put to the test when I was told Leah had a 50% chance of surviving.

2015

We won the Jimmy V Espy Award for Perseverance.

This moment started my public speaking career started.

2016

I married the love of my life.

He who finds a wife finds a good thing.

2017

I left my dream of playing in the NFL to follow my purpose.

Walking away from something I gave 14 years of my life to wasn’t easy. In fact, it was downright scary. But I embarked on a journey that impacts millions of lives all over the world.

2019

I wrote my first book.

The kid whose books collected dust growing up is now an author.

2022

I earned my master’s degree in positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.

How did I go from barley earning my bachelor’s degree with a 2.0 GPA to obtaining an Ivy League master’s degree with a 3.96 GPA? I didn’t allow myself to become a prisoner of my past shortcomings.

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