On this episode of Black in Sports, EJ and MH welcome Donte Savage to the Black in Sports platform. Donte Savage the CEO of Prolinked Inc., described his journey from the gridiron to the boardroom. Donte discussed his upbringing in Portland, Oregon and how the city has changed from gentrification. He explained how athletics steered him in the path towards the NFL where he later made a profession.

Before the gridiron, was hoop dreams. Donte talked about his style of hoop and how the Portland Trailblazers featuring Zach Randolph, Damon Stoudemire, Bonzi Wells, and others. As he aged closer to his college years, Donte described his “shoot your shot” moment of moving across the country Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia. He talked about the culture shock from being on the west coast to the all-boys academy. That year in prep school eventually paved the way to Donte receiving a full ride scholarship to New Mexico State University. At NMSU, Donte set many records and gave the us some particular funny stories on Colin Kapernick at University of Nevada Reno’s homecoming and playing Terrelle Pryor at THe Ohio State. Making plays at the college level gave Donte the hope to play the game on Sunday.

Donte signed as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers in 2013. He talked about practices against NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers and arguing with kids at the Green Bay Packers Training Camp. His experience getting to the NFL, led to his creation of his company Prolinked Inc.

Prolinked Inc is a social media-based network that connects athletes of all ages with coaches, agents, scouts, executives and sports professionals around the world. Donte is hoping to bridge the gap of communication creating diverse opportunities to athletes as a whole. Lock in to this special story of inspiration. To connect with Donte:
Instagram: @prolinked_official, Instagram @sirsavage_503, Twitter: @prolinked1, Facebook: officialprolinked, twitch: Dsavagepdx

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