ProRodeo Sports News - February 5, 2021

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Dan Lesovsky photo Steer wrestler Bear Pascoe won the 2019 Stampede Days Rodeo in Bakersfield, Calif., with a 4.4-second run. The former NFL player bought his PRCA card in 2017, and his new career recently drew the attention of TV producers.

BY TRACY RENCK F or NFL players, the transition to retirement can be difficult. That wasn’t the case for 6-foot-5, 275-pound Bear Pascoe. After playing 85 games from 2009-16 as a tight end for the Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions and New England Patriots, the California native was set on another career option – rodeo. “I didn’t really grow up around rodeo, but I grew up in the Western lifestyle,” said Pascoe, who lives in Morro Bay, Calif. “My dad (Sean) was a foreman on a big cattle ranch in the Central Valley, and I grew up cowboying and living the ranch-kid lifestyle. I had the mindset that I was going to play football for as long as I could and then dive right into rodeo.” Pascoe’s move from football to steer wrestling in the PRCA caught the attention of the media, including TV producer Luke Arreguin. Former NFL player’s rodeo career draws interest from video producer Life After

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