ProRodeo Sports News - February 5, 2021

When Arreguin was visiting the NFL Trust website powered by the NFL Players Association, he saw a story on the site about Pascoe. Arreguin is producing a show called Life After that he thought Pascoe would fit perfectly. “We are highlighting two former NFL athletes per episode and their current ventures,” Arreguin said. “The angle is either something very left of center, out of left field or entrepreneurship, small business. With Bear, rodeo is out of left field. It’s an awesome story, especially in the sense he is doing another athletic, physically enduring passion and he is trying to be the best at it. “This is not really like a news-segment style package whatsoever. It is a docu-series, fly on the wall. We are looking to show the lows just as much as the highs of that grind and what it takes to continue that drive you take from the NFL to another passion.” The series will stream on Amazon andWhistle TV. Arreguin said he’s targeting the series to be aired by December. “We are thinking we might be able to film him in Scottsdale, Ariz., at (Parada del Sol, March 5-7),” Arreguin said. “We’re based out of L.A. and we can drive up to Morro Bay where he’s from and film him at his ranch and then his journey to the rodeo. … “Bear is a super-genuine dude and humble. He has a very humble approach about his time in the NFL and what he’s doing now. His story is all there, we just have to piece it all together.” RODEO TRANSITION Pascoe, 34, bought his PRCA permit in September 2016. A year later, after earning $5,043 on his permit, he purchased his PRCA card. Since 2017, Pascoe has earned $28,853 in his rodeo career, including a career-best $18,665 in 2018. “This opportunity to do a docu-series is a great opportunity to be an ambassador for the NFL and ProRodeo,” Pascoe said. “I would love for this

segment to show a positive light on both sports. I’m looking forward to it. I think it’s going to be a lot of fun.” Going from the gridiron to the rodeo arena was made easier for Pascoe since his father-in-law is ProRodeo Hall of Fame steer wrestler JohnW. Jones Jr. “He taught me how to steer wrestle, and there was a learning curve,” Pascoe said. “He’s my coach. He and I try and practice quite a bit, and he’s a great teacher. I got my PRCA card and figured I was ready to go to all the winter rodeos and see what it was all about. I was able to jump in the rig with Bill Bugenig and Sterling Lambert. They were great. I don’t have enough good things to say about those guys. It was a good, positive experience. I still pick Bill’s brain. “I love rodeoing and I’m excited to see what comes next. Going out and making a good run in the rodeo arena gives me the same rush as making a good block or catching a pass. I would love to make the NFR and have a chance at a gold buckle.” When Pascoe isn’t rodeoing, he’s a personal trainer and a high school football coach at San Luis Obispo (Calif.) High School. “I’ve been coaching for two years and it’s been a lot of fun,” Pascoe said. “My first year there I was coaching receivers and tight ends, and I had a lot of fun with that. Now I’m coaching the offensive line, and I’m really enjoying it.” Pascoe’s top NFL highlight came on Feb. 5, 2012, in Super Bowl XLVI. He caught four passes for 33 yards and helped the Giants beat the Patriots 21- 17 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. “On that day, the dream I had as a little kid came true,” Pascoe said. “One, actually getting to play in a Super Bowl, and two, coming out with a victory against a really good New England team. I remember being on the 50-yard line in pregame hours before the game and I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I’m getting to play in the Super Bowl.’ When we won, I was running around screaming like a little kid. My family was there. It’s something I will never forget.”

“I remember being on the 50-yard line in pregame hours before the game and I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I’m getting to play in the Super Bowl.’ When we won, I was running around screaming like a little kid. My family was there. It’s something I will never forget.” – BEAR PASCOE

Courtesy photo Tight end Bear Pascoe makes a catch while playing for the New York Giants. Pascoe played for the Giants from 2009-13, winning Super Bowl XLVI with them. He retired from the NFL in 2016.

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