2019-20 Georgia Tech Everyday Champions Issue #3

FOOTBALL

TECH FOOTBALL GREAT DERRICK MORGAN FINDS NEW PURPOSE IN BUSINESS WORLD EVERYDAY CHAMPION

BY ADAM VAN BRIMMER

M any thousands of words have been written about Derrick Morgan the football player over the last 15 years. An All-American at Georgia Tech, first round NFL draft pick and nine-year star for the Tennessee Titans, Morgan’s exploits were well chronicled. Morgan’s recent headlines read a bit differently. Morgan announced his football retirement last summer by crafting a piece for the Players’

Tribune headlined “My New Purpose” {https:// www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/ derrick-morgan-titans-nfl-retirement} that outlined his move from the football field to the business world. He joined the ranks of “impact investors” or those who focus on companies and initiatives that offer solutions to social and environmental issues. Not long after, Morgan the entrepreneur was profiled in Forbes, arguably America’s most

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