Todd Scott knows all about connecting with and understanding an athletes life - he lived the dream for over 20 years - and it is still as much a part of him today out of the game, as it was when he started playing at the age of seven in Texas. Todd Scott was a star athlete, he played with star athletes, and now he is a career coach for start athletes. Todd has experienced the good things that go with being a professional athlete, and he has experienced the obstacles and valley's - first hand.

Like many pro players, he was heavily recruited from middle school to high school, and from high school to college to play football. In the state of Texas, football is almost a religion - some would say "it is the religion". Todd was a scholarship student athlete who earned numerous college football honors at the Southwest Louisiana State, including All League Honors, and All American honors his senior year. Post college, after receiving his degree (BS) in Business, he was drafted in the x round by the Minnesota Vikings.

Todd spent seven years (1991 to 1997) playing in the NFL as a defensive back - far above the norm of 82% of NFL players released after just five years. That’s why most players refer to the NFL as "Not For Long". Todd was a Pro Bowl selection in 1996, naming him one of the leagues best that year on defense. He played a total of seven years with four teams (Minnesota, The New York Jets, Tampa Bay, and Kansas City), That type of job / team rotation builds into a man the need to compete and survive, and forces a man to develop character, flexibility, and initiative, or you simply get left behind. Todd Scott possesses all those traits and more!

Todd brings to Sports Professionals and you the transitioning player, several ket skills and experiences that enable him to connect with players in a powerful way:

- He lived "in the locker room" for over 22 years, and relates to the player's life

- As a pro athlete, he developed and managed "off the field" a financial investing group of other active and former players to assist them in maximizing their earning and investing power.

- He was an NFL Club Development Director for the Houston Texans for two years. This gives Todd an intimate understanding of how the team club coordinators work, their role, and how to gain club support.

- Within one year in his Club Development Director role - Todd won the award for creating the most impactful new program for NFL Teams - The "Corporate Combine Program".

Todd knows how a player can leverage their NFL experience, contacts, and player programs to build a successful career off the field when their playing days are over. He understands the importance of networking and has numerous business contacts nationwide. As the SPI Executive Director of Player Transition & Development for the Central Southeast Region, Todd relates to former players in a very real & personal way that helps them focus on the key career strategies needed at the time of their separation.

Since 1999, Todd has been involved with athlete transition education and coaching. He has coached or trained numerous former pro athletes experiencing the challenges of leaving the game behind. Todd was a key player participant in the NFL Career Resources Program Pilot delivered by SPI from the fall of 1999 to the Spring of 2000 - which successfully transitioned 11 former players into off the field careers.

SPI CLIENT LIST

SPI career coaches and consultants have supported hundreds of active and former professional athletes to make the move from sports - to new and exciting "off the field" careers. Players that SPI has coached or trained have transitioned “out of - or into” the following organizations with our career or alumni network support:

Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Academy Sports and Outdoors
Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Orioles
Buffalo Bills
Boston College Athletics
Bath & Body Works
Cincinatti Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Carolina Panthers
Columbus Crew
Creative Training Resources
Chicago Bears
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Cubs
Champs Sports
Cincinatti Reds
Cleveland Indians
Corporate Express
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Bronco's
Detroit Lions
Dallas Stars
The Eaton Corporation
Florida State University Athletics
FootAction
Footlocker
Green Bay Packers
Grambling State Athletics
Greg Norman Collection
Houston Texans
University of Houston Athletics
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Royals
KLD Properties
LSU Athletics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
University of Michigan Athletics
Michigan State Uiversity Athletics
Missouri (Mizzou) Athletics
Montreal Expos
Montreal Canadians
Minnesota Vikings
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New York Jets
New York Mets
New York Yankees
New York Giants
New Orlean Saints
University of Nebraska Athletics
North Carolina Athletics
New England Revolution
The National Football League
Nabisco Foods Company
Nabisco Biscuit Company
National Hockey League Players Association
Notre Dame Athletics
Oakland Raiders
Ohio State University Athletics
The Ohio State Diamond Club
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Planters Lifesaver Company
Pier One Imports
Reebok International, Ltd.
Ralph Lauren Footwear
The Rockport Company
Sarah Lee
Sprint
St. Louis Rams
San Fransisco 49er's
Seattle Mariners
Seattle Seahawks
Syracuse Athletics
Tampa Bay Bucs
Toronto Blue Jays
Victoria Secrets
Victoria Secrets Catalogue
The Washington Redskins
University of Southern California Athletics
UCLA Athletics