Shining a spotlight on celebrities and athletes who love to travel. Created and developed by Stacy Steponate Greenberg From the football field to the dance floor, the Lombardi Trophy to the Shiny Disco Ball, it is all in a day’s work for Rashad Jennings. After spending eight years in the NFL as a star running […]The post The Overhead Compartment with Rashad Jennings appeared first on Pursuitist.

Shining a spotlight on celebrities and athletes who love to travel. Created and developed by Stacy Steponate GreenbergFrom the football field to the dance floor, the Lombardi Trophy to the Shiny Disco Ball, it is all in a day’s work for Rashad Jennings. After spending eight years in the NFL as a star running back, the former New York Giant retired, headed west, and traded his shoulder pads for a vastly different uniform as he conquered “Dancing with the Stars,” winning Season 24. It was his dedication that led him to a successful career in football, and he brought that very same mindset to the dance floor, practicing more hours than any team in the show?s history. Quite an accomplishment for someone who as a child was overweight, and struggled with asthma and poor vision. In Jennings’ latest impressive accomplishment, his book “The IF in Life: How to Get Off Life?s Sidelines and Become Your Best Self,” he shares moving stories about determination and how hard work pays off. The Overhead Compartment took a spin on the dance floor with t...