May 7, 2021   2 MIN READ

ITB TV: “You Have To Figure Out What Your New 100 Percent Is”

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Mark Schlereth underwent 29 surgeries during his football career – yes, 29 – but the former offensive lineman still played 12 seasons in the NFL, winning three Super Bowl titles and making two Pro Bowls while with Washington and Denver.

Schlereth, a longtime NFL analyst and broadcaster, joined Adam Caplan and Geoff Mosher on the latest Inside The Bids TV to discuss expectations for Eagles second-round pick Landon Dickerson, who’s already underwent four season-ending surgeries, and to weigh in on Carson Wentz, the current state of NFL offensive line play and how Schlereth managed to overcome nearly 30 surgical procedures to play in the NFL for more than a decade.

“You will ‘I’m not quite 100 percent’ yourself right out of the league,” Schlereth said he once told former Colorado Rockies outfielder Darren Bragg, who at the time was recovering from ACL surgery. “What I tell everybody is: You have to figure out what your new 100 percent is. It may 75 percent of what it was … but you have to reestablish in your mind – this is my new 100 percent and I’ll never be any better than this.

“If I do get any better than this it’s a bonus, but the bottom line is I would go out there and be incredibly effective at 75 percent of what I used to be, as long as you can adjust from a mental standpoint of the game.”

– Geoff Mosher (@geoffmoshernfl) is co-host of the “Inside the Birds” podcast and staff writer for InsideTheBirds.com.

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Geoff Mosher is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years experience covering the Eagles, the NFL and other college and pro sports across several different multimedia platforms. He is co-host of the acclaimed Inside the Birds podcast, the leading podcast for intel on the Philadelphia Eagles, and co-host on 97.3 ESPN's drive-time show. He has also hosted on Philadelphia's sports-talk station, 94.1 WIP and 97.5 The Fanatic. Geoff was the lead Eagles Insider from 2012-2015 for NBC Sports Philadelphia, where he wrote for the website and appeared daily on the station's TV shows, including Quick Slants, Philly Sports Talk, Eagles Pregame/Postgame Live and Eagles Extra. Prior to joining NBC Sports, Geoff worked the Eagles beat from 2005-2012 for the Wilmington News Journal, where he broke several major news stories and also won an Associated Press Sports Editors award under the category of Breaking News for his coverage of the sudden death of Phillies play by play broadcaster Harry Kalas. Geoff has appeared on ESPN's SportsCenter, NFL Network, NBC Sports Network, FOX29, 6ABC and has conducted interviews for Sirius/XM NFL radio and countless other radio stations across the country.

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