BJ Daniels

BJ Daniels is a former professional football player and passionate mental health advocate. His career began at the University of South Florida, where he started as quarterback all four years, before he was selected in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Shortly thereafter, he was picked up by the Seattle Seahawks, with whom he won Super Bowl XLVIII. He also played for the Houston Texans, New York Giants, Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons before retiring from football...See more

BJ Daniels is a former professional football player and passionate mental health advocate. His career began at the University of South Florida, where he started as quarterback all four years, before he was selected in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Shortly thereafter, he was picked up by the Seattle Seahawks, with whom he won Super Bowl XLVIII. He also played for the Houston Texans, New York Giants, Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons before retiring from football in 2020. Now, BJ has returned to his roots, working at USF and residing in Tampa, Florida. He has also made it his mission to use his lived experience in football - both the positive lessons and difficult realities of life on the gridiron - to inspire international change in the way we talk about and deal with mental health. See less