Former college & professional football player T.J. Thorpe, a native of Durham, N.C., talks with former high school football players from North Carolina who have gone on to play collegiately and professionally or are contributing to the game in other ways, offering insight into their football journey and advice for current high school football players hoping to make the most of their football careers. T.J. will also talk with current high school football players about their experiences, recruitment, goals, and more.

T.J. Thorpe played high school football at Jordan High School in Durham, N.C., graduating in 2011. As a senior, T.J. made the ESPNU 150 list as the No. 88 overall prospect in the country and the No. 11 athlete in the Class of 2011. Rivals.com rated him as the No. 15 wide receiver in the country and the sixth best prospect in North Carolina. After his senior season, T.J. played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, an all-star game that puts North Carolina's best senior high school football players up against their counterparts in South Carolina. To this day, T.J. holds the Jordan High School career record for receiving yards with 2,423, and the N.C. High School Athletic Association single-season record for kick returns for touchdowns at 5.

After high school, T.J. was a scholarship player at UNC for coaches Butch Davis and Larry Fedora. In 2011, he was a finalist for the Johnny Rodgers Award, recognizing the nation's top returner, and earned All-ACC Honorable Mention honors. T.J. graduated from UNC with a degree in exercise science and played one season at UVA as a graduate student, where he earned his Master's degree.

T.J. entered the NFL in 2016 where he spent time with the then-Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the Canadien Football League.

The T.J. Thorpe Show is part of the Capitol Broadcasting Podcast Network.