Life after football: Buckeyes step outside comfort zone


CLOSE Former OSU defensive lineman Doug Worthington on how to get involved with mentoring youth during Thursday’s Catalyst Life Services Outreach Day. Jon Spencer/News Journal Buy Photo Former Ohio State football players Nick Patterson (left) and Tyler Everett give a talk through sign langue interpreter, Tanya Haga, to deaf children about overcoming challenges. The athletes represented the Driven Foundation at Catalyst Life Services during Thursday’s community outreach program.(Photo: Brian J. Smith/News Journal )Buy Photo MANSFIELD – It’s one Columbus nail salon that won’t need to hire security. It’s hard to picture former Ohio State defensive linemen Doug Worthington and Thaddeus Gibson embarking on such a business venture, but transitioning from the athletic arena takes former Buckeyes in different (unexpected?) directions. Progressive Industry staffers Kaitlin Waggoner, Stephanie Jakubick, Heather Shasky and Mitch Jacobson have their picture taken with former Ohio State Buckeyes Doug Worthington, Nate Oliver, Thomas Matthews and Thaddeus Gibson at…

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