# Secret to winning a title? Jordan Poyer & Christopher August reveal...

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Podcast: [Go Long Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/go-long-podcast-1335022)
Published: 2026-08-17T11:29:44+00:00
Episode link: https://www.golongtd.com/p/secret-to-winning-a-title-jordan
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Jordan Poyer was in a very dark place. Jordan Poyer got to the other side. Last season, the longtime Buffalo Bills safety opened up on it all . Alcohol addiction. Pain pills. A teammate nearly dying on the field. Countless injuries. Playoff heartbreak. All of it took a debilitating toll on Poyer. Yet, he plowed ahead at one speed because that’s all he knows. He was able to survive — and thrive — by getting in touch with mind, body and soul. You leave a conversation with Poyer determined to change your own life. A trip to Costa Rica for an ayahuasca retreat may be difficult to pull off, but breathwork is right at the tip of our fingers. Poyer teamed up with Christopher August , a revolutionary in the wellness and breathwork space. August is the founder of Beats and Breath and runs the excellent Substack, The Way of Mastery . I’ve gotten into Beats and Breath myself and cannot advocate for the app enough. It’s fantastic. We thought it’d be a great idea to continue the conversation at the Go Long Podcast. The art of something so simple — breathing — can change your life. As the season closes in, NFL teams should pay attention, too. Take it from August: “I’m going to make a bold statement. I told Jordan this, and this is why we came together. I said the first team to adopt this as a practice, the first team to actually come together and breathe together — coaches including players — they’re going to be the ones that win it all. And I don’t care what type of team it is, whether it’s an NFL team, an NBA team, MLB team, a college team, it doesn’t matter.” The margin for error is so exceptionally minuscule. We see it each January. This could be the difference for a team on the cusp. Both Buffalonians hope Joe Brady and the 2026 Buffalo Bills are paying attention. Hope you all…

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