Tyler Horn
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Ballers: Season 2 Finale
The Season 2 finale of HBO's Ballers is finally here. → Read More
Ballers: Season 2, Episode 9 Recap
Appearance is such a priority for so many athletes. Between cars, jewelry, houses and extravagant vacations, it’s easy to become jealous of who’s got what and who’s doing what. → Read More
Ballers: Season 2, Episode 8 Recap
Despite earning $30 million during his playing career — Spencer doesn't have any money left. → Read More
Ballers: Season 2, Episode 7 Recap
There were some heavy-hitting storylines in this week's episode of Ballers. None as important as my HBO debut. Yep, I made it into the show. → Read More
Ballers: Season 2, Episode 6 Recap
"The NFL is a business." If you hang around NFL players long enough, you’ll hear that sentiment a lot. The funny thing is, the same five words can mean different things on different days. → Read More
Ballers: Season 2, Episode 5 Recap
Without the NFLPA, players, past and present, would be without an ally on such vital issues as compensation and health care. But its Financial Advisors Registration Program also has deficiencies and blind spots that I feel it needs to address. → Read More
Ballers: Season 2, Episode 4 Recap
It’s easy for fans to forget that GMs will praise you, and pay you, until the day they don’t need you anymore. Then they will let you go. → Read More
Ballers: Season 2, Episode 3 Recap
The best part about doing these Ballers recaps is that I get to relive my glory days as an athlete, while concurrently watching how my life plays out as a financial manager. → Read More
Ballers: Season 2, Episode 2 Recap
Former NFL player turned financial advisor Tyler Horn recaps Episode 2 of Season 2 of HBO's Ballers. → Read More
Ballers: Season 2, Episode 1 Recap
Former NFL player turned financial advisor Tyler Horn recaps the season 2 premiere of Ballers → Read More
HBO's Ballers: Episode 10 Recap
The Ballers Season One finale is upon us. Let’s look back at this episode and the season as a whole. Last night punctuated a major recurring theme of the show: the power of ego. → Read More
HBO's Ballers: Episode 9 Recap
Ballers is starting to find its groove. This week's story arc touches on a real emotion that NFL athletes have. If I don’t embarrass the guy across from me, I don’t eat. That’s the bottom line. → Read More
HBO's Ballers: Episode 8 Recap
If Ballers is going to keep it real, it must show the lifestyle's negative consequences as much as it shows the Lamborghinis and parties. → Read More
HBO's Ballers: Episode 7 Recap
Sports is big entertainment. “Interesting” athletes make for interesting television. It makes me nostalgic for the last time I can remember the sport being about pure fun: high school football. It was the most fun any of us ever had. → Read More
HBO's Ballers: Episode 6 Recap
In episode six, Ricky Jerret -- the embattled veteran wide receiver played by Denzel Washington's son -- confronts two major issues: growing up without a dad and the fear of the end of football. → Read More
HBO's Ballers: Episode 5 Recap
Dear athlete: Now that you’re a pro, you’re in the limelight. That comes with bigger consequences for your actions. In some cases, you’ll get away with things you shouldn’t get away with. In other cases, there will be a target on your back that will feel unfairly placed. → Read More
HBO's Ballers: Episode 4 Recap
After last week’s outlandish yacht party, Episode 4 of Ballers picks up right where it left off. The two major emphases for this week’s episode were Spencer and Vernon’s struggling relationship and Spencer’s denial about the concussion issue. → Read More
HBO's Ballers: Episode 3 Recap
Partying on a yacht. Selling used cars. Ballers continues to highlight the contrasts that lurk under the surface in the world of pro football. As a former NFL player who is now a financial advisor, I can’t personally comment on this particular type of — how would you describe it, “corporate event”? — but this one sure looked like a blast. A house party on Star Island and a yacht is certainly… → Read More
HBO's Ballers: Episode 2 Recap
Last week in my Episode One recap of HBO’s Ballers, I noted potential thematic similarities to another HBO buddy show, Entourage. In Episode Two, a big difference is already emerging. → Read More
Ballers: Episode 1 Recap
The phrase “art imitates life” is especially true for me when I watch HBO’s new show <em>Ballers</em>. Like the Rock’s character in the show, I’m an ex-NFL player who now works in finance. → Read More