Jacob Tamme talks life after football (and flaunts his sweet Kentucky desk)

After years on the gridiron, Jacob Tamme has turned over a new leaf in life. The former Kentucky Wildcat football legend is now a financial advisor and lives with his family on a cattle farm in central Kentucky, where he breeds and raises Black Angus cattle — and he loves it.

Following four seasons (2014-17) at tight end with Kentucky and nine more seasons in the NFL (2008-16) after his college career, Tamme is enjoying the pleasures of life with his wife and three kids. In a recent interview with the NFLPA, the former Boyle County star talked about his life after football. He began working for Meridian Wealth Management, which is based in Lexington, KY, in 2019, just a few years after he finished up the 2016 season with the Atlanta Falcons, his final NFL team.

Tamme also discussed how he got into his new profession, his experience serving as an NFLPA Player Representative during his pro career, and what he does for fun now that high-level football is behind him, among plenty other topics.

If you want to read the entire interview, you can do so by clicking the link here.

But before you do, make sure to check out his sweet office setup in all of its Kentucky memorabilia glory. His giant desk with a blue “K” banner on it is the star of the interview, anyway.

During his four-season Kentucky career, Tamme set plenty of pass-catching records as a Wildcat. He finished his time in Lexington as the school’s all-time leading tight end in terms of receptions (133) and receiving yards (1,417). The 6-foot-3 future fourth-round NFL Draft pick also hauled in 11 touchdowns across his 47 total appearances while playing at Kentucky. He was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018

Tamme played nine NFL seasons for three different franchises: Indianapolis Colts (2008-11), Denver Broncos (2012-14), and Falcons (2015-16). A season-ending shoulder injury during Week 8 of the 2016 schedule ultimately ended his on-field career. He retired from the NFL in 2017 with 259 receptions, 2,570 yards, and 14 touchdown catches to his name.