Graduates from Primavera Online High School are getting some great advice today from someone who has been able to make a successful career transition. Former NFL player turned motivational speaker J.J. Birden is making a presentation to the students at their graduation. 

The ceremony takes place at 3 p.m. at Grand Canyon University. There are 850 graduates being recognized and 75% of them are planning on continuing their education. 

Primavera Online High School is Arizona's online education leader. The ceremony will be streamed online. 

Birden was a standout two-sport star at the University of Oregon. On the track, he was named an All-American and All-Pac 10 team member as a junior. 

Birden is in the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame as a member of the 1985 NCAA Champion track and field team. He went on to have a seven-year NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons.

Birden laid the base for a career in motivational speaking while he was a rookie in the league with the Chiefs. During his presentations, he shares some of the lessons he learned while catching passes from NFL legend Joe Montana. 

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