Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
EPISODE 1… Spring football is BACK and better than ever. Game Day Ready takes you behind the scenes with the star athletes of the United Football League as they reveal the personal rituals, routines, and superstitions that fuel their focus and fire them up before the big game.
Through the step by step details leading up to kickoff, Leon—a passionate, driven player with heart—shares his unwavering “never give up” mindset, deep football intellect, and emotional vulnerability, offering a compelling portrait of a man fighting for his dream, even after a game-ending concussion sustained in front of his family.
🤳🏽 Follow Leon on Instagram at @wakeemup9
🏈 United Football League on Youtube: youtube.com/@theUFL
🎟️ To purchase UFL tickets, go to theufl.com/tickets
🪨 SUBSCRIBE TO THE ROCK’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/28Okvch
CREDITS:
Executive Producer: Rasha Drachkovitch
Executive Producer: Conor Morris
Executive Producer: David Hale
Executive Producer: Dwayne Johnson
Executive Producer: Dany Garcia
Co-Executive Producers: Jordan Drutman, Erin Lardy
Executive In Charge: Erin Oxford
Story Producer: Brent Washlake
Production Manager: Krystyna Patrick
Director of Photography: Ali Brennan
Assistant Cameras: Blake McNay, Katherine Johnson
Audio: Colt Pope
DIT: Carlos Porras
Gameday
Camera Operator: Ulrich Von Dran IV
Assistant Camera/Media Manager: Chris Coward
Audio: Alvin G. Morris
Post Producer: Gina Becconsall
Post Technical Producer: PJ Donnelly
Production Supervisor: Mark Hamaguchi
Post Coordinator: Luca Gabriel Peña Velazquez
Lead Assistant Editor: Chris Nunn
Assistant Editor: Mike Escudero
Editors: Aaron Lomeli, Dan Wolfmeyer
Sr. Rights & Clearance: Alisha Calapini
Production Assistants: Claudio Torres, Tyler Graber
Colorist: PJ Donnelly
Re-Recording Mixer: Jon Lyga
Post Production Facilities: Presidio Post
Music: 21 South Music
Controller: Aaron Peters
Business Affairs & Legal Attorney: Lee Straus
Special Thanks: Vince Pannozzo
EPISODE 1… Spring football is BACK and better than ever. Game Day Ready takes you behind the scenes with the star athletes of the United Football League as they reveal the personal rituals, routines, and superstitions that fuel their focus and fire them up before the big game.
Through the step by step details leading up to kickoff, Leon—a passionate, driven player with heart—shares his unwavering “never give up” mindset, deep football intellect, and emotional vulnerability, offering a compelling portrait of a man fighting for his dream, even after a game-ending concussion sustained in front of his family.
🤳🏽 Follow Leon on Instagram at @wakeemup9
🏈 United Football League on Youtube: youtube.com/@theUFL
🎟️ To purchase UFL tickets, go to theufl.com/tickets
🪨 SUBSCRIBE TO THE ROCK’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/28Okvch
CREDITS:
Executive Producer: Rasha Drachkovitch
Executive Producer: Conor Morris
Executive Producer: David Hale
Executive Producer: Dwayne Johnson
Executive Producer: Dany Garcia
Co-Executive Producers: Jordan Drutman, Erin Lardy
Executive In Charge: Erin Oxford
Story Producer: Brent Washlake
Production Manager: Krystyna Patrick
Director of Photography: Ali Brennan
Assistant Cameras: Blake McNay, Katherine Johnson
Audio: Colt Pope
DIT: Carlos Porras
Gameday
Camera Operator: Ulrich Von Dran IV
Assistant Camera/Media Manager: Chris Coward
Audio: Alvin G. Morris
Post Producer: Gina Becconsall
Post Technical Producer: PJ Donnelly
Production Supervisor: Mark Hamaguchi
Post Coordinator: Luca Gabriel Peña Velazquez
Lead Assistant Editor: Chris Nunn
Assistant Editor: Mike Escudero
Editors: Aaron Lomeli, Dan Wolfmeyer
Sr. Rights & Clearance: Alisha Calapini
Production Assistants: Claudio Torres, Tyler Graber
Colorist: PJ Donnelly
Re-Recording Mixer: Jon Lyga
Post Production Facilities: Presidio Post
Music: 21 South Music
Controller: Aaron Peters
Business Affairs & Legal Attorney: Lee Straus
Special Thanks: Vince Pannozzo
