Bussin' With The Boys Cam Jurgens On Replacing Jason Kelce For The Eagles + Nebraska’s Sweet 16 Run | Bussin’
Mar 24, 2026
Cam Jurgens, Pro Bowl NFL center and former Nebraska Cornhusker who founded a beef jerky brand, joins to talk football and life. He discusses switching from tight end to center, learning from veterans in Philadelphia, his back injury and recovery, NIL and jerky origins, Nebraska’s surprising Sweet 16 run, and fun tangents about aliens, haunted Philly, and post-football plans.
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How Cam Turned NIL Deals Into A Jerky Business
- Cam Jurgens started a jerky brand named Jurgy after college NIL money inspired him to build a product and sell shirts, then locally produced jerky through a locker and Pennsylvania co-packer.
- He treated NIL as seed capital, scaled from T-shirts to 140 stores in Pennsylvania and direct online sales via jerky.co using family and friends to help early growth.
Thrown Into Center With Minimal Practice
- Cam described switching from tight end to center at Nebraska after Scott Frost told him the staff wanted him at center the week before the season.
- He dropped weight, learned snapping with foam balls, practiced rare healthy reps, then started the first game with minimal practice while overcoming foot injuries.
Facilities Investments Lost Edge Once NIL Arrived
- Cam notes facilities arms races shifted once NIL arrived, making big facility investments less directly tied to recruiting power.
- Nebraska poured roughly $250M into upgrades just before NIL exploded, so their spending prioritized infrastructure rather than paying players early on.