8-Year NFL Veteran | School Speaker | Author
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Andre Fluellen brings the credibility of an eight-year NFL career, the honesty of a personal comeback, and more than a decade of school speaking to help students build resilience, identity, confidence, and hope.
Middle & high school assemblies | 45 minutes + 10–15 minutes of Q&A
- NFL seasons
- 8
- NFL seasons
- Years speaking in schools
- 10+
- Years speaking in schools
- Published books
- 3
- Published books
“The kids talked about his speech ALL day!”
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Student assemblies
They come for the NFL story. They leave with tools to build a bigger future.
- Humor opens the room and makes hard conversations feel possible.
- Honest storytelling takes students inside Andre's own mental health challenges and comeback.
- Immediate tools gives students mindset practices they can begin using before they leave the room.
Andre dives into his own mental health challenges, the mindset practices that helped him move through them, and the tools students can begin using right away.
- Audience
- Middle and high school students
- Length
- 45-minute assembly + 10 minutes of student Q&A
- Planning
- Pre-call with your school so the message is tailored to your students
Three ideas to carry forward.
- 01
Notice the messages shaping how you think.
- 02
Remember your worth goes beyond your circumstances.
- 03
Choose one step toward a future worth building.
The RICH framework
What does it mean to become RICH?
RICH stands for Resilience, Identity, Confidence, and Hope, the four ideas at the center of Andre's student presentation. It is a memorable way for students to carry the message out of the gym and into their week.
- Resilience
- A setback is part of the story, not the end of it. Identify a next step and an adult who can help.
- Identity
- Circumstances, labels, grades, and mistakes do not define your full worth or your possibilities.
- Confidence
- Notice the voices and self-talk shaping your choices, then practice one constructive response.
- Hope
- Picture a future worth moving toward and choose one action that supports it.
“You might not come from a RICH family, but a RICH family must come from you!”
Andre's story
The hardest rebuild came after football.
After eight seasons in the NFL, Andre faced a life he did not know how to rebuild. A trusted family friend had embezzled money. Depression and anxiety followed, and he lost 60 pounds while struggling with anxiety.
Counseling, studying the patterns behind successful lives, and practicing new daily habits became part of his recovery and rebuilding. He learned to ask for support, challenge the messages in his mind, and act on a future he could not yet see.
Today he shares that personal journey with students trying to believe their circumstances can change.
From school leaders
What educators say after Andre leaves the room.
“We brought Andre in for our Suicide Prevention Month assembly...The kids talked about his speech ALL day!”
“Andre has been mentoring our students for years...He really does want every student to become RICH!”
“Every time Andre speaks, his words literally change lives!”
Franklin City Schools has booked Andre more than once.
Still Here recognition
A championship moment for a different kind of victory.
At selected school events, Andre presents Still Here championship rings to students recognized by their school and peers for overcoming adversity. It is a visible reminder that perseverance deserves recognition and that their story is still being written.
Recognition is arranged with the school in advance. No student is ever required to disclose private experiences publicly.
English Major Explains
Making language and education fun is vital.
In English Major Explains, Andre makes language, words, rhetoric, and culture engaging. Every breakdown connects curiosity and critical thinking to what students believe is possible for them.
View @flu_dot_com (opens Instagram in a new tab)Program pathways
One message. The right format for your school.
Available now: student assemblies, educator sessions, parent and community engagements, multiple-school district visits, student-athlete talks, virtual sessions, and mentorship.
- Available nowStudent AssembliesMiddle and high school assemblies built around RICH, with Heart Cards.
- Available nowEducators: AutomaticStaff keynote, workshop, seven-module staff learning, and the book.
- Available nowColleges & UniversitiesIdentity beyond achievement, transitions, and seeking support.
- Available nowMentorshipSustained relationships and practical habits for students.
- Available nowLive Virtual ElementaryAge-appropriate, live virtual sessions for younger students.
- Available nowDistrict EngagementsMultiple schools, parents, and community audiences.
- Available nowStudent AthletesPressure, identity, and life beyond the game.
- Available nowMVP DayMindset. Vision. Power. A full-school experience tailored with you.
Books by Andre
The Crisis We Created
What 10,000 Teenagers Revealed About Anxiety, Pressure, and the Adults Raising Them.
AutomaticFor educators and staff
The Mind GrindLearn about the book
School calendar
Plan around the moments that matter.
- FebruaryBlack History Month
- MayMental Health Awareness Month
- SeptemberSuicide Prevention Month
- OctoberNational Bullying Prevention Month
- Oct 23–31Red Ribbon Week
Funding options
Explore potential funding routes
District wellness budgets, eligible federal programs, foundations, PTA/PTO, and community sponsors. Your administrators decide eligibility.
Funding optionsBring Andre to your school
Check Andre's availability.
Tell us about your students, your date, and the challenge you want the experience to meet.
Andre's programs are educational and motivational. They complement, and never replace, your school's counselors, mental health professionals, and established safeguards.