and was a star in Japan, later becoming an executive with WWE. On March 23, 2013, Laurinaitis married Shelly Williams whom he met while attending Ohio State University. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter born on September 15, 2014. Laurinaitis is an evangelical Christian. Laurinaitis has spoken about his faith saying, "To me, there's nothing that trumps my faith in Christ—not even an NFL career. Everything I have on this earth is borrowed. All that really matters is eternity. God has blessed me with a platform and with an opportunity to do something that I love to do. Out of my gratefulness, I give all that I have as if He's the only One watching." The Big Ten Network hired Laurinaitis in 2017 as a college football analyst and co-host of a weekly Ohio State show on SportsTime Ohio. References External links 1986 births Living people All-American college football players American football linebackers American people of Lithuanian descent College football announcers New Orleans Saints players Ohio State Buckeyes football players People from Wayzata, Minnesota Players of American football from Minnesota Sportspeople from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area St. Louis Rams players