A former New Orleans Saints player is getting attention for a new, collapsible foam roller he developed after dealing with a back injury that left him sidelined during the team's 2006 playoff run.
Retired NFL tight end Nate Lawrie, a Yale University graduate who played in the league for eight years, including with the Saints in 2005 and 2006, debuted The Morph foam roller on Sunday night's (Oct. 29) episode of Shark Tank. The reality TV show features a panel of venture capital investors who hear out pitches from aspiring entrepreneurs.
Lawrie told investors he started to use foam rollers to relieve tension and pain in his lower back following a back injury that kept him out of the playoffs in 2006.