Legacy Sports Complex – a sports and fitness training facility in suburban Atlanta – has added former Atlanta Falcons stars Mohamed Sanu, Sean Weatherspoon, Christian Blake, and Elijah Wilkinson to its existing ownership team. The foursome will also serve as the core of the Legacy Football Division, while working to build additional Legacy Sports Complex locations in the area.
The additions join existing Legacy Sports Complex owners Dustin Chovanic and Johnny Venters, who opened the first facility late last year in Suwanee. Chovanic is a professional MMA and Muay Thai fighter and national karate champion, while Venters is a former professional baseball pitcher who spent most of his career with the Atlanta Braves.
Chovanic and Venters opened the Legacy Sports Complex in December 2022 after recognizing the growing demand for a facility that would provide training for all age groups, especially kids seeking an experience like that of collegiate and pro athletes.
Today, the 15,000-square-foot facility offers group, private and semi-private training; full team training; youth classes; camps and clinics; adult boot camp; strength and conditioning classes; sports medicine; physical therapy; and more. Specialized training is available for football, wrestling, lacrosse, baseball, softball, and soccer, with plans to add additional sports such as basketball.
Amenities include a gym area, beadless turf, batting cages, golf simulators, hyperbaric and cryo chambers, and a parent viewing area.
Memberships are available for individuals, families, and teams, and they can be customized to meet specific client needs.
More about the ownership group:
- Dustin Chovanic – Dustin Chovanic, is a 6th degree black belt in Kenpo Karate, holds both State and National level titles in Karate, and has fought at the professional level in both MMA and Muay Thai. He and his wife, Amber, also own and operate Legacy MMA, offering martial arts after-school and summer camp programs in five locations across the Atlanta metro area.
- Johnny Venters – Johnny Venters is a former professional baseball relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (2010-2012; 2019-2019, Tampa Bay Rays (2018) and Washington Nationals (2019). His career highlights included being named an all-star in 2011 with the Atlanta Braves and National League Comeback Player of the Year in 2018.
- Mohamed Sanu – Mohamed Sanu was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. The veteran wide receiver played his first four seasons with the Bengals (2012-2015), before spending time with the Atlanta Falcons (2016-2019), New England Patriots (2019), San Francisco 49ers (2020,2021), and Detroit Lions (2020).
- Christian Blake – Christian Blake was a wide receiver who signed with the Atlanta Falcons in 2018 as an undrafted rookie free agent. He spent his rookie season on the practice squad, before getting promoted to the active roster for the 2019-2021 seasons.
- Sean Weatherspoon – Sean Weatherspoon was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round (19th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. The former Falcons linebacker and one-time defensive captain spent seven seasons (2010-2014; 2016-2017) in Atlanta, and one year with the Arizona Cardinals (2015).
- Elijah Wilkinson – Elijah Wilkinson is currently an offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals. He entered the NFL in 2017 after signing with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent. He has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons (2022) and Chicago Bears (2021).