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My Story

“My dad introduced football to me and my brother at the age of five. I’ve been playing my whole life. I played other sports as well, but football was the one thing that I knew I loved. My dad is a real disciplinarian: no school, no sports. I had to learn. He and my mother have always worked to provide. They said, if you don’t put that work ethic in, you’re not going to make it. I was a good kid. My grades were good. I had everything. I didn’t really act out or anything like that.”Once I got to high school, I hit my growth spurt. We went to Auburn Camp, Auburn University. At Auburn the linebacker coach, Coach Willis, offered me a scholarship right on the spot. That’s when I knew that I probably had a chance to go to college and play football. I was a two-way player at high school and all the way through my football career. I was good at running back and tight-end. And, I played linebacker.”In my head, I’m a good running back. So, I’m like, I might get to go to college for running back. My dad let me say my spiel then said, “Son, I want you to look how many scholarships you got at running back and how many scholarships you got at linebacker. I’m not telling you what to do, but.”  He was probably right. I decided to stick with linebacker.

“I’m with the CAA agency and they provide everything. The contract agency, marketing, outfield brands.  When you’re in college, you’ve not really been prepared on how to handle those things, necessarily. You need to find the right  people to have your back and look after you. You want guidance. I really got lucky once I found my agent. I  feel can trust them. And also, they’re Alabama based.

“Today’s game is really new. A lot of new faces, new styles. I really pride myself on my old-school style of play. Linebacker mentality. When I grew up my two favorite linebackers were Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher. That’s what I think about. That mentality. That style. That physicality. Old-school football. But I’m also able to adapt to any situation, or any defense, I just feel like I can be in any situation and I’ll come out on top, no matter the downing distance.”