April 28, 2025 • 5 mins
"Can a series of devastating injuries and setbacks truly shape a future NFL star?" This episode of The Ben and Skin Show delves into the remarkable story of Savon Revel, the Dallas Cowboys' third-round draft pick, whose journey to the NFL is nothing short of extraordinary. Hosts Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray bring you an episode filled with emotional highs and lows, sports insights, and plenty of laughs.From a high school car crash that left him with a fractured skull to overcoming multiple injuries, Revel's resilience and determination shine through. His journey from working in an Amazon warehouse to earning a scholarship and finally being drafted by the Cowboys is a testament to his grit and perseverance.The hosts break down the Cowboys' draft picks, discussing the potential impact of players and the depth of the Cowboys' defensive lineup.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's the Ben and Skin Show ninety some point one
The Eagle, thanks for hanging out with us to day
rock and roll Hall of Fame.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Who made it?
Speaker 1 (00:08):
We'll tell you coming up here in about thirty minutes
or so, maybe more like twenty minutes. But let's get
back into this Dallas Cowboys talk. We were talking about
the draft momentarily or moments ago and then been throughout
A cowboy with a very unique story.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Savan Revel was their third round pick. He's from East
Carolina and he probably would have been a first round
early second round pick if he didn't tear his ACL
in the first couple weeks of the season. His story's nuts.
Let's go out to high school. He gets out of
high school a football practice. He's with his two brothers
and his dad. His dad starts having a coughing fit
(00:46):
while driving, crashes the car like blacks out and crashes
the car into a concrete pillar underneath it overpass. His
dad was like, he said, later, I looked back and
there's a hole in my son's head. He fractured his skull.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Oh.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
He recovered from that, took like six months of rehab,
got back on the football field. So he goes off
and still still in high school. He's big.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
He's by the way, he's six', three he's like twound.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Pounds he's. Fast there's a lot like the athletic god
given you, know trades here are very. Good big.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Corner yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Yeah then his junior season he breaks his collar. Bone all,
right so, okay we're struggling to Get then the interest
from you, know recruiters dries up a little bit and
gets NO d one off or has to go to
A d two. School THEN covid, happens so he's gotten
no game tape to send to, anybody and he's, Like,
OKAY i know THAT i have the measurables the talent
(01:41):
to be AN nfl. PLAYER i just need someone to see.
Me so he starts going to prospect, camps which they
pop up here and. There but it, like you're lucky
if you get noticed by a coach who's actually at
an actual school that can help.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
You that is actually not to jump in here and double,
actually but that's The pat McAfee. Store have you ever
heard his? Story he went to one of these prospect
camps and got a kicking, scholarship and that's how he had.
To he told the story how he had to go
win a poker hand of poker to get the money
to buy his way into the, camp and then he got.
Discovered do we.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Believe all the details on?
Speaker 3 (02:14):
It probably sounds too. Crazy, Probably so to stay busy
and make, money he joined his dad started working in
An amazon, warehouse all. Right so one day he was
working six pm to four. Am then he and his
dad drive to The East carolina campus for a, workout
and he's working out one of the, Coaches Like, jesus
(02:36):
this guy is huge and he's, fast and oh my, god,
okay let's find. Out, oh grades are not really good
at THE d two school because he was working at
An amazon warehouse from six pm to four, am ten hour,
shift and not good sleeping conditions. Either let's be, honest
like you're not getting a lie to sleep if you
going to school in the. Day so his grades were.
Down they, said we'll give you a scholarship if you
(02:56):
get your grades. Up he gets his grades, up gets a.
Scholarship on twenty, two here we go and then he
breaks his hand and then you, know he didn't get
to play. Much twenty twenty Three starts has a great
year and then twenty twenty four scouts are on. Him
they're Like, Alabama, Texas Penn, STATE lsu all offering him
six DIGIT inil. Deals and he's, like, nah He's. Carolina
(03:20):
gave me a. Chance i'm gonna stay loyal the starter for.
Them then and he. Plays he plays three? Games is
it the third?
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Game he gets two interceptions in three games and then
gets hurt in.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Practice here's HIS acl non contact. Injury the doctor who
did his surgery is Doctor Daniel, cooper the head physician
of The Dallas, cowboys Old. Dame he did all his
pre draft training and Prosper so there you. Go he
falls to The cowboys and they take him at pick
seventy six in the third. Round he should have gone
top forty, Even LIKE i, mean and this is easy for.
(03:53):
Me i'm A packers, fan so like WHY i know
WHAT i want players my team. NEEDS i know it's
a good player, Around LIKE i wish we would have
draft after. Him you guys feel really good about.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
That he guy's not concerned With he's broke at least
three different things on three different parts of his.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Body it. Is it is. Concerning but if you get
first round talent in the third.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Round you gotta do, It, BEN i always told, You,
uh the best position is one of. Availability that's, right
that's the best. Ability, yeah, dude he broke his hand
as clavicle in his, knee and then he had a
hole in his.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Head but his dead's coughing attack only caused one of
those injuries or non coughing. Attack sounds like he's got
brittle bones like.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Me, NO i think he's.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Fine all, right you're gonna love him. Good he will
be your.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
STARTER i mean, There he's not gonna be ready to
start training, camp but he will be your starting. CORNERBACK
i believe.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
That.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Wow, okay so uh and then this Edge donovan And
zekil are you? On you want.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
How?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Involved le?
Speaker 1 (04:49):
BE i think he won't, start but Like Sam williams
is going to be back from the. Job right's contract
to your? Guy and yeah he's saying here so, now
but you've got a rotation Of. God, yeah Good, jay
there you Got, Micah you got this new guy As
araku You Sam williams last year's sacred. Pick marsha on, News,
yes kneeling that that's going. In that's going into camp
with four guys that can.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
Get to the.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Quarterback they did.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Good, yeah very very nice by Your Dallas. Cowboys all,
Right coming up, next The rock And Roll hall Of
fame is doing stuff And katie's gonna tell you about.
It next
It's the Ben and Skin Show ninety some point one
The Eagle, thanks for hanging out with us to day
rock and roll Hall of Fame.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Who made it?
Speaker 1 (00:08):
We'll tell you coming up here in about thirty minutes
or so, maybe more like twenty minutes. But let's get
back into this Dallas Cowboys talk. We were talking about
the draft momentarily or moments ago and then been throughout
A cowboy with a very unique story.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Savan Revel was their third round pick. He's from East
Carolina and he probably would have been a first round
early second round pick if he didn't tear his ACL
in the first couple weeks of the season. His story's nuts.
Let's go out to high school. He gets out of
high school a football practice. He's with his two brothers
and his dad. His dad starts having a coughing fit
(00:46):
while driving, crashes the car like blacks out and crashes
the car into a concrete pillar underneath it overpass. His
dad was like, he said, later, I looked back and
there's a hole in my son's head. He fractured his skull.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Oh.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
He recovered from that, took like six months of rehab,
got back on the football field. So he goes off
and still still in high school. He's big.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
He's by the way, he's six', three he's like twound.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Pounds he's. Fast there's a lot like the athletic god
given you, know trades here are very. Good big.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Corner yeah.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Yeah then his junior season he breaks his collar. Bone all,
right so, okay we're struggling to Get then the interest
from you, know recruiters dries up a little bit and
gets NO d one off or has to go to
A d two. School THEN covid, happens so he's gotten
no game tape to send to, anybody and he's, Like,
OKAY i know THAT i have the measurables the talent
(01:41):
to be AN nfl. PLAYER i just need someone to see.
Me so he starts going to prospect, camps which they
pop up here and. There but it, like you're lucky
if you get noticed by a coach who's actually at
an actual school that can help.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
You that is actually not to jump in here and double,
actually but that's The pat McAfee. Store have you ever
heard his? Story he went to one of these prospect
camps and got a kicking, scholarship and that's how he had.
To he told the story how he had to go
win a poker hand of poker to get the money
to buy his way into the, camp and then he got.
Discovered do we.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Believe all the details on?
Speaker 3 (02:14):
It probably sounds too. Crazy, Probably so to stay busy
and make, money he joined his dad started working in
An amazon, warehouse all. Right so one day he was
working six pm to four. Am then he and his
dad drive to The East carolina campus for a, workout
and he's working out one of the, Coaches Like, jesus
(02:36):
this guy is huge and he's, fast and oh my, god,
okay let's find. Out, oh grades are not really good
at THE d two school because he was working at
An amazon warehouse from six pm to four, am ten hour,
shift and not good sleeping conditions. Either let's be, honest
like you're not getting a lie to sleep if you
going to school in the. Day so his grades were.
Down they, said we'll give you a scholarship if you
(02:56):
get your grades. Up he gets his grades, up gets a.
Scholarship on twenty, two here we go and then he
breaks his hand and then you, know he didn't get
to play. Much twenty twenty Three starts has a great
year and then twenty twenty four scouts are on. Him
they're Like, Alabama, Texas Penn, STATE lsu all offering him
six DIGIT inil. Deals and he's, like, nah He's. Carolina
(03:20):
gave me a. Chance i'm gonna stay loyal the starter for.
Them then and he. Plays he plays three? Games is
it the third?
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Game he gets two interceptions in three games and then
gets hurt in.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Practice here's HIS acl non contact. Injury the doctor who
did his surgery is Doctor Daniel, cooper the head physician
of The Dallas, cowboys Old. Dame he did all his
pre draft training and Prosper so there you. Go he
falls to The cowboys and they take him at pick
seventy six in the third. Round he should have gone
top forty, Even LIKE i, mean and this is easy for.
(03:53):
Me i'm A packers, fan so like WHY i know
WHAT i want players my team. NEEDS i know it's
a good player, Around LIKE i wish we would have
draft after. Him you guys feel really good about.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
That he guy's not concerned With he's broke at least
three different things on three different parts of his.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Body it. Is it is. Concerning but if you get
first round talent in the third.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Round you gotta do, It, BEN i always told, You,
uh the best position is one of. Availability that's, right
that's the best. Ability, yeah, dude he broke his hand
as clavicle in his, knee and then he had a
hole in his.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Head but his dead's coughing attack only caused one of
those injuries or non coughing. Attack sounds like he's got
brittle bones like.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Me, NO i think he's.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Fine all, right you're gonna love him. Good he will
be your.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
STARTER i mean, There he's not gonna be ready to
start training, camp but he will be your starting. CORNERBACK
i believe.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
That.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Wow, okay so uh and then this Edge donovan And
zekil are you? On you want.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
How?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Involved le?
Speaker 1 (04:49):
BE i think he won't, start but Like Sam williams
is going to be back from the. Job right's contract
to your? Guy and yeah he's saying here so, now
but you've got a rotation Of. God, yeah Good, jay
there you Got, Micah you got this new guy As
araku You Sam williams last year's sacred. Pick marsha on, News,
yes kneeling that that's going. In that's going into camp
with four guys that can.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
Get to the.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Quarterback they did.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Good, yeah very very nice by Your Dallas. Cowboys all,
Right coming up, next The rock And Roll hall Of
fame is doing stuff And katie's gonna tell you about.
It next
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