January 19, 2022 • 16 mins
In this episode of the Packers POV podcast, wide receiver Randall Cobb shares the story of meeting his wife, his grad school goals and what a championship would mean to him and his family.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
Hello, and welcome to Packers p o V, a podcast
that aims to shine a light on the human behind
the helmet. I'm your host, Taylor Rogers. That we are
here at historic lambeau Field. This is an incredibly special guest,
a former Mr Football in the State of Tennessee, Little
League World Series champion, and an Honor Roll student who
(00:27):
became a first team All American at the University of
Kentucky this after switching from quarterback to wide receiver. A
second round pick in the NFL Draft Pro Bowl wide
out Randall Cobb, how's it going, Randall, Man, I'm gonna
take you everywhere with me. Now that sounds pretty good, right, Yeah,
for sure? I love I love that man. Thanks for
(00:49):
the introduction. Thank you for having me. Uh. I'm just
excited to be back. Absolutely so happy to have you
and really glad you're back. I think if we go
back a little bit towards your days at Tennessee coming up,
you played pretty much every position I did. I did
when I first started playing football, I was a running back.
(01:09):
I was running back all the way until my eighth
grade year. Our quarterback got hurt right before the season
started and they decided to move me to quarterback. And
then when I got to high school, UM, my first
couple of years, I didn't play as much. I had
a guy that was two years ahead of me that
was the starting quarterback for all four years that he
was he was there, and um, I kind of played
(01:30):
a little bit of corner, a little bit of safety receiver.
And then you know, whenever our team would be up big,
I get to come in at quarterback late in the games.
And by my junior year, I became a starter. And uh,
I started at quarterback for two years and even then
played a little bit of safety in in passing situations.
You know, we we we had a really really good
(01:51):
team when I was in high school. We we won
four state championships and I went fifty five and five
and my four years, and we always had a lot
of talented players around me. So I think that being
able to play at a at a high school that
I played at was basically laying the foundation for me
moving forward. And we're talking about alcah High School just
south and Knoxville and Tennessee. You earn all state honors
(02:14):
as a junior and senior, and then props to coach
Sanders at University of Kentucky, who ultimately told you, hey,
you got a chance here to play a decade plus
in the NFL and here you are in Euro eleven.
Is he is? He I created a lot of who
I've become um as a football player to being with
(02:35):
him when I was at Kentucky as a quarterback, sitting
in meeting rooms, him teaching me the game from a
quarterback perspective. I think that has been the biggest blessing
for my career because I can see through the eyes
of a quarterback. I understand progressions, understand zone coverages and
and where the holes are and how as a receiver
(02:56):
I can fit into those zones and those situations depending
on the play. Uh. He was. He laid that foundation
for me, a football knowledge, taking football one on one
because when it comes to coverages and it comes for
protections and hot routes, all those little necessities of the
game when you get to the college level, and then
obviously when you get to the pro level, that's the
(03:16):
biggest difference. It's all in the detail of football. Well,
the quarterback background is huge. You played in thirty six
games and had thirty seven touchdowns. I thought that was
a wild stat and you set the SEC single season
record for all purpose yards. I think that's a pretty
good moment for you to say, Okay, I think I've
earned the chance to go pro. Yeah, for sure. You know,
(03:38):
it was it was a really really difficult decision for
me going to college. I didn't really know what to expect.
It was always a dream to play in the NFL,
but I didn't I really didn't know. And when I
got to college and playing in the SEC, and and
playing against uh NFL talent weekend and week out, I
think allowed me to build confidence through my three years
(03:58):
there and by the end of my j on your year,
knowing that Kentucky's football is in a better place now
than it was when I was there. You know, we
we probably average going seven and five. You know, my
three years there, it really didn't feel like I would
be playing for the opportunity to SEC championship. We had
a lot of guys that were leaving, so I had
to make a business decision that was that was best
(04:19):
for my future, and fortunately enough for me, it all
worked out and I was able to be drafted here
to Green Bay. Well, it was a decision that was
certainly in the interest of your family and your family
to be because that trip to New York City was
the first trip for your family to go to the
Big Apple. But something happened that week leading up to
(04:41):
the draft. You got a chance to meet someone in
New York who would become your wife. Ida I did.
I did. I met my wife that same weekend, that
same trip to New York. We were at the same
place at a party, and um, we just got to
talk it and became friends. And obviously, see I got
drafted to Green Bay, uh, and she was starting law
(05:03):
school in New Hampshire, and that was the start of
our friendship and us growing into a relationship. But the
same place that we met is where I took her
for our engagement. We got engaged in the same spot
where we met, and then uh, we ended up getting
married at a hotel about two blocks away from where
we met, so that that's always been a special place
(05:23):
for us. And yeah, we got married in twenty seventeen.
And you know, she she's given up a lot to
travel and be around me for you know, these past
few years, obviously going from here to Green Bay, to
Dallas to Houston, and now we're back in Green Bay
and she's had to sacrifice some work. Um, that's who
she is. She she loves what she does. She she
(05:45):
likes to have that balance in life. And she's an
incredible mother. I mean, just to watch her with our
kids in a way that she operates and the way
that she gives them love, UH is unbelievable. I'm I'm
always admiring the person that she is and how she
loves to help people and her friends and you know,
obviously the love she shows me and our kids. And
you're talking about your two young boys. What do you
(06:07):
guys like to do together? Yeah, cast Being and Katee
and we we spend a lot of family time. Obviously
Kate will be turning to UH next week actually, and
cast Being turned three this past August, and we we
just love being together. We call ourselves the Cob Mob,
the four of us. We you know, we we do
everything together. We have these little magnetic towes or we
(06:28):
build towers and airplanes and all kinds of things. And
they love to read. That's one thing that we do.
Every single night. I give them a bath and we'll
go and all read together before they go down for bedtime.
And you name the book, we probably read it. They
love to read books. They love to hear stories. So
that's that's a new thing that we've gotten into, is
(06:49):
I try to make up stories to tell them, which
I've learned is pretty difficult on the spot. So uh,
it's a lot of fun though we enjoy the time.
Hey man, not for you. You're a trend setter, and
I know education is a big focus for you. You
were the first person in your immediate family to graduate
from college, going back to get your degree from Kentucky
(07:10):
and two sixteen. I was, Yeah, that that was a
huge piece for me, and that was one of the
reasons that I had a hard time when I was
deciding if I was going to leave college early and
in in the draft, you know. But after a lot
of thinking, I would realize like, oh, well, I might
have a little bit of money to go back and
pay for school if I need to. So yeah, that
was that was always a goal of mine, to to
(07:30):
graduate college and to create a trend for my family.
And I started something because now my my little sister,
she just graduated college this past year, and I have
two nephews that are in college right now that that
are on track to graduate, So I hope that, you know,
I set the bar for all the ones that come
after me to you know, help create change and create
(07:52):
you know, educational foundation for the future generation of my family.
That's so awesome to hear. And it sounds like you're
continuing to raise the bar because you've talked about going
back to grad school. Yeah, yeah, that that is a
goal of mine. Um. I thought about doing it while
I've been playing, but I just I'm always a plan
(08:14):
A type person. I feel like when you get talking
to start talking about plan B, it kind of distracts
you from Plan A. So until I retire, you know,
my focus is going to be on the game and
and bettering my myself so I can better the team.
And uh, once my career is over, I plan to
go back to school. I want to get my m
b A. But I would love to be around the
game in some capacity, you know. And we'll see, you know,
(08:37):
we'll see. I'm not quite sure which direct path I'll take.
And fortunately enough, a lot of connections have been made
over my eleven years in the league and hopefully I'll
be able to help use those and along with having
a resume to back me up, obviously having the NBA,
I think with people volume for that, and we'll see,
we'll see where where the future takes us. Well, you
(08:59):
mentioned the game. You've got a big one this Saturday.
It's gonna be your first playoff game at lambeau Field
since five years ago. You remember that one, don't you?
And that was a fine one, that was definitely a
fin one. You had three scores, including a forty two
yard hail Mary to close out the half. Temps might
be similar Saturday. Yeah, you know, we're we're ready and
(09:21):
we're prepared. Um, we're excited, and especially myself, I've been
watching the playoffs from the couch the past four years,
my year in Houston and Dallas and then seventeen and
eighteen here in Green Bay. Uh So it's been a
long time since I've seen the playoffs and I'm just excited.
You know. That was one of the reasons I worked
my butt off to to get back from my surgery
that I had in early December. You know, there there's
(09:43):
no way that I was gonna miss this opportunity. Uh.
You know, we have an incredible team, and I know
I'm a small piece, but I'm a piece and and
hopefully I can help contribute on on Saturday and and
find a way to keep this train moving. And you know,
we we have one direction on one goal, but we
gotta take it one game at the time and focus
on these these four quarters that we have this guaranteed
(10:04):
to us and find a way to come out with
a whim. You mentioned that surgery and you're back much
sooner than expected. How did you get back so quickly? Uh? Well, well,
first it was the surgery that I had. UM. I
went to Dr Myers and Philly, who's the top surgeon
for uh the injury that I have. And you know
(10:24):
he's had all kind of professional athletes that he's he's
done the surgery too. And uh a buddy of mine,
zach Ertz. I was talking to him, asking him about
it because he had the surgery and he told me
came back and he played in in three weeks. Uh.
So I was like, Okay, well he set the bar
for me. That's that's what I'm looking to do. And
that's just how I attacked my my rehab program with that.
(10:45):
Our training staff did a great job. There was a
yoga instructor uh bis and uh in Philly that its
partnered with the institution where I had the surgery done,
and I did yoga with her every day for three weeks,
and I really made strides with that, and I think
that was a huge part of how is able to
come back so fast. And I think the biggest thing
(11:07):
was just the attention to detail and not looking too
far ahead, stand focused on the day and and doing
the little things right every single day. The attitude that
I have going into every day, the focus that I
put into the detail that I have, that's the difference
for me. You know, there's a lot of things that
we can't control outside of us, and I think that
we're all realizing that now after being in a pandemic
(11:29):
for two years and and and seeing you know, some
of the things has happened. We can't control what all
happens around us, But but we can't control our piece
and and I just try to do my part and
being the best version of myself and putting the best
product out for everyone around me. Well, you mentioned the
best version of yourself. You've said that the most important
(11:52):
thing you can be is to be yourself. What does
that new iteration of Randall Cobb the dad, the man,
the husband look like that is I think being able
to create boundaries for myself and for my energy and
for my time, and being intentional in where I spend
my time. Whenever you have kids, I feel like it
(12:15):
it changes your mind set a little bit. Whenever I
saw the birth of my first son, I feel like
from that moment I was changed. And you know when
whenever I come home, regardless of how my day went
or what happened, I have two little boys is looking
up to me and and they're watching everything I do.
I try to be as intentional about the words that
(12:35):
I use. I try to be intentional about the emotions
that I showed, showing them love and giving them the
support they need and giving them the guidance. And whenever
I step into the building, I try to lock it
and focus on what my job is here Lambeau, whether
it be you know, being on time to my workouts,
or being vocal in my meetings and conversational and making
(12:57):
sure that everybody's on the same page and we understand
what we're trying to accomplish on any given play, making
sure that that's known throughout the rest of the receiver room.
Uh So, when I get on the field, at practice
and being intentional about getting better and get being intentional
about seeing things like it's a game, and and and
playing the practice, play like a game for your two
(13:17):
sons and youngsters in Alcoa, Tennessee that maybe following your journey,
what words do you have for them? I would say,
to learn who you are. I would say to not
let anyone tell you who you are or who you're
going to be, because there's a lot of people that
will doubt you, there's a lot of people that won't
believe in you, and a lot of people just can't
(13:38):
see what it is that you want to do with
your life. And really, you can do whatever you want
in this world. I truly believe that. I truly believe
that if you want to become a doctor, there's a
path for you. If you want to become a fireman,
there's a path for you. If you want to be
a musician or some kind of artists, there's a path
for you that that takes a little bit of talent.
(13:59):
Like no matter how much I would love to be
a singer, I just don't have the vocal skills, I
just say, and the and the talent to sing. But
there is a path for you to get into that
world and finding people that will help guide you and
push you in those directions is the key. And you know,
I hope that I'm able to help with whoever is
(14:20):
you know, whoever is looking for a mentor or someone
to help guide them. I hope that I can be
that to my kids or to the kids back in
the Olt Core are my family back in Tennessee, being
able to help provide them and show them the route.
And for your dad, who was a guiding light for you,
what do you want to say to him now that
(14:42):
you're here on the precipice of this new playoff game. Uh?
Three games, three games? That's it. Uh? My dad, my dad,
UH sacrificed a lot, both my parents, my mom and
my dad for me to be in this position and
for me to have this opportunity. Uh, it would mean
(15:06):
the world to me. It would mean the world to
me to be able to tell them that we did it.
Everything that they sacrifice was worth it. And I know
this is just a game. I know that football is
just a game, but it's been more to a game
for me. More than a game for me, It's provided
(15:28):
me with a lot in my life. Has helped me
provide a lot for my family, has changed the trajectory
of generations to come all because of a football and
to win a championship is the pinnacle of that journey.
And to be able to tell my dad, to tell
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my mom that, y'all, we did it. The sacrifices that
you all made for me and my family to allow
me um to go to college and to get a
scholarship and to get drafted, it was all worth it. Uh,
we did it well. I can say that you've given
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the fans and this game so much. Randall, thank you
so much for taking the time. Thank you Taylor, Thank
you for having you. To learn more about what Randall
and his family are doing off the field. Check out
the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Green Bay at
b g C g B dot org as well as
Sharp Literacy dot org. Thank you for listening to Packers
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p O V and see you next time.
Hello, and welcome to Packers p o V, a podcast
that aims to shine a light on the human behind
the helmet. I'm your host, Taylor Rogers. That we are
here at historic lambeau Field. This is an incredibly special guest,
a former Mr Football in the State of Tennessee, Little
League World Series champion, and an Honor Roll student who
(00:27):
became a first team All American at the University of
Kentucky this after switching from quarterback to wide receiver. A
second round pick in the NFL Draft Pro Bowl wide
out Randall Cobb, how's it going, Randall, Man, I'm gonna
take you everywhere with me. Now that sounds pretty good, right, Yeah,
for sure? I love I love that man. Thanks for
(00:49):
the introduction. Thank you for having me. Uh. I'm just
excited to be back. Absolutely so happy to have you
and really glad you're back. I think if we go
back a little bit towards your days at Tennessee coming up,
you played pretty much every position I did. I did
when I first started playing football, I was a running back.
(01:09):
I was running back all the way until my eighth
grade year. Our quarterback got hurt right before the season
started and they decided to move me to quarterback. And
then when I got to high school, UM, my first
couple of years, I didn't play as much. I had
a guy that was two years ahead of me that
was the starting quarterback for all four years that he
was he was there, and um, I kind of played
(01:30):
a little bit of corner, a little bit of safety receiver.
And then you know, whenever our team would be up big,
I get to come in at quarterback late in the games.
And by my junior year, I became a starter. And uh,
I started at quarterback for two years and even then
played a little bit of safety in in passing situations.
You know, we we we had a really really good
(01:51):
team when I was in high school. We we won
four state championships and I went fifty five and five
and my four years, and we always had a lot
of talented players around me. So I think that being
able to play at a at a high school that
I played at was basically laying the foundation for me
moving forward. And we're talking about alcah High School just
south and Knoxville and Tennessee. You earn all state honors
(02:14):
as a junior and senior, and then props to coach
Sanders at University of Kentucky, who ultimately told you, hey,
you got a chance here to play a decade plus
in the NFL and here you are in Euro eleven.
Is he is? He I created a lot of who
I've become um as a football player to being with
(02:35):
him when I was at Kentucky as a quarterback, sitting
in meeting rooms, him teaching me the game from a
quarterback perspective. I think that has been the biggest blessing
for my career because I can see through the eyes
of a quarterback. I understand progressions, understand zone coverages and
and where the holes are and how as a receiver
(02:56):
I can fit into those zones and those situations depending
on the play. Uh. He was. He laid that foundation
for me, a football knowledge, taking football one on one
because when it comes to coverages and it comes for
protections and hot routes, all those little necessities of the
game when you get to the college level, and then
obviously when you get to the pro level, that's the
(03:16):
biggest difference. It's all in the detail of football. Well,
the quarterback background is huge. You played in thirty six
games and had thirty seven touchdowns. I thought that was
a wild stat and you set the SEC single season
record for all purpose yards. I think that's a pretty
good moment for you to say, Okay, I think I've
earned the chance to go pro. Yeah, for sure. You know,
(03:38):
it was it was a really really difficult decision for
me going to college. I didn't really know what to expect.
It was always a dream to play in the NFL,
but I didn't I really didn't know. And when I
got to college and playing in the SEC, and and
playing against uh NFL talent weekend and week out, I
think allowed me to build confidence through my three years
(03:58):
there and by the end of my j on your year,
knowing that Kentucky's football is in a better place now
than it was when I was there. You know, we
we probably average going seven and five. You know, my
three years there, it really didn't feel like I would
be playing for the opportunity to SEC championship. We had
a lot of guys that were leaving, so I had
to make a business decision that was that was best
(04:19):
for my future, and fortunately enough for me, it all
worked out and I was able to be drafted here
to Green Bay. Well, it was a decision that was
certainly in the interest of your family and your family
to be because that trip to New York City was
the first trip for your family to go to the
Big Apple. But something happened that week leading up to
(04:41):
the draft. You got a chance to meet someone in
New York who would become your wife. Ida I did.
I did. I met my wife that same weekend, that
same trip to New York. We were at the same
place at a party, and um, we just got to
talk it and became friends. And obviously, see I got
drafted to Green Bay, uh, and she was starting law
(05:03):
school in New Hampshire, and that was the start of
our friendship and us growing into a relationship. But the
same place that we met is where I took her
for our engagement. We got engaged in the same spot
where we met, and then uh, we ended up getting
married at a hotel about two blocks away from where
we met, so that that's always been a special place
(05:23):
for us. And yeah, we got married in twenty seventeen.
And you know, she she's given up a lot to
travel and be around me for you know, these past
few years, obviously going from here to Green Bay, to
Dallas to Houston, and now we're back in Green Bay
and she's had to sacrifice some work. Um, that's who
she is. She she loves what she does. She she
(05:45):
likes to have that balance in life. And she's an
incredible mother. I mean, just to watch her with our
kids in a way that she operates and the way
that she gives them love, UH is unbelievable. I'm I'm
always admiring the person that she is and how she
loves to help people and her friends and you know,
obviously the love she shows me and our kids. And
you're talking about your two young boys. What do you
(06:07):
guys like to do together? Yeah, cast Being and Katee
and we we spend a lot of family time. Obviously
Kate will be turning to UH next week actually, and
cast Being turned three this past August, and we we
just love being together. We call ourselves the Cob Mob,
the four of us. We you know, we we do
everything together. We have these little magnetic towes or we
(06:28):
build towers and airplanes and all kinds of things. And
they love to read. That's one thing that we do.
Every single night. I give them a bath and we'll
go and all read together before they go down for bedtime.
And you name the book, we probably read it. They
love to read books. They love to hear stories. So
that's that's a new thing that we've gotten into, is
(06:49):
I try to make up stories to tell them, which
I've learned is pretty difficult on the spot. So uh,
it's a lot of fun though we enjoy the time.
Hey man, not for you. You're a trend setter, and
I know education is a big focus for you. You
were the first person in your immediate family to graduate
from college, going back to get your degree from Kentucky
(07:10):
and two sixteen. I was, Yeah, that that was a
huge piece for me, and that was one of the
reasons that I had a hard time when I was
deciding if I was going to leave college early and
in in the draft, you know. But after a lot
of thinking, I would realize like, oh, well, I might
have a little bit of money to go back and
pay for school if I need to. So yeah, that
was that was always a goal of mine, to to
(07:30):
graduate college and to create a trend for my family.
And I started something because now my my little sister,
she just graduated college this past year, and I have
two nephews that are in college right now that that
are on track to graduate, So I hope that, you know,
I set the bar for all the ones that come
after me to you know, help create change and create
(07:52):
you know, educational foundation for the future generation of my family.
That's so awesome to hear. And it sounds like you're
continuing to raise the bar because you've talked about going
back to grad school. Yeah, yeah, that that is a
goal of mine. Um. I thought about doing it while
I've been playing, but I just I'm always a plan
(08:14):
A type person. I feel like when you get talking
to start talking about plan B, it kind of distracts
you from Plan A. So until I retire, you know,
my focus is going to be on the game and
and bettering my myself so I can better the team.
And uh, once my career is over, I plan to
go back to school. I want to get my m
b A. But I would love to be around the
game in some capacity, you know. And we'll see, you know,
(08:37):
we'll see. I'm not quite sure which direct path I'll take.
And fortunately enough, a lot of connections have been made
over my eleven years in the league and hopefully I'll
be able to help use those and along with having
a resume to back me up, obviously having the NBA,
I think with people volume for that, and we'll see,
we'll see where where the future takes us. Well, you
(08:59):
mentioned the game. You've got a big one this Saturday.
It's gonna be your first playoff game at lambeau Field
since five years ago. You remember that one, don't you?
And that was a fine one, that was definitely a
fin one. You had three scores, including a forty two
yard hail Mary to close out the half. Temps might
be similar Saturday. Yeah, you know, we're we're ready and
(09:21):
we're prepared. Um, we're excited, and especially myself, I've been
watching the playoffs from the couch the past four years,
my year in Houston and Dallas and then seventeen and
eighteen here in Green Bay. Uh So it's been a
long time since I've seen the playoffs and I'm just excited.
You know. That was one of the reasons I worked
my butt off to to get back from my surgery
that I had in early December. You know, there there's
(09:43):
no way that I was gonna miss this opportunity. Uh.
You know, we have an incredible team, and I know
I'm a small piece, but I'm a piece and and
hopefully I can help contribute on on Saturday and and
find a way to keep this train moving. And you know,
we we have one direction on one goal, but we
gotta take it one game at the time and focus
on these these four quarters that we have this guaranteed
(10:04):
to us and find a way to come out with
a whim. You mentioned that surgery and you're back much
sooner than expected. How did you get back so quickly? Uh? Well, well,
first it was the surgery that I had. UM. I
went to Dr Myers and Philly, who's the top surgeon
for uh the injury that I have. And you know
(10:24):
he's had all kind of professional athletes that he's he's
done the surgery too. And uh a buddy of mine,
zach Ertz. I was talking to him, asking him about
it because he had the surgery and he told me
came back and he played in in three weeks. Uh.
So I was like, Okay, well he set the bar
for me. That's that's what I'm looking to do. And
that's just how I attacked my my rehab program with that.
(10:45):
Our training staff did a great job. There was a
yoga instructor uh bis and uh in Philly that its
partnered with the institution where I had the surgery done,
and I did yoga with her every day for three weeks,
and I really made strides with that, and I think
that was a huge part of how is able to
come back so fast. And I think the biggest thing
(11:07):
was just the attention to detail and not looking too
far ahead, stand focused on the day and and doing
the little things right every single day. The attitude that
I have going into every day, the focus that I
put into the detail that I have, that's the difference
for me. You know, there's a lot of things that
we can't control outside of us, and I think that
we're all realizing that now after being in a pandemic
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for two years and and and seeing you know, some
of the things has happened. We can't control what all
happens around us, But but we can't control our piece
and and I just try to do my part and
being the best version of myself and putting the best
product out for everyone around me. Well, you mentioned the
best version of yourself. You've said that the most important
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thing you can be is to be yourself. What does
that new iteration of Randall Cobb the dad, the man,
the husband look like that is I think being able
to create boundaries for myself and for my energy and
for my time, and being intentional in where I spend
my time. Whenever you have kids, I feel like it
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it changes your mind set a little bit. Whenever I
saw the birth of my first son, I feel like
from that moment I was changed. And you know when
whenever I come home, regardless of how my day went
or what happened, I have two little boys is looking
up to me and and they're watching everything I do.
I try to be as intentional about the words that
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I use. I try to be intentional about the emotions
that I showed, showing them love and giving them the
support they need and giving them the guidance. And whenever
I step into the building, I try to lock it
and focus on what my job is here Lambeau, whether
it be you know, being on time to my workouts,
or being vocal in my meetings and conversational and making
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sure that everybody's on the same page and we understand
what we're trying to accomplish on any given play, making
sure that that's known throughout the rest of the receiver room.
Uh So, when I get on the field, at practice
and being intentional about getting better and get being intentional
about seeing things like it's a game, and and and
playing the practice, play like a game for your two
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sons and youngsters in Alcoa, Tennessee that maybe following your journey,
what words do you have for them? I would say,
to learn who you are. I would say to not
let anyone tell you who you are or who you're
going to be, because there's a lot of people that
will doubt you, there's a lot of people that won't
believe in you, and a lot of people just can't
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see what it is that you want to do with
your life. And really, you can do whatever you want
in this world. I truly believe that. I truly believe
that if you want to become a doctor, there's a
path for you. If you want to become a fireman,
there's a path for you. If you want to be
a musician or some kind of artists, there's a path
for you that that takes a little bit of talent.
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Like no matter how much I would love to be
a singer, I just don't have the vocal skills, I
just say, and the and the talent to sing. But
there is a path for you to get into that
world and finding people that will help guide you and
push you in those directions is the key. And you know,
I hope that I'm able to help with whoever is
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you know, whoever is looking for a mentor or someone
to help guide them. I hope that I can be
that to my kids or to the kids back in
the Olt Core are my family back in Tennessee, being
able to help provide them and show them the route.
And for your dad, who was a guiding light for you,
what do you want to say to him now that
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you're here on the precipice of this new playoff game. Uh?
Three games, three games? That's it. Uh? My dad, my dad,
UH sacrificed a lot, both my parents, my mom and
my dad for me to be in this position and
for me to have this opportunity. Uh, it would mean
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the world to me. It would mean the world to
me to be able to tell them that we did it.
Everything that they sacrifice was worth it. And I know
this is just a game. I know that football is
just a game, but it's been more to a game
for me. More than a game for me, It's provided
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me with a lot in my life. Has helped me
provide a lot for my family, has changed the trajectory
of generations to come all because of a football and
to win a championship is the pinnacle of that journey.
And to be able to tell my dad, to tell
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my mom that, y'all, we did it. The sacrifices that
you all made for me and my family to allow
me um to go to college and to get a
scholarship and to get drafted, it was all worth it. Uh,
we did it well. I can say that you've given
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the fans and this game so much. Randall, thank you
so much for taking the time. Thank you Taylor, Thank
you for having you. To learn more about what Randall
and his family are doing off the field. Check out
the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Green Bay at
b g C g B dot org as well as
Sharp Literacy dot org. Thank you for listening to Packers
(16:34):
p O V and see you next time.
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