Delanie Walker

Delanie Walker—Pro Bowl MVP and 14-year NFL vet—hops on the pod to chop it up about his wild journey, from getting kicked off his high school team and getting cussed out by Frank Gore, to becoming a Pro Bowl MVP and co-starring on Bussin’ With The Boys.

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This episode was sponsored by The Legacy Group and Jim Candella, Senior Vice President with UBS Financial Services in their Frankin, TN office.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Noticing I was Different
• 3:13 Growing Up In Pomona, CA
• 5:20 Kicked Off The Team
• 6:39 Finding The Right Path
• 10:13 Changing Environments
• 12:36 Scheming In JUCO
• 17:44 Central Missouri Kept Calling
• 20:15 Battling Willie Fritz Daily
• 23:05 Old School Coaching
• 25:29 How Coach Broke Me
• 29:46 Preparing For The Draft
• 31:36 Drafted By 49ers
• 34:19 Frank Gore
• 35:54 Accidentally Worked My Way To Tight End
• 40:41 Getting Cussed Out By Frank Gore
• 43:16 Learn EVERYONE'S Position
• 45:55 Transition To Tennessee Titians
• 49:06 Rough Start In Tennessee
• 50:13 Titians Culture Shift
• 53:27 New Mentality
• 57:19 Working Out With The 49ers
• 1:03:15 Favorite Touchdown
• 1:03:55 Toughest Defender
• 1:04:28 Best Game As A Titian
• 1:04:41 One Play To Re-Do
• 1:05:29 Career If Football Didn't Pan Out
• 1:06:06 Bussin With The Boys
• 1:08:09 Mentorship
• 1:11:57 Advice For Young Athletes
• 1:13:13 Delanie Walker's Intangibles