Brad Hopkins

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 4:20 Growing up in Illinois
• 8:55 Balancing Multiple Sports
• 10:50 Choosing Football
• 12:34 Committing to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• 14:28 Playing as Tight End
• 17:42 Football Was Never My Passion
• 21:14 Mike Munchak Coaching
• 25:02 Getting Drafted
• 29:19 Warren Moon
• 32:06 Becoming a Leader
• 36:20 Steve McNair
• 37:59 Samari Rolle Trash Talk
• 38:30 Dwight Freeney's "Spin Cycle"
• 39:29 Jeff Fisher's White Lies
• 40:20 Snap Count
• 41:17 Brycen Hopkins
• 43:55 Advice for Parents of Athletes
• 50:04 Building Your Game Outside the Physical
• 52:07 Transitioning Out of Football
• 56:41 On The Hop
• 57:43 Intangibles