1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: I'm Jayleen Walker and you're listening to the Atlanta Falcons podcast. 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: There you go. 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 2: We're gonna click that for sure. I like it. 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 3: It's gonna lead every single It's gotta be like a 5 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 3: button that I pressed. 6 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 1: I'm a jail walker. You're listening and listening to land 7 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 1: Falcons podcast. 8 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, Jayalen Walker, welcome to the podcast. 9 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: Man, appreciate you having me. 10 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: Oh, I'm so excited that you're here. Fellow dog, fella dog. 11 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: How about them? 12 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 3: How about them dogs? First things first, what's your favorite 13 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 3: part about Athens? 14 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: Right? Athens is so Athens is like own place, Like 15 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: it's not you can't compare to nowhere else. I don't 16 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: really know. There's so much to do in Athens, like 17 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: people is like Athens so born Like, No, it's not 18 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: the way. There's so much to do in Athens that 19 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: people just don't realize what you can do. But I 20 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: enjoyed it. I enjoyed the whole of Athens. 21 00:00:58,640 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, well it was funny. 22 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 3: But because so when our scouting department, all the guys 23 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 3: went to Athens for Georgia's pro day, which I know 24 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 3: you didn't work out, but you were there and they 25 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 3: met with you. And everything, and they came back later 26 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 3: that afternoon and I was mad because I didn't go 27 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 3: because I was it was during it was the first 28 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 3: day of free agency, so I was needed here. And 29 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 3: Raheem was walking down the hall and I was like, 30 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 3: how was God's country? And he was like, why didn't 31 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 3: you come with us? Because y'all were making moves and 32 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 3: I needed to be here. I was like I would 33 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 3: have and he was like, we stand about everybody over there. 34 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 2: I was like, next time, I'll be there. Free start 35 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 2: to Athens. 36 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I do want to start though at that 37 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 3: pro day because you know, obviously didn't work out, but 38 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 3: you got. You spoke to the media that day and 39 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 3: my girl Maria Martin from eleven Alive asked you specifically 40 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 3: about the Falcons, and your face lit up when she 41 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 3: was asking about Jeff Ulbrick. And I can't remember exactly 42 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 3: kind of what you said, but you use the word visionary, 43 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 3: and you use kind of the words of like connection 44 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 3: and how connected you felt to that staff already. And 45 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 3: this is back in March. What was that initial connection 46 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 3: like with this coaching staff, with Rahim, with Terry and 47 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 3: with Jeff Ulbrick. 48 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: We hit it off from the jump. It was just 49 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: from the combine walking into the room. You know, the 50 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: combine is supposed to be everybody stressed out. It's a 51 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: job interviewing your it's constant meetings. But when I walked 52 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: into the Falcons meeting, I kid you not, I felt 53 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: so comfortable. I felt like free. It felt I felt good, 54 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: and everybody in the room was in good energy and 55 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: good spirits as well. And of course, you know the 56 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: pro day, of course I got to take my time 57 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: and speak with H. Terry then and then of course 58 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: Coach Morris and then H sitting there, and then of 59 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: course having my own workout. I didn't get to see them, 60 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: but there was guys there, and of course coming to 61 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: the local day, have my opportunity to speak with Terry 62 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: and everybody on the staff, you know, Coach Brick and 63 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: Coach Moores as well, like those guys relate. My relationship 64 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: with them is great, not we hit it off, and 65 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: I just feel like I'm really comfortable with them. I'm 66 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: excited as that visionary piece of what they were going 67 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: to do here at the Falcons. 68 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 3: I was talking a little bit with Jeff Albrick last night. 69 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 3: We're recording this the day after the Atlanta Falcons took 70 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 3: you number fifteen overall, and he was talking about his 71 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 3: level of excitement and there was something that he said 72 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 3: that I thought was so interesting. 73 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 2: Where he was explaining. 74 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 3: I was like, you know, Jalen has such a versatile 75 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 3: skill set, that's all anybody talks about with him. But 76 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 3: as a defensive coordinator, like, how do you handle that? 77 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 3: Because sometimes it can maybe be too much where you 78 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 3: want to do too much with the guy. 79 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 2: And he said something he was like, I want to 80 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 2: find him a home in this defense. 81 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 3: I'm curious kind of what when you hear a defensive 82 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 3: coordinator say that, what does. 83 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 2: That make you think. 84 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: I'm excited just for the opportunity. We're going to figure 85 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: it out and once we do, we're going to hit 86 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: the ground running and it's just going to be what 87 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: it is. And of course I'm gonna put my all 88 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: into it. And I got a great text from Coach 89 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: Brick last night. It was it was great, I'm decided to. 90 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 3: Work with Yeah, So I want to talk to you 91 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 3: a little bit about yourself and your family. 92 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 2: So I am a coach's kid. 93 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 3: Okay, you're a coach's kid, and I feel like we 94 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 3: are a very specific breed of person. Yes, we've been 95 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 3: through a lot, we've seen some things. We've probably gotten 96 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 3: hit on the sideline a few too many times, and 97 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 3: that's why we're in the positions that we're in. But 98 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 3: your dad, I think had, just from what I've read, 99 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 3: had such an influence on you and your younger brother. Sure, 100 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 3: but there was this quote that I saw of you 101 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 3: that you said that he let you fall in love 102 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 3: with football in your own time and in your own way. 103 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,239 Speaker 3: How much did that mean to you now looking back 104 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 3: as an adult about to embark on your NFL journey, It. 105 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: Means a lot, just because I've seen coaches kids get 106 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: forced in to playing their sport and then falling out 107 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 1: of love with it at an age where they're just like, man, 108 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: I just don't want to do this anymore, Like it 109 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: just I was forcing to it, like I really just 110 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: don't enjoy it thin For me, I was around my 111 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: dad's locker room, the building, his office, and I'm just 112 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 1: walking around just enjoying myself. For me, and I'm enjoying myself, 113 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: like getting to know the teammates, his players, and his 114 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: coaches and their kids like that was great for me, 115 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: and then of course when I was like, man, I 116 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: want to go play football, he was fired up, like 117 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 1: I always knew football would come around for me. But 118 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: I was just like, I'll just do it when you 119 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: know it's the perfect time. And of course, you know, 120 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: I went to a private middle school, so my first 121 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: time playing organized football was AAU football, so it was 122 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: like trackball and things like that. But to this day, like, 123 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: I appreciate it so much because we only talk about 124 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: football when I want to talk about football, Like he's 125 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: my dad first, and he makes at the forefront of 126 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: our relationship. 127 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 3: Do you have any memories of kind of the being 128 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 3: the quintessential coaches kid? 129 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 2: I know I do. 130 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:04,679 Speaker 3: I got I didn't get into a lot of trouble, 131 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 3: but I was always on like the mats, like the 132 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 3: dummy mat, and my dad would be like, we need 133 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 3: to use these, get off of them, right. 134 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: So I wasn't the problem child. 135 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 2: Was it your little brother? 136 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: It was my little brother. So he would he would 137 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: play pranks on the players. He would go run to tag, 138 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 1: go hit him in then run away real quick like 139 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: things like that. 140 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 3: But like now he's a dB, right, So that kind 141 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 3: of tracks with how he plays. 142 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 2: Probably now he's. 143 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: Good at it, so I mean it's it all works 144 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: out in his favor. But like having that at being 145 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: just being around the building was pretty cool for me. 146 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: And just those memories of just sitting in my dad's 147 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: office and just just sitting there watching them work, and 148 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: just being around the building, just going in all the 149 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: meeting spaces and going in this place, going into the 150 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: weight room, just just being there to have free wrong. 151 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: It was pretty cool. 152 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 3: When I was doing some research, your dad was actually 153 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 3: a pretty good football player. 154 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, he was pretty good. 155 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 2: Pretty good, dude. Have you watched film of him from 156 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 2: his playing? 157 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: I haven't watched film. I haven't seen any film, But. 158 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 2: I'm trying to think, like, is there a film out 159 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 2: there that we could procure for. 160 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: You to watch. I've seen, I've watched. I've seen his 161 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame plaque. Okay, I've seen all the records. 162 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: I was telling somebody, yet I was showing my friends. 163 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: I was calling all the guys I was training with 164 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: yesterday like like man, like today's day, like here we go, 165 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: and I'm just catching catching up with them. And I 166 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: showed him my dad's Hall of Fame plaque and they're 167 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: like my dad still has two school records, a main 168 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: record of twenty five tackles in one game, crazy, crazy, 169 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: eleven fumble recoveries. How do you do that? 170 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 2: It's like, let me know. 171 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: Yeah. So like seeing him do that and seeing him 172 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: his success, it makes sense. People are oh, I got you. 173 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, it makes sense everything the jeans. 174 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,679 Speaker 1: And all his old teammates like, oh yeah, your dad. 175 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 3: Still definitely do you think like when you're talking to him, 176 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 3: is he ever like ah, like this part of his 177 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 3: game maybe translates to your game. 178 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: See, we were pretty different. He was just inside backer. 179 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: He was a real backer, and he was just he 180 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: was fast. I mean that's we're both fast and we're 181 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: both pretty strong. Do so, I mean that translates nice. 182 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 2: I love it. 183 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 3: So I was actually looking at some different parts of 184 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 3: your life story and some of Sometimes a segment that 185 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 3: we do on this podcast is a segment of kind 186 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 3: of like it's. 187 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 2: Called explain yourself. 188 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 3: Okay, so this segment of explain yourself, Jalen Walker, you 189 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 3: don't I need to know if this is true or not. 190 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 3: Explain yourself. I've seen that you played the tin man 191 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 3: in the Wizard of Oz production of your middle school. 192 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: This is correct, This is correct. 193 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 2: How tell me? Tell me all of the things about this. 194 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: So I have a musical background, yes, and my family 195 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: is my family sings great singers. And then of course 196 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: I got that gene as well. And I've been singing 197 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: since I was younger. Sang it mier league baseball game, 198 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: college basketball, college football games, like it was fun. 199 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 2: Were you in your church's choir? 200 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: I was, actually I was in a group of one 201 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: hundred men choir as well. And yeah, I just I 202 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: grew up singing and being around my aunts and watching 203 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: them sing like it was just in me. And of course, 204 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: like the middle school play, like of course I wanted 205 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: to beat the ten man and I did that role. 206 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: And of course, like I knew this was coming because 207 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: all of yesterday, like I'm getting tested, like congratulations. And 208 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: then there's like my teammates like, bro, you played the 209 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: ten man, you were the ten man. 210 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 2: I'm like, no, it came out. 211 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: But I mean I embraced it. I enjoyed it. It 212 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:55,439 Speaker 1: was great. 213 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 2: Good memories, though, good memories do you have? Can you 214 00:09:58,880 --> 00:09:59,839 Speaker 2: give me a line. 215 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 1: If I only had a heart, Yeah, that's the main. 216 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 2: Line, and you say it over and over and over again. 217 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: That is my line, and then I want to throw 218 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: this out. My brother was actually one. 219 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 2: Of the Was he a chipmunk or not a chipmunk? 220 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: Were they the monkeys or the three. 221 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 2: Candy Oh, the Lollipop Guild boom? 222 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: He was part of the Yeah we Yeah, he was 223 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: one of them. Know that I got it out there now, 224 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 1: and I'm not the only one that has a theater 225 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 1: background as well. So I'm just putting that out there 226 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: so if anybody wants to, you know, throw some shade. 227 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: You know. My brother was in as well. 228 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 3: The being in the Lollipop Guilt versus being the ten Men. Yeah, 229 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 3: very different, night and day, night and day. 230 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 2: No, that's so good. So that was a that that 231 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 2: just made me live. I love that so much. Do 232 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 2: you think that. 233 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 3: As someone who was also in? I was in a 234 00:10:56,000 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 3: girls choir. Singing was a big part of my background 235 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 3: as well my life. What is about music that you 236 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 3: just vibe with? Like? 237 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 2: What about it? Is it? I honestly think it's like 238 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 2: an innate thing that you have in you. 239 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:13,079 Speaker 1: It's refreshing, Like it's something that you can do all 240 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 1: the time. You can do anything. You could listen to 241 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 1: music and do anything. You could walk, listen to music, 242 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,439 Speaker 1: you could talk, listen to music, ride in your car, 243 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: you can do everything. Listen to music and it's just 244 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: refreshing and just two different genres and like it goes 245 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,719 Speaker 1: by your moves and you got your different artists. It's 246 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: like what you prefer, but like you get a different 247 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: taste from everyone. 248 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 3: Do you have a favorite performance that you've ever done? 249 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:41,319 Speaker 2: Because I know a lot of national anthems. 250 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 1: Correct, right, Okay, My favorite national anthem i've sang was 251 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: in middle school. It's talent show. Yes, But I have 252 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: a favorite performance in the hundred men Choir when I 253 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: was younger, I was singing a song that my aunt 254 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,080 Speaker 1: who passed away, that was her song that was like 255 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: her her main song that she sang, and it was like, 256 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: let me sing it and it turned out pretty good. 257 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: It was it was pretty nice. 258 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 2: Brought the house down, I'm sure. 259 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: Definitely, Yeah, definitely. 260 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 2: Oh I love that. That's so sweet. 261 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:15,559 Speaker 3: So I also know that so singing. But I think 262 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 3: your voice is perfect for podcasting. And I say that 263 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,679 Speaker 3: because I actually saw your SEC commercial that played all 264 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 3: the time that you did the voiceover for. Please tell 265 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 3: me how you got asked to do that, Like how 266 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 3: did that feel about? 267 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: So I was on the SEC Lucia Council board and 268 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: then sitting there knowing their staff and things like that, 269 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 1: and of course, one day my guy John Sullen hits 270 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: me up. He's like, hey, man, like I want you 271 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: to just try it, and he sent me the audition 272 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: and it happened. And then I was sitting there saying 273 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: the voiceover for it just means more for the for 274 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: the game, and it came on like for the game 275 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: during the game, like I'm sitting there. I remember was 276 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 1: at my sophomore year. I think it was my sophomore year. 277 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: We were in Auburn and I'm walking out and it's 278 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 1: like you heard your voice. I heard my voice. I'm 279 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: like whoa. And I've seen everything, like dang, that's pretty cool. 280 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:16,199 Speaker 1: And like watching like games. I think we have like 281 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: a noon kit one day and like it was like 282 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 1: an SC game in the night and I'm just watching it. Boom, 283 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: it just means more pops up again. I'm like, man, 284 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: that's pretty cool. And then the year after that I 285 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:27,199 Speaker 1: get to do I have an opportunity do the second one. 286 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: Pretty cool, and then it's been it's been going from there, 287 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: like I've had some more. I recently did a hype 288 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 1: video for Chick fil A for their convention for announcing 289 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: Coach Smart as a speaker. So it's been a it's 290 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: been a little side gig and I enjoy it, like 291 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: I actually find some entertainment and passion for it. 292 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 3: Okay, can you give me your best Let's see, I 293 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 3: want to give you like a line that well, can 294 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 3: you do like I'm Jalen Walker and you're listening to 295 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 3: the Atlanta Falcons podcast network. 296 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: Okay, what's like though? 297 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 3: Okay, I think maybe let's do something powerful. Let's really 298 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 3: get in there. I'm Jeen Walker, yes, and you're listening 299 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 3: to the Atlanta Falcons podcast Network. 300 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: I'm Jaalen Walker and you're listening to the Atlanta Falcons podcast. 301 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: There you go. 302 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 2: We're gonna click that for sure. Yeah. I like it. 303 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 3: It's gonna lead every single five. This is gonna be 304 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 3: like a button that I press. 305 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: I'm a jail Walker. You're listening and listen to Atlanta 306 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: Falcons podcast. 307 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, Oh, I love it. 308 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 3: Okay, So we need to wrap up because you have 309 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 3: you need to go meet with coaches, you need to 310 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 3: go have some talks like all those things. You got 311 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 3: to get back to your family. I know they're running 312 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 3: around here too, somewhere. But before I let you go, 313 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 3: I have to do this one final game with you 314 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 3: that I do with every player. It's how we end 315 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 3: every show. It's a rapid fire question. So question number one, 316 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 3: are you ready ready? What is your favorite play of 317 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 3: your career? And this can be little league, it can 318 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 3: be high school, it can be college. 319 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: I think is actually the first is out of the 320 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: first game at Clemson. We're playing the Bens and I 321 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 1: had set the age, dude, what's holding me? And then 322 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: I still made a tackle and then like I completely 323 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: like lost my mind, like I just blacked out. I 324 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: black out playing, but like at that point, like I 325 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: completely don't remember doing nothing. I was sitting there watching 326 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: the play. At afterwards, I'm like, that was pretty cool. 327 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: So that's yeah, that's probably one my favorite one. 328 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 2: That's a good one. That's a good like welcome to 329 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 2: Georgia football moment. 330 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: Let's go yeah, like this is the first game of 331 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: the year, Like this is how the season is gonna be. 332 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 3: M M. We're setting the tone, setting the tone, and 333 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 3: early I think I was actually at that game. 334 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: Man. Yeah, that's pretty hard. 335 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 3: Yeah. 336 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 2: So okay, that's question number one. 337 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 3: Question number two, who is your favorite athlete regardless of sport? 338 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 2: I let Lebron, of course you have to like Lebron. 339 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: Lebron James. 340 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 3: It's Lebron James A good one. Okay, what is this 341 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 3: one's my favorite? 342 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 2: What is your favorite? 343 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 3: Kirbysm So something that Kirby's small aren't says on repeat 344 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 3: that is ingrained in your brain. 345 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: If I said the things that he said, I don't know. 346 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: I don't know if I can say these things. But 347 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: he has some great lines. He is if you listen 348 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: to coach smart speak, it's like it's always like it's 349 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 1: like a statement. It's never like he's saying anything. It's 350 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: like statement like and it's like headline. Every anything he 351 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: says is gonna it's gonna work. But I don't really 352 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: have a main line that I can say. But I 353 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: got some some some comments in my head that he says. 354 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: It's like it'll never leave and they're so hilarious, Like 355 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: it's just something that is something about that man right there. 356 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: He's he's a great coach, he's a great person. 357 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 3: He is my favorite one and I'm not gonna say 358 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 3: the middle part of it, but I want to eat 359 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 3: everybody knows. 360 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: I want you to. 361 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, most definitely that's my personal favorite. And honestly, I 362 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 3: think I need to make it my ring tone so 363 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 3: that like I wake up to it and. 364 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: You're just like, let's go, let's go, let's attack the day. 365 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 2: Good one. That's a good one. Okay, last one? 366 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: What is? 367 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 2: Oh? No, second last one? 368 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 3: What is your favorite movie and or TV that you're 369 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:16,679 Speaker 3: currently watching that you would recommend to the people. 370 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: Right, I'm not a big TV watcher, don't have time, 371 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: not really busy man. Yeah, not early but my favorite 372 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 1: movie all time movie kind of You're like, what, it's 373 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 1: the Color Purple. 374 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 2: Great movie, though, great movie, great movie. 375 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 1: I can watch that movie one hundred times? Is it? 376 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:38,959 Speaker 2: Uh? Is Cynthia Arivo in it? 377 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: Not that? Not the original one? Not the new one 378 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: was good as well, right, but the og og one 379 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,400 Speaker 1: I could sit there and I'm like, it never gets old. 380 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 2: Okay, I love dot No. I think it's Halle Halle 381 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 2: Berry is one of the Yeah. 382 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, Bailey Bailey, she's in the first she's in the 383 00:17:57,800 --> 00:17:58,159 Speaker 1: second one. 384 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. Okay, Okay, I'm I'm on track. Ye, 385 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:01,439 Speaker 2: I love it. 386 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 3: People go watch go watch the old one and the 387 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 3: new one. All right, last question and then I'll get 388 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 3: you out of here. If you could have a superpower, 389 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 3: what superpower would you have? 390 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: And hmmm, I mean I want something that I don't 391 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:18,360 Speaker 1: think I have. I think i'm pretty strong. I think 392 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: I can't run pretty you know, telepathy? 393 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 2: With the telepathy, would you yes. 394 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: The quarterback the place? Yes, I'm going to be there. 395 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:34,479 Speaker 1: How did you know? I don't know. I don't know 396 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: because what I know now, and most definitely I would. 397 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: I would use my advantage. Of course. 398 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 2: Could you be able to turn it off and turn 399 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 2: it on? 400 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: Yeah? Because sometimes you know, it can get it can 401 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 1: get kind of crazy, right, Sometimes I just don't want to. 402 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 3: But I wouldn't want to know what people think, most definitely, 403 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 3: like I would be too scared. 404 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: But if I'm curious, ibody, I wonder what that person's thinking. 405 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:55,679 Speaker 1: You know, turn it on. Un let's go. 406 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 2: It would work out well for you in your career. 407 00:18:59,080 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 2: It would be good. 408 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,439 Speaker 3: Okay, Well, this has been so much fun. Thank you 409 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 3: so much for sitting down and chatting with me, telling stories. 410 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 3: I have thoroughly enjoyed this, and I am so excited 411 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 3: to officially welcome you to Atlanta and thank you. 412 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: I appreciate it.