Now that I’ve I’ve like taken on this role as a running back and and you know being featuring some stuff and everything like that and and you know doing all this stuff that I did this past season yeah I had um bro it’s crazy like I’ve had people come up to me in
The league that I don’t even know who like I I I know of them right I played played against them or like I know like you know certain running backs and everything like that but like people have come up to me and been like man thank you bro like you’ve been like
You’re a great talent like you’ve been awesome to watch you had a hell of a year blah blah blah and I’m like I’m sitting back and I’m like that’s how I feel about you like I feel like you like you a young Bo bro like I had a
Conversation when I was at uh the Pro Bowl um I never met Derrick Henry like we probably I probably have talked to him like twice after games like you know just just you know like hey bro like man you had a good game today blah blah blah
Right just chop it up after the game when you meet center field and man it it was crazy like he was like Raheem like bro you you killed it this year yeah we got to know each other and like we started talking and this was like during like the pro like the flag
Football game yeah yeah and he he had no idea I was from Florida as soon as he heard like I was like yeah I’m from Daytona and he was like wait you from Florida I was like yeah you went the ulie I know I know you like I know you
Yeah I know I know you you broke the records and all that stuff Smith High School record bro yeah I know who you are fam like you and the Yuli and he was like wait you from Daytona I’m like yeah he’s like oh snap my Florida boy bro I
Was but it was just cool cuz like he he like congratulated me on a great season I’m like bro this is like bro you’re Derek Henry like I think not not to say like like I’m riding him or anything like it was just like I respect him that
Humbleness of like hey I’m not I mean I did what I did but I’m still just a normal kind of yeah and that’s and that’s how he felt too like he’s like bro yeah I’m me I’m just chilling like that’s how I took the attitude like and it was cool
Just to see like not only him but like everybody else at the Pro Bowl too right like you get the opportunity to meet so many different guys like Keenan Allen funniest dude ever bro like he’s so chill like I was I was chopping it up
With him and then he was in Vegas for the Super Bowl man we were staying at Arya and I’m walking through the casino I see this fool playing Blackjack I’m like what’s up bro just da like he what’s up bro I was like oh that’s
Pretty cool you know it is man it’s uh it’s cool when you see like other successful guys in the league right and and they recognize your play they recognize who you are they recognize your number they recognize your name and everything and they they they give you
Your props they’re like so happy about cuz it’s not it’s not like that’s all you play for but it is it’s always nice to you know feel like you get kind of recognized by your peers for the work the like the what you do you done cuz
Like you know everybody says that about you like for real people come up and they’re like hey how’s Beth doing over there man he a great special teams I’m like bro that’s my dog like so there’s people that’s always watching bro like and and and it’s even more satisfying
When you it’s you know players that know who you are um I mean I even met uh jome Bettis oh ni I was cuz me and him have the same marketing uh agency right and so I’m I went up to busting I’m like hey jome I’m rahem moster bro his eyes like
Just shot up like it was like whoa bro you had a great season I’m like thanks I appreciate it man he’s I love watching your game bro you know what’s so crazy I thought Jerome Bettis was like 62 right bro he got to be like 5’9 like he has to
Be like and I’m sitting I’m like bro you really was breaking through tackles bro like they call you bus like the bus I was like bro that’s crazy easy but no it’s just cool just meeting everybody and getting to know guys you know outside of football um and and also like
What they’re doing off the field right I think that that’s important too cuz everybody can can uh match the same energy and be successful off the field just as much as they are on cuz I mean at the end of the day no matter how long we play
Football it’s not going to be as long as we don’t play football right so yeah it’s a Brotherhood too it’s a it’s a Brotherhood that everybody really respects you know when you when you play for that that organization or that team yeah you playing for them but you’re
Also playing for your brothers alongside you too and I think that that’s of a key a key thing that needs to be you know brought up in in meetings and in everything that we do cuz we are all A brotherhood and it’s a fraternity for
Sure cuz we all like we all um we all affect each other like how one guy plays like usually you see most teams you see like teams who do really good they always got a lot of pro bowlers yeah it’s like yeah if the team doing good
Even guys who like might not have been the best at their position but they got they got they’re on the ballot they’re going to make it just cuz yeah we’re all we’re all doing good when when one person eat we all eat so heck yeah
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