Ike Taylor
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
He wound up being a seventh round draft pick of safety to Minnesota.
But everybody was coming to see Charles Tillman, a.k.a.
Peanut.
I knew Peanut was going to be a high run draft pick.
So I just, I said, you know what, let me just change to the other side.
So I wind up changing to the other side.
And the rest was history after that.
No, that's love.
So how long did you get to play with Peanut?
I only played with him for 12 games.
12 games?
That's it?
So basically, because I'm going through this with my son, so basically what I be trying to tell these kids, like, the NFL ain't looking at y'all freshman and junior year.
I said, if y'all just look at the big picture and the grand scheme of things, like...
I know y'all want to get on the field in college as a freshman, as a sophomore, but if you're trying to get to that next level, just look at it like this.
You're putting a lot of miles on your body.
The more miles you put on your body, the less time you'll have, the less mileage you'll have going into the NFL.
All you really need is a year and a half.
This is what I be trying to tell these young kids when it comes down to kids who want to be drafted and want to play in college right away.
The more tape you put