Reed Blankenship

Appreciate it. Appreciate it.

You know, it's just like a small town, you know, everybody know everybody, you know, playing football in the church yard and stuff like that. So maybe it was a great, you know, a great experience. I feel like I learned a lot, you know, from being from a small town. So, I mean, it was good growing up, I'll say. Did you play football your whole life?

You know, it's just like a small town, you know, everybody know everybody, you know, playing football in the church yard and stuff like that. So maybe it was a great, you know, a great experience. I feel like I learned a lot, you know, from being from a small town. So, I mean, it was good growing up, I'll say. Did you play football your whole life?

You know, it's just like a small town, you know, everybody know everybody, you know, playing football in the church yard and stuff like that. So maybe it was a great, you know, a great experience. I feel like I learned a lot, you know, from being from a small town. So, I mean, it was good growing up, I'll say. Did you play football your whole life?

Yeah, I started playing football when I was, like, six or seven. You know, my dad introduced me to football. I used to watch football with my mom, you know, as a kid and stuff like that. So, yeah, I started playing when I was, like, five or six.

Yeah, I started playing football when I was, like, six or seven. You know, my dad introduced me to football. I used to watch football with my mom, you know, as a kid and stuff like that. So, yeah, I started playing when I was, like, five or six.

Yeah, I started playing football when I was, like, six or seven. You know, my dad introduced me to football. I used to watch football with my mom, you know, as a kid and stuff like that. So, yeah, I started playing when I was, like, five or six.

What would you call that? Was this Pop Warner?

What would you call that? Was this Pop Warner?

What would you call that? Was this Pop Warner?

First it was WYA, then Pop Warner.

First it was WYA, then Pop Warner.

First it was WYA, then Pop Warner.

Yeah, so when I was younger, I used to watch, like, all the football games with my mom and stuff like that. She a big football fan, so she always watching games and stuff like that. So, yeah, she kind of, like, kind of put that in my head for me to, like, you know, want to play at this level.

Yeah, so when I was younger, I used to watch, like, all the football games with my mom and stuff like that. She a big football fan, so she always watching games and stuff like that. So, yeah, she kind of, like, kind of put that in my head for me to, like, you know, want to play at this level.

Yeah, so when I was younger, I used to watch, like, all the football games with my mom and stuff like that. She a big football fan, so she always watching games and stuff like that. So, yeah, she kind of, like, kind of put that in my head for me to, like, you know, want to play at this level.

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You know, it was always a dream, but, you know, coming from that small town, you know, like, not too many people made it for real, you know, especially not in football. You know, I think we had, like, one in baseball, one in basketball, but, like, probably in college, you know.