Brand new Falcons defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen joins Scott Bair and Tori McElhaney to discuss how he got into coaching after a productive football career at USC, detailing a journey that has led him to Atlanta and his first opportunity to call plays at the professional level. Nielsen takes fans back to the beginning, when he was a three-sport star in Southern California, with an untold story about how he committed to USC, and how he eventually decided football was his passion. Nielsen gives credit to his mentors who help him along the way, as he worked his way up the coaching ranks and eventually ended up in Atlanta. 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Benefits of being multi-sport athlete 01:43 - Being recruited by USC 04:40 - Football without passion is not worth playing 05:47 - Moment football became career goal 07:23 - Lessons from coaching start 08:45 - The value of relationships 10:12 - Cameron Jordan & Ed Orgeron friendships 13:18 - Ryan Nielsen’s coaching philosophy 15:13 - Rapid Fire QuestionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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