Former #7 Overall Pick Darrius Heyward-Bey on Crushing the Combine, Al Davis Draft Shocker, Misconceptions
3 and Out with John Middlekauff
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.9 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2021
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, John sits down with 2009 #7 overall pick Darrius Heyward-Bey looks back at his college recruitment, why he chose Maryland, deciding to turn pro, inside the agent selection process, his life-changing NFL combine performance, why he thinks he could have run faster than his 4.30 40, the draft day surprise of getting picked #7 by the Raiders, meeting Al Davis, the chaos at the time in Oakland, why it was important for him to become a key role player with the Steelers.
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| 0:00.0 | What is going on everybody? |
| 0:12.4 | So, re-in-out podcast, appreciate everyone coming and listening. |
| 0:17.9 | I'm recording this Thursday afternoon. |
| 0:21.0 | Officially, it's actually 420 as I'm talking into the mic. |
| 0:25.4 | A little less than seven official days until the start of the draft next week can't wait. |
| 0:30.9 | Have a big show. |
| 0:32.7 | Darius Hayward Bay, DHB, the number seven overall pick back in 2009 to the Oakland |
| 0:40.6 | Raiders, went on to have a decade-long career played for the Steelers and won Mike Tom |
| 0:45.2 | and Arothas Burger and AB for years, played with Andrew Luck and the Colts. |
| 0:49.6 | Having DHB on to talk about, you know, he ran 430 at the combine. |
| 0:54.4 | There's a short list of guys that run that fast, how that changes life, the draft process. |
| 1:00.7 | Just a unique interview, a guy that doesn't do much talking. |
| 1:03.1 | I actually ran into him at the combine a couple years ago and we've stayed in touch a |
| 1:08.6 | little bit and I texted him a couple weeks ago and I'm glad he was awesome. |
| 1:12.9 | He agreed to do this. |
| 1:13.9 | Need to get dinner with him once there's corona in here where I live. |
| 1:17.7 | But I'm excited, excited for this interview and yeah, everyone that lists on Collins |
| 1:23.2 | Feed if you could subscribe to the Three-in-Out podcast separately. |
| 1:26.8 | Also leave your review on the Three-in-Out. |
| 1:29.1 | I greatly appreciate everyone that has and yeah, hopefully you guys have a good weekend |
| 1:34.2 | and you enjoy the interview. |
| 1:35.8 | Well, I'd like to welcome a special guest, a Bayerian native. |
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