Jake Locker, Former Tennessee Titans QB
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2019
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Episode 405
Jake Locker is a former NFL quarterback. He was selected 8th overall by the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He would go on to play four seasons with the Titans before abruptly retiring from the NFL at the age of 26 in March, 2015.
In college, Jake was a standout quarterback at the University of Washington. He was also a top prospect in baseball, being selected by the Angels in the 40th round of the 2006 MLB Draft.
On this episode of the podcast, we hear Jake's story of faith, how that faith became the most important thing in his life and led him to walking away from his NFL career. We also talk to Jake about his journey through the NFL, the impact his teammate Matt Hasselbeck had on him and the pressures that came with becoming a millionaire, first round pick in 2011.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation. |
| 0:17.5 | Here's your host, Jason Romano. |
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| 1:38.4 | Really excited to have Jake Locker join us here on Sports Spectrum. |
| 1:43.0 | Jake was the former Tennessee Titans quarterback |
| 1:45.4 | from 2011 to 2014. He was selected in the first round by the Titans, eighth overall in the 2011 |
| 1:54.1 | NFL draft. He was also, ironically, selected in the 40th round of the 2006 MLB draft by the Angels. |
| 2:03.8 | So Jake was not only a great football player, he was a pretty good baseball player too. |
| 2:08.7 | He decided to forego baseball and play football going to college at the University of Washington, |
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