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Sports Spectrum Podcast

Larry Foote - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Assistant Coach

Sports Spectrum Podcast

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5661 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Larry Foote is currently the linebackers coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. For 13 seasons, he was an NFL player with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals. 

In college, Larry was a 2-time First Team All Big Ten selection and and a First-Team All-American during his time at the University of Michigan.

Larry has been a part of three Super Bowl championship teams, two as a player with the Steelers in 2005 and 2008 and one as a coach with the Buccaneers in 2020. 

On today's podcast, we talk to Larry Foote about the 2020 season, being a Super Bowl champion as a coach, growing up in the inner city of Detroit, how his faith became real to him in college at Michigan and why it is important for him to be the light to those he's around as a coach in the NFL

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If you enjoyed this podcast with Larry, we know you'll love these conversations as well:

- Kent Chevalier, Steelers Chaplain

- Clyde Christensen, Buccaneers QB Coach 

For more stories on sports and faith, check out our website SportsSpectrum.com

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today on Sports Spectrum, our guest is Larry Foote, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

0:05.0

coach. He's now a three-time Super Bowl champion, one as a coach with Tampa, two times

0:11.3

as a player with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Larry Foote is our guest here on Sports Spectrum, where we bring Jesus back into the conversation.

0:29.8

Here's your host, former ESPN producer, Jason Romano.

0:33.7

Hey, guys, welcome to the show.

0:35.0

I am Jason Romano, and this is the Sports Spectrum podcast. Our website is

0:40.2

sportspectrum.com. Make sure you check that out each and every day for articles, devotionals,

0:45.3

podcasts, all available at sportspectrum.com. And then my email address is Jason at sportspectrum.com.

0:52.7

If you'd like to reach me directly, if you got a guest idea, or just want to say hello,

0:56.6

maybe some feedback on today's show with Larry Foote, you can email me, Jason at Sportspectrum.com.

1:03.5

And I'm telling you, this conversation with Larry Foote was fantastic.

1:07.6

He's got a great story growing up in a poverty-stricken area, drug-infested in Detroit, Michigan,

1:14.6

and going on to play college ball at Michigan, going on to win two Super Bowls as an NFL player

1:20.2

with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and now he's been coaching the last few years, and he gets to be a part

1:25.1

of a championship team with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as

1:28.7

their linebackers coach. This is a awesome conversation. You're going to love hearing about it.

1:33.1

Before we get to Larry, want to say thanks to our partners and sponsors today, Convoy of Hope.

1:39.4

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socks, shoes, clothing, school supplies, hygiene kits, and much more things you and I might take for

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