Red Bull And The Blueprint: Jaycee Horn's Rise To The NFL
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2021
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
The Carolina Panthers turned some heads in the 2021 NFL Draft by selecting cornerback Jaycee Horn eighth overall, when Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields was among the players still available. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s Joe Person to look at why the Panthers made Horn their choice, and how he was groomed for success by his dad — former New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl wide receiver Joe Horn — through a combination of grit, competitiveness, Red Bull and an unconventional approach to youth sports.
Read Joe Person’s full story about Jaycee and Joe Horn: https://theathletic.com/2569369/2021/05/06/red-bull-games-in-the-hood-and-a-fathers-touch-how-jaycee-horn-became-panthers-top-dog/?source=theleadpodcaast
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| 0:46.0 | With the 8th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panther select JC Horn, |
| 1:01.0 | deep into back South Carolina. |
| 1:06.0 | Mel Kipro, I'm looking at a look of absolute shock on your face. Why are we so surprised? |
| 1:13.0 | When the Carolina Panther selected JC Horn at this year's NFL Draft, a lot of people were surprised. |
| 1:18.0 | But one person who was not surprised was his father, former New Orleans St. St. Starr, Joe Horn. |
| 1:24.0 | Joe Horn is perhaps best known for his iconic touchdown celebration back in 2003, |
| 1:30.0 | when he pulled a cell phone out from the pad around the uprights and pretended to make a call. |
| 1:44.0 | Today, the athletic Joe person on how the bombastic Joe Horn groomed his son JC for football success |
| 1:51.0 | through a combination of grit, competitiveness, and an unusual approach to youth sports. |
| 1:57.0 | Joe Horn would purposely get him to the gym with about two or three minutes to spare, |
| 2:03.0 | because he just kind of wanted to test him. |
| 2:06.0 | Like, okay, go. You're not stretching. You're going to take a sip of my red bowl, |
| 2:10.0 | and you're going to go play hoops for the next hour and test yourself. |
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