Taysom Hill: Trusting in the Hand of God

All In

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Taysom Hill has been called a “Swiss Army knife” because of his ability to play many positions on the football field. And, while he has taken each of these positions seriously, when injuries have kept him from being able to suit up, Hill knows that his identity does not begin and end with playing football. On this week’s episode, Hill shares with us insight into his life as a football player but also as a son, a husband, a father, a brother, and a disciple of Jesus Christ.

2:27- Nature Vs. Nurture?
9:06- What Makes a Great Coach?
14:37- “Taysom Gets Rocked”
18:57- Approaching the Topic of a Mission in Recruiting
24:10- Meant To Be At BYU
27:26- The Weight of the Job
30:16- #7
34:57- Season-ending Injuries
37:59- Drew Brees
42:23- A Disciple and Dad in the NFL
48:59- Infertility
54:56- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“There’s no part of me that ever questions God’s goodness.”

Source information:
Another great podcast with Taysom Hill- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh_41cOQATE
Taysom on Leading Saints- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Wpdpuuvdg

Transcript

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0:00.0	Last season, New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr said Tassum Hill is the best football player I've ever played with.
0:08.0	He also called Tassum the nicest person in the world.
0:12.0	NFL broadcaster Ross Tucker said of Hill, he's like the perfect football player.
0:17.0	And yet, year after year, it seems, injuries have kept Hill from reaching his full potential.
0:23.6	In college at Brigham Young University, Hill suffered season-ending injury after season-ending
0:28.6	injury. And just this year, he suffered a season-ending ACL injury in a game where he'd taken
0:34.6	snaps at quarterback, running back, tied-end, wide receiver, and fullback.
0:40.2	And yet, Hill says, he knows he's been in the exact position the Lord wanted him to be in all along.
0:47.8	Taysam Hill was born and raised in Pocatello, Idaho, where he played football, basketball, and ran track in high school. Following an impressive
0:55.9	collegiate career, albeit plagued by injury at Brigham Young University, where he played
1:00.8	quarterback, Taysam Hill went undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft, but was eventually signed as
1:08.2	an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers before ultimately
1:12.1	landing a spot on the New Orleans Saints active roster. In eight seasons playing in the NFL, Hill
1:18.9	has made a name for himself in the league with many saying there's never been another player
1:24.0	quite like him.
1:36.2	This is All-In, an LDS Living podcast where we ask the question, what does it really mean to be all-end, the gospel of Jesus Christ?
1:38.3	I'm Morgan Pearson, and I am so honored to have Tayson Hill on the line with me today.
1:43.3	Taysam, welcome. Thanks for me today. Taysam, welcome.
1:46.6	Thanks for having me. Yeah, this is great.
1:55.8	Well, anyone who listens to this show at all knows that I am a sports junkie. I watch way too many sports and care too much about sports, but you have been a bucket list interview for me.
2:01.1	So now that I've marked that one off, I can just sail off into the sunset and be happy.
2:07.7	Well, I don't know about that, but the pressure is on, I guess.
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