Tra Battle - Former Georgia defensive back shares powerful story of redemption and mental health
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4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Tra Battle is a former NFL defensive back, who spent time with the Chargers, Cowboys, Lions and Browns. In college, he played under head coach Mark Richt at the University of Georgia. His signature game occurred in 2006, when his Bulldogs beat No. 5 ranked Auburn and Battle had 3 interceptions including a pick-six.
In 2013, Tra Battle reached rock bottom mentally and contemplated ending his life.
Today on the podcast, Tra Battle shares his powerful story of how his coach Mark Richt saved him from a dark moment in his life and how that experience transformed his perspective on life and faith. Trey emphasizes the importance of community and hearing God's voice in his life.
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| 1:32.8 | All right. Today on the show, we have Trey Battle. |
| 1:35.6 | Trey was a defensive back with the Georgia Bulldogs and a little bit with the NFL with a few |
| 1:41.9 | teams there. |
| 1:43.0 | And Trey is one of those guys who, man, I'm just so glad he shares his story today |
| 1:47.9 | because he's a guy that's working through, has worked through a lot, almost ended it all. |
| 1:53.9 | And then God redeemed him, God restored him. |
| 1:56.7 | And here he is today on Sports Spectrum to share his story. |
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