WUW 193 | Dom Dafney

Washed Up Walkons

Tyler Kluver

Sports, College Football, Ncaa Team, Nfl Draft, Big Ten, Athletes, Hawkeyes, Iowa

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Dom's name started blowing up the internet in Week 17 of the NFL season this past year. A few short months after the Packers signed him to their practice squad in October, Dom found himself wide open, with a ball thrown by Aaron Rodgers coming his way. A few seconds later he was celebrating his first NFL touchdown, on his 2nd NFL catch, after one of the most unlikely paths into the League. Dom talks about that process, one that saw multiple college stops along the way, and one that was never easy but for him was the "only option". One of those collegiate pitstops was Iowa City, where Dom was a Hawkeye for more than 2 years. He talks about what he learned playing for Iowa and how it helped prepare him for the NFL. We also discuss staying in shape during COVID lockdown, gaining weight and switching positions, what his approach to diet is as a pro athlete, and what it felt like to sign his first contract.Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/joinLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:07.2	Celebrate responsibly, Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado. On today's episode 193 of the show, we have Green Bay Packer Dom Daphne.
1:17.0	Dom graduated from West Des Moines Valley in 2015, and six short years later found himself in the end zone with a touchdown pass from Aaron
1:24.8	Rogers. But the journey there, one that saw a few years as a Hawkeye was everything but easy.
1:30.1	We hope you enjoy listening to Don tell his story. Let's go. Let's go. Oh, Welcome back to Wessel Block on Fans, episode 193 of the podcast. And today we're
2:09.8	back with another former teammate and as I've been thinking about it more I do believe the single most tremendous and unlikely sports story personal story that I've ever heard. A guy that was always a great
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