Props to Jalen Reeves-Maybin

[WiseOlVol]

ICYMI, Jalen has become the President of the NFLPA. Smart cookie.

New NFLPA president Jalen Reeves-Maybin talks 18-game schedule, banning turf fields

Jalen Reeves-Maybin, the Detroit Lions' special teams standout, was elected NFLPA president after a 2-year stint on the union's executive committee.

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[Hacksaw]

He's into his second year in that post. Pretty cool to see how far he's come.

 

[Vol49er]

Nice! Cool to see JRM in this position. Fun player to watch at UT, played like a heat seeking middle. And glad to see he’s found a team that really values him and his contributions in Detroit. Combined with Grant Williams being the Vice President of the NBA Players Association, lots of VFLs in leadership positions

 

[OrangeMoundTNVol]

Him and Grant Williams serving the position in the NFL & NBA is unreal. Go Vols!!

 

[hbvol1982]

Leadership is a soft skill that the fortunate develop. UT clearly doing something right having both he and Grant Williams chosen by their peers in those positions.

 

[livefaith]

JRM was one of the most underrated players at UT. I think he was playing when AJ Johnson was getting all the attention.

 

[ftsandersvol]

Leadership is a soft skill that the fortunate develop. UT clearly doing something right having both he and Grant Williams chosen by their peers in those positions.

That's the intangible the Browns got when they drafted Sampson.

 

[TNnative]

Him and Grant Williams serving the position in the NFL & NBA is unreal. Go Vols!!

Tobias Harris is rep for Detroit as well.

 

[give_him 6]

His name is also pronounced Jalen Meeves-Raybin according to former Saturday CBS broadcaster Verne Lundquist.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

JRM. He has done pretty well. How did we manage to recruit him, I wonder?

 

[EZE]

Leadership is a soft skill that the fortunate develop. UT clearly doing something right having both he and Grant Williams chosen by their peers in those positions.

And when you look at ZZ and Shack and many others, it is amazing how Barnes consistently develops first-class men. That’s a coach parents should be looking for.

 

[utchs81]

And when you look at ZZ and Shack and many others, it is amazing how Barnes consistently develops first-class men. That’s a coach parents should be looking for.

Not to disagree but I have a feeling that the ground work for developing a good man had already been laid before any college coach became their mentor. Strong family and upbringing is paramount in that endeavor

 

[EZE]

Not to disagree but I have a feeling that the ground work for developing a good man had already been laid before any college coach became their mentor. Strong family and upbringing is paramount in that endeavor

I don’t disagree, but CRB and staff also get kudos for that because they recruit high-quality people.

 

[miket4god]

I don’t disagree, but CRB and staff also get kudos for that because they recruit high-quality people.

It's both. Barnes looks for those qualities in the player's that he recruits and many of the families look for those qualities in the coaches that they choose to allow their son's to play for.

 

[RockyTopTexas]

Guy was a beast… can’t think about him without thinking about AJ tho