Gresh & Fauria: Jalen Reaagor on how he found his love for football again
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00:00When I was in Philly, Deshaun Jackson and Alshon Jeffrey, they mentored me a lot.
00:04Cuz they told me, if you don't perform well, which it doesn't happen for
00:08everybody, it's a lot that comes with it.
00:10And you just gotta stay the course, keep doing what you're doing.
00:12And these guys, man, it's a lot of vets that I had with me.
00:19And I credit my receiver coaches that I had in the past, and
00:23everybody just kept me going.
00:24Cuz at one point in time, I didn't even wanna play football anymore.
00:26So it was just like I had to get back to having fun.
00:29And now I'm having fun, and just about being a kid again.
00:32How did you find the fun in football again?
00:36Coming in, it's like you learn it's a business.
00:39It's different from college, and it's a lot more demands.
00:44And this is a production business.
00:47So if you're not producing, they're gonna find somebody to produce.
00:49And when I found myself, once I got waived in Minnesota, it was like, man,
00:54I would have never thought that happened.
00:56Cuz I didn't have any adversity until I got to the NFL.
00:58So it was just like, I was due for some adversity.
01:01And I feel like it built my character because of how I handled it.
01:04And I feel like I'm on my way up, my best years ahead of me.