Episode 1 ๐๏ธ๐ฆ
The W&W Podcast is officially here. Kicking things off with Host Will Washington, Head Coach Ed Warinner, and Coach Mark Rhea our Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator!
#NoLimits
Welcome to the family, Coach Don Turner!
Coach Turner played linebacker at Avila University, where he was part of championship teams in 2020 and 2022. Now returning to the program on the coaching staff, he serves as a defensive assistant, bringing valuable firsthand experience.
30 years ago I started a journey. Not one scholarship offer. The reason? I was deemed too slow.
That day I DECIDED nothing would stop me. I found my trainer Jay Schroeder and started an unorthodox training program that tested me physically, emotionally, and psychologically to level I could have never imagined. I lived by the mantra that:
Your will to PREPARE for success had to be far greater than your desire for success.
I went all in, committed my heart and soul, and 5 years later - 25 years ago - I had my chance to show the NFL how far Iโd come.
Here the video from my pro day:
40 YD - 4.37
Short Shuttle - 3.83
3 Cone - 6.37
Long Shuttle - 10.77
Pedal Flip - 4.11
I also benched 225 lbs 31x , vertical jumped 39.5", broad jumped 10'10"
I literally transformed myself from a nobody to one of the best in the world in 5 years.
I post this not to brag but as a reminder. BELIEF is powerful. Don't ever allow or entertain anybody's judgment or narrative about you, even for a microsecond. DOUBLE DOWN on yourself and always put it all on your shoulders. Have immense GRATITUDE for what God has put in front of you.
Looking back, Iโm grateful I didnโt earn a scholarship, that I had to walk on, that I had to fight and sacrifice to a level I never thought possible... To BELIEVE in myself so deeply that nothing could ever stop me.
I have immense pride in that journey... More than in any NFL accolade. It represents defying the impossible and forms the foundation for everything I do in life today. My only regret? Back then, I thought it was all me. It wasn't. Better late than never: all glory to God
#AlBundy #GloryDays #Resilience #NeverQuit #NFLCombine