André King

Husband, Father, Brother, 'Cane, Brown, EV enthusiast; Saved by God's Grace living a purpose driven existence!!

[The Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox]

Tom Brady reveals the overlooked reason practice squad players never succeed in the NFL

It’s not a lack of talent.

Brady watched it happen for 20 years. The pattern was undeniable.

As soon as a practice squad player got promoted and had to perform under real pressure, they crumbled. It took years for Brady to understand why.

“There’s 53 guys on the active roster and there’s now 15 guys on the practice squad. So there’s 68 players. But those practice squad players are important because if anybody on the active roster gets hurt, they can get elevated to the squad.”

“These scout team receivers would come in and practice with the scout team and they do really well. And I’d be watching. I’m like, ‘Man, we got to get that guy. Let’s get him up on offense. He’s making a lot of plays.’”

“Then all of a sudden, we’re like, ‘Hey man, you’re doing really well. You got to come over here and deal with the pressure of succeeding now that you have expectation.’”

“And these guys are like, they weren’t prepared for it. So whatever we saw in practice against where there was not a lot of pressure, now when they’re put in a situation where there’s an expectation for performance, they’ve never had to personally deal with that and then they fail.”

“And then what I realized was a lot of guys on those practice squads, they don’t want to be elevated to the roster.”

“They’re very happy living this life where they could tell their family and friends, which I have no problem with that. But the reality is a lot of guys don’t want the pressure of dealing with top.”

Twenty years in the league and seven Super Bowl rings later, Brady learned that talent wasn’t the hardest thing to find.

It was people who actually wanted the pressure that comes with being great.

[Ed Reed Foundation @EDREED501C3]

From supporting student-athletes and awarding scholarships, to hosting Fitness Day activities and helping provide fresh food resources to families, we continued creating opportunities to educate, empower, and uplift our community.

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[André King @kingdaddy84]

I see a @LCALionsXCTF @LCALionsSports up there. Go Lions!🦁

[GIAA @giaasports]

Pt. 4 - Girls State Champions for Day 2 of the 2026 GIAA State Track Meet 🏆 Presented by The Beck Center

Congratulations to all of our winners and teams on great competition today! 🏃‍♀️

#GIAA #GIAASports #GIAATrack #StateChampionship #GeorgiaIndependentAthleticAssociation

[LCA Athletics @LCALionsSports]

🚨 STATE CHAMPIONS 🚨

The LCA Lady Lions 4x100 M relay team made up of 8th grader, Jaelyn Hutchins, and seniors, Kayden Murphy, Tatyanna Washington, and Savannah Acree just broke the LCA school record and are bringing home the GIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!

Way to go, Lady Lions!

[André King @kingdaddy84]

Hello Mr. @BradNitzWSB - Quick
question, how’s the rain going
to impact the Easter Sunrise Service @StoneMtnPark tomorrow morning? I’m trying to decide if we should still attend, but would rather not sit in the rain. #Decisions 🤔. Thanks!

[LCA Athletics @LCALionsSports]

🚨 SIGNING ALERT 🚨

Join us Wednesday, February 4th at 3:45 PM in The Den as we celebrate Madison Husband and her commitment to play collegiate volleyball at Georgia College and State University!

Madison, we cannot wait to celebrate you!

[Ed Reed Foundation @EDREED501C3]

Parquet Park - A public park in Ed’s hometown, St. Rose, Louisiana. 🛝

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[André King @kingdaddy84]

Hey Mr. @BradNitzWSB things are starting to become a winter wonderland here in Covington! #GaSnow ❄️❄️ #Snowday

[André King @kingdaddy84]

@DrewButler Hey my guy, Hope all is well! I sent you an email to your punt and pass website. I left my contact information there. Hit me back when you have a chance. I have some questions regarding kicking. I’m trying to help a couple players. Thanks my man!👊🏽

[Brendan Koerner @brendan_koerner]

FINAL:

GWA - 71
LCA - 65

After Cyrus’s big-time shot to tie the game in regulation, Lady Bulldogs’ Kennedie Cooper stole the show with 13 consecutive points by herself to end overtime.

GWA moves to 14-1 on the year while LCA drops to 14-6.

[André King @kingdaddy84]

@_CoachSnowden Pre-snap read to see 2 sink, look that way then stinking drive the ball to 10 on the pocket dig.
#GotGreedy

[André King @kingdaddy84]

@GrantSpeaks1 I agree with @davidpollack47 With until next spring’s @NFL draft.

[André King @kingdaddy84]

Hey @PatBoyle44 I believe you owe the @ChicagoBears some love for counting them out w/ your picks last week—and double down w/ the walk-off TD throw & catch as your #TripleP #AnyGivenSunday #WhyWePlayTheGame

[Adam Lichtenstein @ABLichtenstein]

If you're not enraptured by the #narrative the Ohio State-Miami Cotton Bowl has going for it, I think you might be a psychopath.

[Nic Snowden, Ed.S @_CoachSnowden]

Proud of all of our guys who competed in the @TheFCATeam AllStar Game today! West Side won 35-14! Great job guys! @reinhart2026 @WayneJBlake @gerald_phipps1 @Deontaesaville @wallace_jamari @Brelon_Martin @LHSFBRecruits

[André King @kingdaddy84]

@BradNitzWSB So…fog, freezing cold, what kind of weather pattern is this? It should just go ahead and snow! ❄️ #LifeInGa Go Lions 🦁 @LCA_Lions

[André King @kingdaddy84]

@putemupcdukes - Re: Falcons woes—KOR, not on coaching (unless they are not teaching guys how to get off blocks), 7 fumbles,(he’s human) not coaching. And 8 is a good player, when he’s featured and utilize the TE with play design & play calling(that is coaching) 8 can play!

[André King @kingdaddy84]

@BradNitzWSB @LCALionsSports @wsbtv Yep! I have that one already.
LET IT SNOW❄️❄️❄️❄️ …after our games! #SN🏀W

[André King @kingdaddy84]

Hello Mr. @BradNitzWSB —so is this real? We have a big Family Nite Luau 🌸 planned here @LCALionsSports on Friday. Are we for real going to get snow ❄️?

[André King @kingdaddy84]

@BradNitzWSB @LCALionsSports Hahahaha😂! Well that’s what I get for “phoning a friend”. I need to just tap into the @wsbtv weather lab! Carry on! …So no ❄️❄️ then?