From driving a FedEx truck to pro football: Rams rookie CB Cobie Durant shares his incredible story

Rams rookie CB Decobie Durant joins Bryant McFadden to discuss his unique journey to the pros. Cobie shares how he arrived at South Carolina State and why he needed a side job at FedEx to maintain his dreams. He also explains the differences between historically black colleges and universities and D1 programs, how HBCUs can benefit from NIL and beating Deion Sanders and Jackson State in the Celebration Bowl. Durant also speaks about his 2-interception performance vs. Clemson which may have put him on the NFL map. The young corner discusses being around Rams standouts like Sean McVay, Jalen Ramsey and Aaron Donald. What are Cobie's expectations for the season and who does he want to intercept the most? All that and more on this awesome episode! (1:30) South Carolina State/HBCU football (14:30) NFL dreams (18:30) Rams focus If you support the show, please nominate All Things Covered for The People's Choice Podcast Awards in the "Best Black-Hosted Podcast" Category: https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ 'All Things Covered' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Visit the All Things Covered YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/allthingscovered Get 20% off All Things Covered merch at the CBS Sports Store: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/all-things-covered?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=all-things-covered-collection You can listen to All Things Covered on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the All Things Covered podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the All Things Covered podcast." Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AllThingsCoveredPod Follow Pat on Instagram and Twitter Follow BMac on Instagram and Twitter Follow All Things Covered on Instagram and Twitter Produced by: @E_DeBerardinis For more NFL coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices