Caught Up in the Draft: 3-time Pro Bowl cornerback DeAngelo Hall joins the podcast to talk pre-draft player prep & evaluation

Michael Robinson and Brian Billick welcome 3-time Pro Bowl cornerback and NFL Network colleague DeAngelo Hall to the show. DHall starts fast with the time he almost beat up Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur (1:51), don’t worry, they laugh about it today. Coach Billick explains how he earned his street cred (5:56), before the trio turns their attention to pre-draft player prep and evaluation. MRob asks DHall if he knew he was a surefire first rounder coming out of Virginia Tech (8:04), then the shutdown corner talks about training with wide receiver Roy Williams prior to the draft, and then eating his lunch in the NFL (11:40). MRob on his very busy Penn State Pro Day (14:35), before chronicling his journey from college quarterback to NFL Pro Bowl fullback (17:15). That reminds Coach Billick of the time he had to turn John Lynch from a high school quarterback into a punishing Stanford safety (18:15). MRob asks Billick about the pre-draft player evaluation process from the head coach’s perspective (19:48), and Coach tells us why the workouts must always send you back to the tape. Coach tells us you can learn a lot about a prospect by taking him to dinner (22:53). Finally, DHall tells us about the time the Virginia Tech/Miami rivalry made its way into his pre-draft visit to Washington (25:06). NFL Total Access: The Locker Room is part of the NFL Podcasts Network. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.