GREAT Interview with Jason Snelling on ESPN First Take

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Not sure if anyone caught it today, but they definitely took a good chunk of time talking to him. Summary from my memory:

Very humble kid, basically talked about always preparing as if you were the starter and being ready when an opportunity presents itself.

Talked about his nickname Snell Bells, and how it just came about because it rhymed. Says his teammates call him Boobie from the character Boobie Miles in Friday Night Lights. My personal nickname for him is Snell Snell.

Talked about his anthropology degree that he got while attending UVA. His focus while there was on forensic anthropology, and when asked what he would like to do after he is done with football claimed he would like to get into real forensic work like the stuff of CSI, etc.

Spent a good couple of minutes talking about the epilepsy he suffers from. I personally didn't know that Snelling suffered from epilepsy. For those who don't know what epilepsy is, it is is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. He said he just works with doctors to keep it under control and usually does a good job with it, but definitely cool to bring awareness to something that could definitely kill you.

Overall GREAT interview from ESPN First Take. One of the better ones I've seen in quite some time.