Bernard “Bam” Blake’s football dreams were cut short just as they were being realized. But he's now training some of the Austin area’s best defensive backs. Spectrum News 1's vicjaymes has his story.
PUBLISHED 6:44 PM CDT Jul. 03, 2023BASTROP, Texas — Summers are not complete without the sounds of cleats cutting through turf ahead of a new Texas football season. A former NFL player is used to the sound while training some of the Austin area’s best defensive backs.
He has since added future Division I players Leonard Moore, Peyton Morgan and Selman Bridges, among others.“The recruitment process has been a lot for me and [Blake is who] I can turn to and ask all the questions, because this is one guy who’s been through it, and put people in the position I’m about to be in,” said Lake Belton senior corner Selman Bridges
“Outside of training, he’s become sort of like a mentor to me. He’s always there if I got any questions regarding anything in life, just like he’s there for everybody else,” said Round Rock senior corner Leonard Moore.“You want to know people to care about you before you care what they know,” Blake said. “One of the biggest things you need is the kids to understand you care for them, because that takes their growth and magnifies it.
This idea is not just extended to the future Division I or NFL players in his camp. “Bam” tends to each kid with the same attention to detail, because he had mentors who did the same for him.“All the blessings I received in life came through the game of football, outside of my two sons,” Bam explained. “Just to hear the excitement and the overwhelming joy of these kids to go play in college for free, that’s what keeps us going.
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