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Bud Dupree Opens Up on Draft Night, Steelers Brotherhood & Life After Pittsburgh | Not Just Football
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Former Steelers first-round pick Bud Dupree joins Cam and Hayden to relive draft night, brotherhood in the Steel City locker room, the injuries that derailed a Super Bowl run, and life after football.
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0:00 Cold open: "Bud was always trying to start a fight"
0:23 Welcome Bud Dupree to the show
1:17 Growing up in Toomsboro, Georgia
2:38 How he got the nickname "Bud"
3:03 Choosing football over basketball
4:24 Switching from offense to defense in recruiting
5:34 Getting a street named after him
7:00 Committing to Kentucky
12:46 Did he know the Steelers were interested?
14:33 Draft day: the green room and going 22nd overall
17:16 First impressions of Pittsburgh
18:15 Dealing with Pittsburgh winters
20:06 The intensity and physicality of Steelers football
24:28 The Marcus Gilbert training camp fight
25:48 Training camp as "gladiator school"
26:37 Wild stories from the outside linebacker room
28:35 First "welcome to the NFL" moment vs. Tom Brady
29:53 Practicing against the Killer Bees offense
32:11 The dominant Steelers front seven (2017-2020)
35:16 What made him and T.J. Watt so dynamic
40:16 Ryan Shazier's injury and the emotional aftermath
43:02 Playing during the 2020 COVID outbreak season
49:09 Facing former teammates as an opponent
49:24 Signing with Tennessee, then Chargers
50:12 Why the Steelers couldn't match the Titans' offer
53:15 T.J. Watt vs. Khalil Mack: comparing styles
57:44 Launching his independent record label
58:56 "Big Back Records" and locker room rap battles
1:00:45 Reacting to Mike Tomlin stepping down
1:04:48 Missing (or not missing) Latrobe training camp
1:05:41 The biggest misconception about Bud
1:06:52 Being a dad in the NFL
1:13:20 Lightning round: pass blockers, trash talkers, toughest matchups
1:15:08 Closing thanks
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