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This week’s guest is Randall McDaniel. Regarded as one of the NFL’s finest offensive lineman during his 14-year career. Randall was a fixture at left guard who was named to an NFL-record 12 consecutive Pro Bowls (1989-2000)….Noted for his unbelievable ability to overpower any opponent with quickness and power….Made 202 consecutive starts, the second most among active players at the time of his retirement….His 220 games started are the fourth most games started by an offensive lineman….Spent his first 12 seasons (1988-1999) with the Minnesota Vikings….Holds the Viking record with 11  Pro Bowl appearances, breaking Hall of Fame DE Alan Page’s mark of 9….Blocked for five 1,000-yard rushers and four 3,000-yard passers with the Vikings….Spent his last 2 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2000-2001)….Elected to a 12^th consecutive Pro Bowl as a Buccaneer….Eight-time Associated Press All-Pro selection….Additional All-Pro nods earned from Sports Illustrated (2), The Sporting News (7), USA Today (4) and  Pro Football Weekly (5)….Retired February 25, 2002. In 2006, became the fifteenth person inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor. Enshrined into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

This week our guest is none other than Keith Jackson. Keith was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He attended high school at Little Rock Parkview, where he was a three-sport letterman and Parade All American in football. He also played the cello with the Parkview orchestra. Upon graduating from Parkview, Keith attended the University of Oklahoma, graduating with academic honors and a BA in Communications in 3 1⁄2 years. In 1988, the Philadelphia Eagles made Mr. Jackson the thirteenth pick of the first round in the National Football League draft. He played in the NFL for nine years with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Miami Dolphins, and finished his career with a Super Bowl championship with the Green Bay Packers.

Mr. Jackson spent much of his off the field time promoting the vision God entrusted to him of developing an academic center that would give the youth in his hometown of Little Rock, hope, strong values, and academic confidence. In 1992, this vision became a reality with the incorporation of P.A.R.K. (Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids). P.A.R.K. became a non-profit organization under the leadership of Mr. Keith Jackson as President of the Board. Keith not only put his name and personal money in the program; he also puts in countless hours with the youth of this program.

Keith Jackson has also combined his college degree in communications and his professional playing experience to become a broadcast analyst with TNT television for one year, the Oklahoma Sooner football radio network in 1998, Fox Sports Network in 1999 and the Arkansas Razorback Sports Network in 2000. He has also become one of the most dynamic and inspirational speakers in the country. His speaking engagements include churches, civic groups, corporations and schools.

Corey Lamonte Chavous is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt. Chavous has also played for the Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams.

Chavous attended Silver Bluff High School in Aiken, South Carolina. In football, he was an All-Area, and an All-District pick, and in track, he was an All-State choice and was part of a 4×100 relay team which won the state title. He was a high school teammate of former Chicago Bears and Vikings wide receiver D’Wayne Bates. Chavous attended Vanderbilt University. He finished his career with 12 interceptions (which ranks 4th on the school’s all-time list), and made 199 tackles, and batted down 31 passes. He graduated with a degree in human and organizational development.

Chavous was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round (33rd overall) in the 1998 NFL Draft. In his rookie season he played in 16 games recording 28 tackles and two interceptions, his first coming at the Kansas City Chiefs on November 30. In 1999, he played in 15 games recording 40 tackles and one interception. The following year he made 48 tackles and one interception. In his final year with the Cardinals, Chavous made 74 tackles and one interception.

On March 25, 2002, Chavous signed a four-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings as an unrestricted free agent. In his debut season he started in all 16 games recording 83 tackles, three interceptions and one touchdown, the first of his career at the Detroit Lions on December 29. In 2003, he made 86 tackles, a career-high eight interceptions and one touchdown. His performances that season earned him a trip to the 2003 Pro Bowl. The following year, he made 81 tackles and one interception. In his final season with the Vikings, Chavous started all 16 games for a fourth straight season, recording 71 tackles and two interceptions.

On March 13, 2006, Chavous signed a three-year contract with the St. Louis Rams as an unrestricted free agent. In his first season, he equaled his career-high of 86 tackles and made one interception. In 2008 he started 14 games making 74 tackles and 3.5 sacks.

Chavous has been featured on various sports programs as an analyst of college football talent, especially in regards to their potential for the National Football League draft.

Derrick Owens Lassic (born January 26, 1970 in Haverstraw, New York) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the University of Alabama. He is most remembered for being the starting running back for the Cowboys for the first two games (both losses) of the 1993 season while Emmitt Smith held out for a contract dispute. He was the 1993 Sugar Bowl MVP after University of Alabama beat University of Miami 34-13^[1]. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft^[2].