Frank Walks Episode 49: Rachaad White presented by BODYARMOR

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00:00First down! Yes, that's right. I am here with Rashad White, you know, Tampa Bay

00:07Buccaneers running back, who's got a knack for getting these first downs.

00:12He's good at it, one of the best third down backs in the league and one of the best

00:15blocking backs in the league. Let's go for a walk.

00:20Frank Walsh, Frank Walsh, it's time for Frank Walsh.

00:30Now, you have a reputation of being one of the best blocking running backs in the league.

00:41Yeah. And this comes from that game in Germany,

00:45when you just laid out that poor Seahawk defender.

00:50Yeah. What? Seahawks.

00:55Well, he's also done things against the Saints, too. He's caught touchdown passes,

01:00but the one in Germany was the Seahawks. Yeah.

01:04What does it feel like just to, like, this defender's about to make a play,

01:09and then you just, like, knock him out of the way, and all of a sudden,

01:12your team makes a big score, or a first down.

01:17It was huge, man, especially for me being a rookie that year. It was amazing.

01:23I will never forget that moment, just, you know, getting the play call and going through,

01:28and the guy was just in the way. And he was a good safety at the time.

01:32I remember we was talking about all week, and he's still good, though,

01:35at the Quandary Digs, and, you know, just remember talking about him all week

01:39and stuff like that, and, you know, I was trying to do anything I can to help the team win

01:44and do my job, and he was just kind of in the way.

01:47And it just took over me, like, kind of get out the way.

01:50Now, you've worked hard to get to where you're at.

01:53I see that you started in junior colleges and went to, before finally getting a shot at Arizona State.

02:00Yeah.

02:01So what was that journey like to get from small schools over here to Arizona State

02:08to be drafted in the second round?

02:11Man, it was long, you know.

02:14It was some tough nights, great memories, great moments.

02:19Going out in California, I'd never been there in my life,

02:21and I remember I was going home just telling my mom that I was leaving.

02:25I'm from Kansas City, Missouri, originally.

02:27Never been to California in my life.

02:28I'm a 17-, 18-year-old just telling my mom.

02:30I had a scholarship division, too, at the time, and I was just going home telling her I'm leaving.

02:35And, you know, sometimes your parents just the look on their face,

02:39and she had this crazy look on her face like, you know, like, what are you talking about?

02:43And I just told her, and I was big on taking risks.

02:46So just going through that journey, man, it was tough.

02:49It was hard.

02:50It was sleepless nights.

02:52But I had great memories.

02:53I had great teammates, made great friends that, you know, we still talk to this day,

02:58and they still come out and see me, and they get to see me at the highest level.

03:01So that means a lot, man.

03:04And this journey got you to the NFL where you're playing with the GOAT, Tom Brady.

03:12Yeah.

03:13I mean, you're catching passes from Tom Brady.

03:14You're getting the ball from Tom Brady.

03:17What was it like to play with Tom Brady?

03:19He's this icon of icons.

03:22Well, it was great, especially like how I grew up.

03:25I've always been a natural, great pass catcher.

03:27I got three older brothers, so we always just tossed the pigskin around a little bit

03:31and get them out outside.

03:33And I always just have a football with me, just throwing it up in the air.

03:36So going into that situation, I knew Tom was great at, you know, giving his backs the ball

03:44and, you know, going through his reads real fast and checking it down.

03:48Yeah, he's always going back to Kevin Falk.

03:51He's always found ways to make his running backs just excel.

03:56Yeah.

03:57Yeah, so, I mean, you knew that.

03:59So you knew he was going to get the ball, and I knew I was going to get the ball in space.

04:02I knew I was coming in, Chris Godwin.

04:04I mean, we have Mike, and we got Mike, Chris Godwin, Julio.

04:07I mean, we had a loaded roster of, like, receivers, like, talented-wise

04:11and guys that put a lot of work in this league.

04:13So I knew if they played, you know, everybody dropped back, I knew I would get the ball a lot.

04:18It would be a lot of space.

04:19So, you know, I was just trying to make plays.

04:21And when my number was called, my name was called, and I came in the league.

04:24Obviously, I had Leonard Frenette and stuff in my room and things like that.

04:27And Giovanni Bernard.

04:29Yes, yes.

04:30Yeah, got to give Giovanni some credit, man.

04:32I still talk to him to this day, man.

04:34He guides me still to this day.

04:36And, you know, you've had nothing but success so far.

04:39You've been in the playoffs every season.

04:41You've won the – in fact, the NFC South has gone through Tampa every year.

04:47Yeah, and when I was coming in, it was crazy because I would always just, like,

04:52kind of annoy Mike and pick their brain and Levante and stuff like that.

04:56And, you know, he was always – Mike was always trying to tell me to cherish this,

04:59things like that.

05:00He said he played, like, what, I think his first, what, seven or so plus

05:04or however many years.

05:06It was probably more than that.

05:07And he never been to the playoffs.

05:09And, you know, it was some dark moments and things like that.

05:12So, he always told me, like, cherish this and stuff like that.

05:15So, I've been blessed, man.

05:16I've been fortunate.

05:17I came into a great situation.

05:19And, yeah, I'm grateful.

05:21Now, Tampa's got – basically your entire team is going to be coming back next year.

05:26Right.

05:27You're going to have a new offensive coordinator.

05:29Right.

05:30Cone got a chance in Jacksonville.

05:33Yeah.

05:34You got this guy Fritz.

05:35Yeah.

05:36Yeah.

05:37We got Grizzard.

05:38Grizzard.

05:39Grizzard.

05:40We got Grizz.

05:41Grizz.

05:42And we love Grizz.

05:43Obviously, he was our passing game coordinator last year,

05:45drew up a lot of good plays for us, helped us out, you know,

05:50with a lot of different things that we did,

05:52a lot of different looks that we threw at teams.

05:54And we still got the whole staff coming back.

05:58So, it should be good.

05:59Like you said, we got the same team, so we're going to be really good.

06:01And Baker Mayfield has found a nice groove in it.

06:03Yeah.

06:04In Tampa.

06:05Yep.

06:06Now, when you're playing, you're one of these running backs that is patient,

06:11that waits to hit the hole.

06:12Right.

06:13What goes into your style of running?

06:16Man, I really can't tell you.

06:18I've just been running the ball like that my whole life, you know,

06:21and it's a different type of style of running the ball.

06:24And that's the thing sometimes.

06:26You know, some people like it and some people don't.

06:29Think about me, I just try to utilize my vision as much as I can.

06:34Sometimes that requires patience.

06:36Sometimes that doesn't.

06:38And for me, just being a taller, being a bigger back,

06:41I try to make sure I can be able to slither,

06:44and sometimes you got to get skinny.

06:46So, I'll say that's the biggest thing, man.

06:48When it comes to me, of course, I love plays like power, stuff like that.

06:51I like guys pulling in front of me.

06:53That's the way I can utilize my patience more.

06:55And then just understanding, like, some plays requires me to use my patience

06:59and be me, and some plays require me as the league.

07:01So, we got to go.

07:02I mean, I think the key to success for any good offense is the offensive line.

07:08Right.

07:09I mean, those guys, and you think about the offensive linemen,

07:13you only hear their name when they fuck up, when they don't make a play.

07:17Don't make a play.

07:18But you see the touchdowns.

07:20You see the scores.

07:21Yeah.

07:22But they don't get the respect they deserve, the offensive line.

07:26Right.

07:27And that's a great part about it right now.

07:30Like, you know, offensive linemen, they're getting paid well,

07:32and that's some of the credit that goes to the work they put in.

07:36And I would say, too, just, yeah, I was listening to Deion Dawkins

07:39and stuff like that, his press conference,

07:41and him talking about offensive linemen need an award

07:43and, you know, just being a running back and just being –

07:46there needs to be an award for the offensive line.

07:48Yeah, for sure.

07:49I felt that for a long time.

07:50For sure.

07:51For sure.

07:52And it needs to be some recognition for them guys.

07:54And besides, like, you know, just pay.

07:57It needs to be some accolades for them guys.

07:59And it needs to be some respect.

08:01So, I'm with you on that.

08:02And our offensive line has come a long way.

08:04Guys have put in a lot of work.

08:06And, you know, we have got better.

08:08We have gotten better over the years.

08:10And, yeah, like you said, we're looking real good, man.

08:12We got a great running game.

08:13We got a great running back room.

08:15We're going to be straight.

08:16Well, do you have any charities that you work on

08:19or anything like that you want to talk about?

08:22I don't really – I mean, I partner with a lot of different things

08:26like Boys and Girls Club of Tampa Bay.

08:28Of course, you're wearing the Psycho Bunny jacket.

08:30Yeah, yeah.

08:31So, you know, I mess with Psycho Bunny.

08:32Me and Psycho Bunny do our thing.

08:33And so shout-out to Psycho Bunny for, you know, showing me love

08:36and hooking me up with the freshest and nice gear.

08:39I like to stay fresh.

08:40That's just who I am.

08:41I'm a swaggy dude.

08:42And I would say shout-out to Big Brothers Big Sisters.

08:44I grew up a part of the program, and I like to do things with them.

08:47One more thing.

08:48I got a camp coming up.

08:49I'm going to actually do it in – I got a camp in Tampa.

08:52I'm going to have the details soon.

08:53But I also got a football camp in Orlando too.

08:56Oh, nice.

08:57Because they don't got a football team.

08:58So I want to go out there and show love.

08:59That's good.

09:00These camps are how you get the next generation.

09:01Right.

09:02And I want to go out there and show love.

09:03And how you build your fan base too, I've always felt.

09:05Yep.

09:06You know, we got a big Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan that works with us.

09:09Yeah.

09:10Steven Shea.

09:11And a lot of times we're sitting around watching the games.

09:13And every time the Buccaneers get a first down, he just does this.

09:20And it drives everyone nuts.

09:25Yeah, Steven.

09:26Oh, you want to do this one, Steven, just once?

09:28When I get a first down?

09:29Yeah.

09:30Do one of these.

09:31Yeah, I'll get it right.

09:33That's how you do it right there?

09:35Yes, like that.

09:36Yeah, I'll get it right when I do a first down for sure.

09:39You know, I actually live in a town called Belleville.

09:42Okay.

09:43And we just changed our logo.

09:44But we were the Belleville Buccaneers in New Jersey.

09:47Yep.

09:48And they changed the logo so they got a new, more fierce looking pirate.

09:53But we had the retro Buccaneers logo only blue and yellow.

09:56Okay.

09:57In the town I live in, Belleville, New Jersey.

09:59Okay.

10:00And of course, the retro uniform comes out a couple times a year.

10:02Yep.

10:03Everyone loves the creamsicles.

10:04Right.

10:05I mean, they're just classic.

10:06For sure, for sure.

10:07And we love them too.

10:08We got to get a dub in them this year.

10:11But we ain't got a dub in them the past two years we've won.

10:14So we got to win in them this year for sure.

10:16But, yeah, we love them.

10:18I think they're swaggy.

10:20We love what they have done.

10:21Like, you know, obviously with Uncle Tom.

10:24The old school.

10:25Yes.

10:26The old school.

10:27I always love the old school.

10:28Yeah.

10:29You always got to pay homage for sure.

10:30All right.

10:31Well, thank you for joining us.

10:32No problem, man.

10:33It was a good time.

10:34And good luck this season.

10:35No problem.

10:37And hey, hey, Tampa Bay.

10:38Yeah.

10:39You know what we do.

10:40First down.

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