Tough Calls

In the season three premiere of Tough Calls, NCAA Champion, former Duke Blue Devil Co-Captain, and overall Duke Legend Nolan Smith reminisces on his basketball journey with Symone and Dylan. He talks about how he got started in the game of basketball, how playing basketball with other PG County legends improved his game, the reason he chose Duke, how far he intends to take coaching and more! 

Longtime Atlanta Falcons' wide receiver and ten year NFL Veteran Harry Douglas reminisced with Symone and Dylan on his collegiate and professional career. Harry also talked about what it was like playing with NFL legends and HOFers such as Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Roddy White, and Tony Gonzalez. Next, Douglas touched on his new endeavors he's diving into today. Harry also discussed what direction the Atlanta Falcons should go in for this years NFL Draft. Finally, Harry gave his famous film breakdowns on NFL draft prospects such as Zach Wilson, Ja'Marr Chase, Devonta Smith, and Jaylen Waddle. 

The Art Institute of California alum and former producer for Turner Sports walked us through his journey to becoming the face of the Hawks Talon Gaming Club. Little did we know he actually a draft prospect before becoming head coach and GM. Also, Coach Acuff talked about what he's looking for in the upcoming draft, the biggest misconceptions when it comes to Esports, and what the Talon Takeover streams have done for the culture and the city of Atlanta. 

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Jay Harris is a Old Dominion University Alum, Robert L. Vann Award winner, and 2-time Emmy award winner. Harris joined Tough Calls to share his journey to becoming one of the most recognizable faces on ESPN. He also gave advice and tips on what it not only takes to become a successful journalist and anchor, but on how to keep sustained success in the industry as well. Lastly, Jay shared his take on what the future holds for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Randy McMichael is a former Georgia Bulldog, eleven year NFL veteran, and now co-host of The Midday Show with Andy and Randy on sports radio 92.9 The Game.  McMichael joins Tough Calls to discuss his transition from athlete to a "radio guy", what the Miami Dolphins should do with the number three overall pick, the “Dawgs”, and more!

After a NFL season full of drama, long time Philadelphia Eagles insider Dave Spadaro joins Tough Calls to discuss the birds season. Did the Eagles do the league a disservice by tanking on national tv? Jalen Hurts or Carson Wentz? Zach Ertz leaving Philly? Who could the Eagles draft with the 6th overall pick in the 2021 draft? We ask him some Tough Calls.

The versatile Adam Lefkoe who is the Host of the Lefkoe Show, Underrated, and NBA on TNT Tuesdays takes you through his journey to the top, and then gives his takes on all things NFL and NBA. 

In the season two premiere of Tough Calls, former player and now head coach of the North Carolina Central University Basketball team Levelle Moton opens up about his accomplished coaching legacy, the difficulty of recruiting at an HBCU, his expereince with police brutality, and why he started the Velle Cares Foundation. 

Former Morehouse athlete and now quarterback skills trainer Quincy Avery has worked with some of the best signal callers in the NFL and on the college level. Quincy has worked with guys like Cam Newton, Jalen Hurts, Justin Fields, Joshua Dobbs, Jamie Newman, DWayne Haskins and more! On this episode of Tough Calls Quincy discusses his process of not only training these top flight quarterbacks, but giving them off the field knowledge and building a relationship with them that's deeper than football. He also gives some insight into the skillsets of some of our favorite QBS that he has trained and how his goal of changing the dynamic of the black quarterback. 

Senior NFL Reporter for Yahoo Sports, Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, and Howard Alum,  Terez Paylor joins Tough Calls to talk about his journey to one of the top sports media outlets. Also, Terez shares with us some of the craziest NFL stories that he had to break in his career. Finally, Terez gives us some hot NFL takes.