From JUCO to Pro: Jai Nunn-Liddell’s Grit-Fueled Journey to the Houston Roughnecks | Ep. 10 Part 2

This episode right here? It's personal.

I sat down with Jai Nunn-Liddell, a true underdog, a fighter, and now a pro football player with the Houston Roughnecks. But that title? He had to earn it the hard way.

We’re talking JUCO life, the real side.
Sleeping in the car. Fighting teammates in the locker room. Eating garbage meals, lifting in broken gyms, running routes with no scouts watching. No clout, no cameras, just struggle.
Jai opens up about the times he got cut by NFL teams like the Ravens and Raiders, how he almost gave up, and why he didn’t.

He had to make a decision: keep winging it on talent, or lock in with discipline.
📖 He learned the playbook.
🎥 He studied film.
🧠 He trained his mind like his body.
And that’s when everything changed.

In this episode, we get into:

• What it really means to “get serious” about the game

• The difference between playing football and being a professional

• Why is no opportunity “small” if you’re built for the moment

• How consistency & mindset got him the call from the UFL

You’ll hear what changed when he stopped being the athlete people expected—and started becoming the man he decided to be.

This one isn’t just for ball players. It’s for anyone grinding, failing, learning, and coming back harder.

🎙️ Hosted by Derrick Tatum – The Tatum Talk Show

✊🏽 Real stories. Real lessons. Real ones only.

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