With the most important nation music fan choose within the 2025 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos chosen Jahdae Barron.
The defensive again out of Texas had his identify known as by the “Mile Excessive” staff throughout the first spherical of final month’s NFL Draft, and he’s already being thought of one of many steals of the primary spherical. Barron was extensively anticipated to go inside the high 10 or 12 picks, and when he dropped all the way in which to No. 20, the Broncos couldn’t cross him up.
Contemplating Barron is a darkish horse candidate for the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Yr award, I’d say it was a pick-well-used by the Denver Broncos.
Barron performed nook, slot nook, and security whereas he was with the Longhorns, so the Broncos are getting a gifted and versatile participant within the 23-year-old. Although he’s deservingly getting numerous consideration for his abilities on the soccer discipline, there’s rather a lot about Barron’s off-the-field character that makes him attention-grabbing too.
Not solely has he mentioned that his favourite particular person on the earth is Matthew McConaughey (there’s a Texas connection there, in order that is smart), he’s additionally proclaimed his love for the style of nation music. Particularly, he loves the King of Nation himself – George Strait.
Don’t consider me? Effectively might I level you to the night time that Barron accepted the Jim Thorpe Award again in February. This yr’s Jim Thorpe Award ceremony, which honors one of the best defensive again in school soccer each single yr, had fairly the acceptance speech. I truly don’t know if it was a speech… it was extra of a celebratory track, carried out by Jahdae Barron himself.
Test it out:
Here’s a video of Jahdae Barron singing George Strait throughout his Jim Thorpe Award acceptance speech! 😂👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/xxBIn4Xy3z
— Nick Grey (@oklahomanick) February 6, 2025
That man LOVES some George Strait.
In actuality, it appears to be like like Jahdae Barron simply appreciates all issues nation. He wore a cowboy hat throughout his draft celebration, and in addition had one able to go in his official first footage with the Denver Broncos. If he seems like he’s a rustic fan (singing George Strait), and he appears to be like like he’s a rustic fan (Cowboy hat), he’s gotta be a rustic fan.
And the way about that track selection by Jahdae Barron? “Write This Down” by George Strait? That’s a strait banger (pun very a lot supposed), and it got here out earlier than the gifted soccer participant was even born (1999… really feel previous but?). It’s one among my private favorites by Strait, and I don’t understand how anybody may ever get uninterested in the observe’s refrain:
“Child, write this downTake a bit observe to remind you in case you didn’t knowInform your self I like you and I don’t need you to goWrite this downTake my phrases and skim ’em day by day, preserve ’em shut byDon’t you let ’em fade awaySo that you’ll bear in mind what I forgot to sayWrite this down”
For sure, it’s a George Strait basic. And no offense to Jahdae Barron (better of luck within the NFL)… however I feel I choose the nation music legend’s rendition of the track over his:
