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Battle Tested: Shyheim Battle's draft journey
Battle decided to forgo his final year in college and entered his name in the NFL Draft. WRAL Sports' Pat Welter got a behind-the-scenes look at his football journey, from how he prepared himself for the draft and the emotional moment that being "battle-tested" could've prepared him form.
>> BATTLE TESTED COULD HAVE PREPARED FOR. >> PRO DAY IS PRETTY MUCH, YOU KNOW. WE COME OUT. WE WEIGH IN. YOU CAN ALWAYS GET A HIGH OF MEASUREMENTS. WE ALSO. WE TEST FOR THE NFL'S HELP FROM THE SCENE. WE ARE DOES RIDES OFF FOR A COOL JOB TO 25 SAYS. WE ALSO DO FIELD DRILLS. WE URGE YOU TO CALL FOR. YOU'RE PRONE TO LIKE PRETTY MUCH ALL THIS. UNDER PRESSURE. THE LIFE. WITHIN COULD COME BACK. IF >> SECOND ROUND OF THE CAMERA. >> AND THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST OUTGOING GUY. >> ALL DAY WHAT LED TO HIS ALWAYS TRYING TO BE SOME I LOVE IS ALWAYS ON THE LIFE OF FLORIDA. WE'VE RIGHT WE LOVE TO BE SEEN TO BE TOO. YEAH. THEY COME INTO. WE'VE HAD TO GO. >> I SHOT IN THE ARM. I ALWAYS START. >> I NEVER KNEW WHAT IT IS. HE WAS THAT NEW THEY NEEDED TO PLAY. I NEEDED SOME POINT. YOU KNOW, THEY GO TO SHOT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO END UP. WELL AS I KNEW ALL THOSE THE NO GO. A LIVING UP TO A LABOR DAY. I THOUGHT YOU HAVE A BIG THAT RIGHT AND OUTER PART OF A LOOK AT THE TABLE. AND I'M LIKE YOU IN EVERY NIGHT HE PLAYED QUARTERBACK PLAY RUNNING BACK WIDE RECEIVER AND A COURT COMPLAINT DB. WE WILL DO EVERYTHING. WELL, YOU KNOW, NORMAL KID ON THE FIELD. PEOPLE DOING BIG STUFF >> AND I JUST ITS ALLY YEAR. >> I KNOW IS I COUNT DOWN THE DAYS. >> I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE NFL DRAFT. THAT SENTIMENT SITE IS BECAUSE AS WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER, HE SAID GOALS. AND NOW LOOK BACK AT A PIECE OF PAPER. AND HE MADE HIS GOALS. HE SAID MIGRAINES ARE TO BE A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER. >> WHEN I GREW UP, I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY FOR THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS. MY DAD PLANS WAS TO PLAY FOR THE STEELERS, BUT HE DIDN'T MAKE IT. WE HAVE A GOOD PAYING JOB. HE MARRIED A PRETTY GIRL, WHICH IS MY MOM. I HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF MY GOES AND PLAYS MY DREAM IS TO MARRY ME A PRETTY GIRL LIKE MY DAY. IT. I WANT TO LIVE CARS. I CAN DRIVE TO SEE MY PARENTS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS >> THAT SAYS BAY-CAN PITCHER AND HE SAYS HE'S HANDSOME MALE. HAHA. SO MY MOM. >> SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE ALMOST LOST HER LIFE, HAVING THE BEST KIDS LOST A LOT OF BLOOD. AND THAT HE SAID THIS, YOU MIGHT NOT MAKE IT. >> THE WHOLE PROCESS AT SEA-TAC TO SOUND TIME. I SIT BLISS THERE WITH A TO BE HERE TO WATCH TO SEE YOU. CHERISH EVERY MOMENT WITH MY CHILDREN, ALL OF THEM. BUT I AM. HE WAS JUST THIS SPECIAL TALENT. I DIDN'T. I ALMOST MAKE IT THROUGH THAT I MADE IT'S I >> PRAISE FOR THAT. I DIDN'T FIND THIS OUT TOO. >> MAYBE I WAS 13, 14 YEARS OLD. SO SHE DIDN'T TELL HIM. SO I WAS OF AGE. WE'RE NOW LOOKING BACK AND JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. I APPRECIATE HER FOR JUST BEING STRONG. THEY CAUGHT WHERE THE PLACENTA HAD ROOM TO MY ROOM AND THEY WENT IN AND TRIED TO PULL IT OUT. AND WHEN THEY PUT IT OUT, I JUST STARTED HAMILTON. BUT SAGA IS A LOOK AT THAT. BUT I CAME BACK. YOU KNOW, GOD GAVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE TO BE WITH HIM. SO I TOO HAD A NUMBER HAVE TO BE HERE. IT'S A LIVING OUT HIS DREAM. >> YOU KNOW, SO IT'S A BLESSING TO ME TO GET THIS FAR TO WATCH HIM. >> WELL, THEY CAN AFFECT YOUR JUST TALK A LOT OF PRODUCE FOR GUYS THAT DIDN'T GET INTO THE COMBINE. AND AS FOR OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY TO HAVE A FAIR SHOT AT GETTING LOOKED AT BY NFL SCOUTS. IT WAS A LOT OF PRESIDENT LOT OF PERSONAL, 40 YARD DASH TIME REALLY JUST BEEN THE BIGGEST CONCERN DEVELOPING HERE THIS HOUR. AND IN COLLEGE. I JUST KIND OF GAVE MYSELF A MOMENT TO SIT THERE. AND AS YOU KNOW, TAKE THE MOMENT A MAN. WE FOUND A LOT ON THE COLLEGE SCOUTS AND UNDER WATCH ME AND LIGHT. IT IS UP TO US FOR. FEE. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 6 WAS NOT WHAT I WHAT I WANT TO LIVE, BUT ALL I CAN LIVE WITH IT. YOU KNOW, I LIVE WITH IT AND MY FAMILY THING. I DON'T THINK SPEED IS EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW, LIKE GUYS JUST PLAY. >> DRILL IS NOW WAS LIKE THIS IS GOING TO PRACTICE ALL OVER A NEW FIELD DRILLS ALL THE TIME. I DO THAT ALL SEASON. YOU NOTICED A SMALL WHEELS IS HAVING FOLLOW FOOTBALL LOVES IS PERFECTING MY CRAFT. TALK TO DETROIT AT THE PRO DAY AND THEY SAID THEY THEY LIKE IT WAS IMPRESSED WITH HOW WELL A MOVE IN THE DRILL WORK. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY REALLY CLOSE TO 2 TO HOW WELL GUYS MOVE. >> I'M ON MY BROTHER, MY SISTER AND MOM. I JUST RAN IN GOD NOR ARE MY GRANDMA. IDA MADE ALL YOU KNOW. WHAT KUZ AND A MASK. BUT TEENAGE AND YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY CAME OUT IN SUPPORT. I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, SHARE THAT MOMENT WITH YEAH, I GOT ON THE DAY WHEN YOU WANT TO BE ANYWHERE ELSE AS WELL. SO YOU KNOW, IS ALWAYS SPECIAL TO HAVE A FAMILY ON MUSIC AWARDS. >> ON DRAFT WEEKEND. AND I DON'T I'M EXCITED ON THIS. I DID WITH THE FIRST ROUND SECOND AROUND THE AROUND ALL WITHIN JUST BECAUSE THAT'S MY DREAM. YOU KNOW, GETTING DRAFTED GOING TO FILL IN. NOW. IT'S FINALLY HERE AND HAVE A SENATE SINCE I WAS A KID. NO, BUT NOW WE'RE JUST LIVING AND, YOU KNOW, AND NOT EVERYBODY GETS TO LIVE IN A DRAFT-DAY MOMENTS IN THE FINAL CHAPTER OF BATTLE TESTED. >> OF THE 2024 NFL DRAFT. >> NOW AS EXCITED JUST TO WAIT, YOU KNOW HIM ON A CALL. I WAS HOPING TO GO EARLY AS POSSIBLE. >> YOU KNOW, WATCHING FOLLOWING ALONG, TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN CALL NEXT ON WHAT'S ON YOUR >> SALZMAN MANAGER, YOUNG MONEY. >> WE KNOW THE HIGH TEENS SAID, YOU KNOW, THE REST. WHERE DOES BALL AND WELL JUST KEEP ME >> SO WITH A FINAL, BUT MAYBE NOT A ROLE THAT PICKED THE NEW YORK JETS SELECT. JALEN KEY DEFENSIVE BACK FROM ALABAMA HAS LIED TO CERTAIN >> SAY ANY >> PICKED UP A HOME, SEND OUT ONE MESSAGE TO MY TEAM. AND I JUST REALLY THEY SAID THAT. >> WE'RE JUST I >> GAMES NOW YOU'RE GONE. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IN A GOOD WAY NEAR FROM ICE BOOK SERIES AND YOU STAGE OR YOUR >> YES, SIR. >> AND YOU'LL BE IN REAL FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY. WE'LL HAVE 2 DAYS TO GET 100 ON THE FIELD TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION. COUNTERING ON TRACK TO GET YOU. >> YES, THERE GOOD. AN OPPORTUNITY NOW ARE A LITTLE I FEEL >> LAST RIGHT. >> I WANT TO SEND HIM WE WANT TO THE NEW YORK JETS. YEAH. >> HIM. AND THEN THAT. WE'VE MADE IS TO KNOW I GOT HIM. I KNOW HE'S WE MADE IT CAN BE AN EXAMPLE. >> I'M ON THE HOME AND LOT OF HOME. JUST ONE MORE I HAD TO GO DO SO W FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BEHIND ME. I WOULD ADD TO THE