# @Kickin It With Dee on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=YLBGPh35GK8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26664849-Kickin-It-With-Dee-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2024-12-12T16:00:34.000+00:00

## Caption

Back with another episode of Kickin' It, featuring Eagles rookie cornerback Cooper DeJean - the WHITE CORNERBACK breaking barriers and making NOISE in the NFL. DeJean's keeping it 💯 about his NFL journey, white corner rep, and how he's making his mark in Philly!

Cooper breaks down:
- His VIRAL journey as one of the few white cornerbacks in the NFL
- EPIC tackle on Derrick Henry that's got everyone talking
- Drafting drama: Turning down calls from the Eagles (multiple times!)
- Growing up in a TINY town in Iowa to playing in the NFL
- His CRAZY multi-sport athletic background
- INSIDE look at the Eagles locker room with Slay, Hurts, and AJ Brown
- His pregame playlist (featuring Drake, Billy Joel and... Frank Sinatra?!)
- Hilarious "Name That Exciting White" game #ExcitingWhites

Don't miss this MUST-LISTEN episode before the Eagles' playoff push!

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - DECLINING The Eagles Call on Draft Day!
01:15 - Mike Vick Recap
03:06 - Cooper DeJean Introduction
04:13 - Sleeper Picks! (Thursday Night Football)
08:25 - Cooper DeJean joins Kickin' It!
11:18 - Being A White CB
14:06 - Being drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles
17:40 - Adjusting from a small town to Philly
20:13 - Best hoopers on the Eagles
22:05 - Switching from QB to CB
23:37 - Choosing Iowa for College Football
25:40 - Strategies for Punters Against Returners
28:00 - Challenges for Lefty Punters
30:26 - Cooper's Famous Play Called Back
32:24 - Cooper's WILD Draft Experience From Home
35:13 - What the NFL combine is actually like
37:38 - Breaking his leg last season before the draft
38:53 - Life Outside of Sports
39:33 - Welcome to the NFL Moment
42:20 - Eagles Outlook For the Playoffs
44:20 - Reaction to Saquon Barkley's reverse hurdle
46:15 - Hitting Derrick Henry
47:30 - Cooper and Reed Blakenship's Relationship
49:45 - Cooper's Cheese partnership
51:40 - Name That Exciting White!
54:50 - Outro

#KickinIt #NFL #Eagles

## Stats

- **Views:** 40,322
- **Likes:** 807
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- **Comments:** 97

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SleeperHQ | @sleeperhq | https://gondola.cc/sleeperhq | Sports Betting Service |
| Rain Delay Media | @RainDelayMedia | https://gondola.cc/RainDelayMedia | Media Production Company |
| Kickin It With Dee | @KickinItWithDee | https://gondola.cc/KickinItWithDee | Podcast |
| Jojo Hesketh | @jojo_hesk | https://gondola.cc/jojo_hesk | Content Producer |

## Tags

kickinit, eagles, nfl, excitingwhites

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