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See how Adam Archuleta made began playing football before getting drafted into the NFL.
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Recently linebacker Adam Archuleta got inducted -- -- if you hall of -- -- think he's actually become quite the broadcast and one of our report got a chance to catch up with Adam and discuss his new found passion. From 1996. -- 2000. AFC. Adam Archuleta. For his physical style of play. Although he made the football team as a walk on his freshman year he earned all American honors by the time it's easy career was over. And was also selected in the first round of the 2001 NFL draft. These accomplishments recently earned a -- -- an -- prestigious hall of fame. It was a special night for myself from my friends from my family. My life had changed anything except that you know a lot of people congratulate me and when they see New York. I've seen them they haven't seen a lot of time to say congratulations on the hall of famers often felt. Just as it was special for me I think it's been special. To a lot of people were close to my wife and you know sometimes. I've tended to overlook things like that never really got a chance to enjoy any type of honors -- accolades during his successes. Because it's always moving on to the next thing but. He gave me a chance that it actually sit back and reflect on my journey here issue and in all of the things that helped shape me in. Made me who I was so it was a great time or reflection. Where I got to just take a look at my entire life leading up to that point and just enjoy all the great times and all the hard work. After his football career ended Archuleta took his knowledge of the game back to where he went to college. At this time it was on the field. But above in the press box at the broadcast analyst for Bucs -- -- -- Although out of his that are on the games for years. He says it's been an adjustment moving up to the Booth he's had to learn a whole new business as well as he used to talking in front of the camera football is something you develop your skills that. For me it was forty years because it started when I was a young kid. Broadcasting -- -- Brand new right out of the box and -- there's some people I guess may be natural and can step in from day one into an awesome job but. That was the case for me so I had to work -- it -- comfortable front of the camera. Learn on how to get great information but also be very concise broadcasting is an art form and it's. The best ones make it look easy and the guys that aren't so good make it look very very difficult so I guess I'm somewhere in the middle -- -- Similar to football. I don't want to continue to work hard and reach his full potential and broadcasting career. If you get into any business -- your passion about anything you want to be the best and so. He wanted to climb the ladder you wanna be able to call that being -- and BB Chris Collins worth storing the Jon Gruden to the John Madden and rested and of course. The broadcast and also don't want to just be a former player who can express my opinions -- big guy who is well rounded should be able to hold shows a guy like James Brown. Preparedness team who -- just versatile and really can handle anything that's thrown out himself I attacked it is warning to be all around multi dimensional broadcaster who. Really can engaging communicate the viewers.