North Carolina Central males’s basketball coach LeVelle Moton had an unforgettable encounter throughout a latest go to to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coaching camp. Due to his long-standing friendship with Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, Moton has made attending camp an annual ritual for his personal skilled improvement as an HBCU coach. However this yr’s journey included an sudden spotlight: a sit-down dialog with one in all soccer’s all-time greats, quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
“Man, it was superb,” Moton mentioned by way of textual content to HBCU Gameday. “Clearly, Coach Tomlin and I are shut so I attend coaching camp yearly for Skilled Growth. This yr, I took Nico Harrison (Dallas Mavericks) and Jeff McInnis…. Aaron noticed me at lunch, launched himself and informed me that Mike T had nothing however nice issues to say about me.”
What began as a fast greeting became an prolonged, in-depth trade.
“5 minutes later, he got here up and sat at our desk and we talked like we’ve recognized one another for years,” Moton recalled. “I believe he’s the best QB expertise to ever play, so I requested him questions on preparation, movie research, fashion of management, how he reads defenses… Man, it was a Ted Discuss and Masterclass multi function. Nice dude!”
For Moton, who thrives on cross-sport studying and management insights in his position for the Durham, NC HBCU, the dialog was greater than only a fan second—it was a uncommon likelihood to peek into the thoughts of one of many NFL’s most cerebral gamers.
From the sounds of it, the NCCU coach left Latrobe with various X’s and O’s—he walked away with classes on management, preparation, and mindset from a four-time NFL MVP.
