Tyler Badie interview: Looney Tunes, living through Hurricane Katrina, Junior Olympics and being the ‘most versatile player’ at NFL Draft

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Missouri running back Tyler Bady speaks exclusively to Sky Sports’ Cameron Hogwood as he awaits his NFL Draft fortune; he talks about his love for the Looney Tunes, growing up in New Orleans, going to the Youth Olympics and why he is “the most versatile player in college football”.

Let’s get down to business. Tyler Bady loves Looney Tunes, his favorite song is “Tasmanian Devil”, admitting that he “acts like that”. The story could probably end there as an uncompromising insight into a high-energy, room-invigorating beacon of underrated fun, but that’s not all.

Goodbye professional question, hello Bugs Bunny.

“The Looney Tunes was my favorite show growing up. I call myself The Last Looney Tune, so I just bought shoes from Jada, who also designs shoes for Dak Prescott and a few others,” he tells Sky Sports.

“I’m just a big sneaker lover, I love shoes, I collect shoes a lot. I’m planning to set up a big shoe room in my house.”

On this subject, Badi promises to wear some Looney Tunes boots at the entrance to the NFL, where he vows to keep things “artsy” in one of the major sports fashion capitals.

Missouri Tigers running back Tyler Bady runs 40 yards at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine.  It was officially calculated at 4.45 seconds after an unofficial 4.49 seconds.

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Missouri Tigers running back Tyler Bady runs 40 yards at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine. It was officially calculated at 4.45 seconds after an unofficial 4.49 seconds.

If you were to ask Bady’s inner circle how they would rate a Missouri product, he admits that answers could range from “neat freak” to “dumb” to “won’t stop talking” before coming to terms with the overpowering fun factor.

He is a special person, an elegant thinker under an infectious laugh, a self-proclaimed proponent of simplicity and a pure optimist who filters the best of every day and plays with a smile in every shot – win or lose.

“I believe in happiness,” he said. “Everyone is looking for happiness, everyone is trying to find happiness, but you have to have that mentality.

“Exercise day in and day out, be able to get the positive out of the day, be able to carry that positive energy. At the end of the day, I know that many people are watching me, and by keeping this positive energy, I don’t want to create any negative energy for people.”

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