Former NFL Defensive End Tarell Basham AKA Bash93 speaks on career transition from athlete to artist

“Im like a black hippy, very peaceful very chill” ~ Bash93 Tarell Basham AKA Bash93 skips class with Lalaa Shepard of The Progress Report to speak about getting into sports and being an athlete since a child, smoking weed with his mom openly as a teen, reflects on football career at Ohio University, NFL journey with Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Colts, New York Jets, and Tennessee Titans, having to go through therapy after being depressed after NFL career ended, becoming a full-time artist, and plans for his upcoming TV show/ podcast. Website: https://linktr.ee/TheProgressReportMediaGroup Listen to us on the Revolt Podcast Network: https://tr.ee/GxMmkTcj7o Listen to us on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-progress-report-podcast/id1494070183 Listen to us on Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/5sBgF6wWa7NmHraP2QuBEv?si=a0f5f19b8a494fb5 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/king_rell10/ https://www.instagram.com/lalaashep/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogressreport101/ https://www.instagram.com/tprmediagroup1/ Website: https://TPRMediaGroup.com 0:00 Bash93 Skipping Class 0:10 introduction 0:39 passion for music and sports/ growing up without a dad 1:10 started playing football at age 8 1:40 taking sports serious 2:19 going pro and college football 2:45 Ohio 3:29 college level football 4:03 failed drug test in college senior year in High School 4:48 family support and 420 5:08 started smoking weed with his mom 6:16 grew up in Virginia 7:35 thoughts on NIL deals 8:59 2025 NFL draft 9:28 NFL journey with Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Colts, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans 11:28 getting hurt during training camp first season with Cowboys 11:48 injury after hitting Tom Brady 12:30 mental process after being done with NFL 13:01 getting into music during injury 14:00 stage name Bash93 14:44 new single “Walk” with DatsDatMF 15:39 thoughts on Gelo Ball rapping 16:35 athlete turned rapper 16:57 peer support from Dak Prescott 17:30 Dallas Cowboys fans 17:53 independent grind as a rapper 18:19 why should people listen to Bash93? 18:47 what’s next? 18:56 what does our keyword “progress” mean to Bash93? 19:31 Pieces 19:43 love life balance 20:25 social media handles #TheProgressReport #Bash93 #NFL #LalaaShepard #SkippingClass #AngieStone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices