Aeneas Williams shared a text conversation he had with his former NFL teammate, Marshall Faulk .

“Hey bro, I'll be at the press conference. Thanks for accepting your next assignment,” said Williams, a former Southern standout and 14-year NFL defensive back, texted Faulk.

Faulk, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, responded saying: “It's a calling. Now I get to bless some young men and do what all the people who influenced me (did) by teaching and giving them what they need to be successful on and off the field.”

Avery Johnson was also in attendance to support his friend’s new opportunity. The former Southern great on the basketball court, who played and coached in the NBA, joked that he had never flown to Baton Rouge for a football press conference. He came, however, to see the start of Fau

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