Tennessee Titans Linebacker Rashaan Evans

What’s your favorite thing about your job? I would say the fun part about my job is that I can be literally as aggressive as I want to be, and it be legal. I can knock dudes out, and it be legal!

What’s the hardest part of your job? The hardest part would definitely be dealing with injury. I feel like that’s the hardest part because it’s so unexpected, and it can really deter you from feeling the way that you want to feel in order for you to play at the best of your ability.

What is your proudest personal achievement? Simply the fact that I have the opportunity to give back to a lot of the community back in my hometown. I had my own first camp in my hometown, where I was able to give book bags and stuff to little kids and be able to feed them, as well. It was a really good camp. That would have been probably the biggest thing, because it was something that was very important to me. I was even nervous about it, because that’s how excited I was, but when it happened, we had a really good turnout, and that was something I’ll definitely remember for the rest of my life, for sure.

When you have out-of-town friends visiting Nashville, where do you take them? There’s a soul food spot called Swett’s, there’s another place called Merengue Cafe, which is a Cuban spot, and then the third place is probably either Hattie B’s or STK in the Gulch.

What local nonprofit is dearest to your heart? Last year, my foundation, the RAZOR Foundation, was able to partner with Backfield in Motion to host a holiday party for at-risk boys here in Nashville. We supported the kids with giveaways, and I had the opportunity to provide some needed mentorship. Backfield works with kids in the Nashville school district and helps them develop their reading and math skills as well as their athletics. They see a lot of success with the kids.

What’s the best advice you’ve received from a coach? Coach Saban told me once, “Don’t look in the past, don’t look in the future, but be where your feet are.” Only handle what you can handle at that moment, and if you just take care of that, everything else will take care of itself.