Jacksonville Jaguars Coach Jack Del Rio recently stopped by William M. Raines High School to talk to student athletes about the importance of education, never giving up and that nothing is impossible.

The Coach spoke about his life experiences, starting from playing high school and college football to going to the NFL and then learning he was being let go. He credited his father, Tony Dungy and his wife for having the biggest impact on his life and helping him to realize what was truly important in life – which was relationships, not money.

The students listened intently as Del Rio spoke about making mistakes and how “when things get tough and when things get hard and uncomfortable, you have to stay the course.” He told the students that something will happen to them that will challenge them and he urged each of them to hang on.

Coach Del Rio opened up the floor to students and answered questions about why they did not draft Tim Tebow and how he thought the team would do next year. Del Rio simply responded by stating that the Saints were in last place in their division in 2008, and that is where the Jaguars were last year. The Saints won the Super Bowl last year.