Former Detroit Lions tight end Hakeem Valles is currently enjoying retirement. After just three seasons in the NFL—two with the Lions—Valles left the business with no regrets to pursue a livelihood in real estate that he can enjoy with his family without the many stressors that came with living an NFL life.
Now with a year of life outside of football, Valles is opening up about his time in the NFL and his time with the Lions. On a recent appearance on The Pride Podcast, Valles gave listeners a peek behind the curtains on what his time was like as he watched the Detroit Lions franchise transition from Jim Caldwell to Matt Patricia at head coach, a changing of the guards in which he described as “beyond night and day.