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Taylor Lewan traces his Falcons workout hangover to Country Thunder

Will Compton questions Lewan's long-running draft complaint as the former tackle explains how he still made every drill and meeting.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 94,796 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (5,513).

Taylor Lewan really showed up to an NFL workout hungover 😂

Will Compton has a problem with Taylor Lewan's complaint about Atlanta drafting Jake Matthews instead of him: the condition Lewan was in when he arrived for his pre-draft workout.

A guest brings up the story, and Lewan makes an important correction. He wasn't high or still drunk at the workout. "I was extremely hungover," he says.

The explanation starts at Country Thunder in Arizona, where Lewan says he had been drinking heavily when his agent called about an early flight to Atlanta. His mother picked him up. His next memory in the telling is waking aboard a turbulent flight, stuck in a middle seat. It is a distinctly uncomfortable route to a job audition.

Compton's teasing centers on the contrast: Lewan has spent years questioning the Falcons' choice, yet this was his introduction. Lewan's defense is narrower and emphatic: "I showed up. I didn't skip out." He says he arrived on time and completed the workout drills and meetings.

The Short drew more than 62,000 views in 11 hours, already far beyond Bussin' With The Boys' usual full-day Shorts audience. A separate upload, "Just some animal talk with Brandon Spikes," also drew an unusually quick audience. But Lewan's clip turns on a very specific distinction: he isn't disputing the hangover, only the suggestion that he failed to do the work.

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Thanks to his mom lol
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Im 6ft4 and I am suffering when Im im a middle seat. It must have been hell for 6ft7 and some Taylor.
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