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Chris Slade talks Pace Academy and the NFL Draft

Pace Academy head coach Chris Slade reacts after his team sealed the win over Fitzgerald in the Class AA state game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Pace Academy head coach Chris Slade reacts after his team sealed the win over Fitzgerald in the Class AA state game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
By AJC Sports
Updated May 1, 2020

What’s it like to have two former players drafted in the NFL Draft? Pace Academy football coach Chris Slade appears on the ninth episode of the “Georgia Prep Sports: From a Distance” video podcast to talk about offensive tackle Andrew Thomas and kicker Samuel Sloan with Score Atlanta’s Craig Sager.

» MORE: Players from Georgia high schools, college drafted in 2020

Also expected on the podcast are Paulding County’s Smael Mondon, a five-star linebacker going into the 2020 season as well as Alabama high school coaches Josh Niblett of Hoover and Mark Fleetwood of Huntsville High, who was the head coach at Peachtree Ridge.

» PREVIOUSLY: What could high school football look like in fall?

The podcast is produced by PlayOn Sports, which runs the National Federation High School network, and airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, starting at noon.

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