As Dallas Cowboys middle laner Dakoda Shepley prepares to premiere his fifth season in the NFL, he’s also gearing up for another release: the debut of his new series “The Auto Files,” which will premiere Wednesday, June 5.
The program will be available to watch exclusively on YouTube and will focus on the discussion of the athletes and their immaculate car collections.
“Auto Files is an exhibition aimed at athletes and their cars. The overall design is the past, the present, and the long term. So we’ll start with who they are and how they grew up and explore to dive into the story. from the car from there,” Shepley explained to me in an exclusive interview. “Then, we’ll take a look at the cars they’ve been driving lately. And then, the long-term component will take a look at what’s in your garage store. and where they plan to move forward.
The show, of course, will be hosted through Shepley, a registered addict since birth.
“I grew up in the border town of Detroit, Michigan (home of the Big Three) in Windsor, and that alone is enough to get me interested in the automotive world,” Shepley told me.
“But beyond that, my father, his father, and his father’s father all worked in the auto industry. Then, on my mother’s side, they were Croatian immigrants, and the first thing they did when they came back from there was to paint at Ford. Thus, almost all the members of my family have worked before me in the automotive industry.
So, you see, Shepley was destined to get involved in the automotive field. Interestingly, however, his father warned him to oppose following in his family’s footsteps.
“It’s quite funny, the recommendation my father gave me was to never get into the car business because the salary is great, but the hours are terrible. So I’m going to play in the NFL,” Shepley joked. But now I’m going to come. “Coming back to it, much to Dad Shepley’s chagrin, his son couldn’t resist the impulse deeply rooted in his bones.
Today, Shepley uses her athlete platform to tell her story and that of her peers. For Shepley, cars aren’t just an efficient mode of transportation. These are the keys to unlocking friendships and a deeper understanding of others. They’re your way of bonding with your teammates. They allow him to do so with his brothers in the countryside.
“I’ve already been a part of my good team percentage,” Shepley said. “San Francisco, Seattle and now Dallas. And I walk by, walk through the parking masses and see all those more sensible cars. So, I go to the locker room and check who drives what. I will communicate for hours with my teammates about their cars. In each and every one of the teams in which I have been a component, he is a kind of icebreaker. That’s how they introduced me to my peers.
“During those conversations, I learn a lot about them. He informed me a lot about their lives simply by explaining why they went from a sedan to a van.
Eventually, Shepley had to formalize those conversations so that the outside world could pick up all the wonderful insights he gained from those conversations. In addition, he needed an outlet to express his admiration for the 2005 Ford GT, his favorite car.
“I got to the point where I was like, ‘You know what?I need to know even more about those guys. ” And that’s how the concept of Auto Files was born,” Shepley told me.
As a professional athlete, Shepley is well aware of all the unfounded claims the average amateur makes about herself and her colleagues. He has heard half-hearted stories like “athletes have to dedicate themselves one hundred percent to their craft to be successful” more times than he has. can count. During our interview, Shepley even joked, “Everybody says all the time, ‘Oh, they’re human, just like us. ‘But then they seem to notice when their team misses a few touchdowns!
However, he does not see it that way. He considers that having passions outside of football is a blessing and not a curse.
“It’s very important to have a way to distract your brain from things. If I don’t focus on anything else, my brain is on football,” Shepley said. “I don’t think other people notice. So, having a hobby on the field, having something you can focus on is rare in professional sports and is a very vital component of maintaining your intellectual well-being.
In addition to talking about his love for cars, that’s Shepley’s big purpose in all of this: to showcase a hobby that many of his soccer brothers share. He’s so involved in the cause that Shepley even said he’d like to get married. With a larger media outlet at some point, it will only do so if they “keep the essential as the essential. “
“I hope other people perceive the importance of athletes’ passions off the field, because that’s what makes them who they are,” Shepley explained. “There’s football, but there’s also anything else that’s really close to their hearts. I’m simply pointing out one of those possible possibilities.
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So far, 4 episodes have been filmed, with Kentavuis Street (the theme of the first episode), Trey Lance, Terence Steele and Cesar Ruiz. Shepley also hopes to sign Dak Prescott and Al Harris (former player and current Cowboys defensive back). backs coach), among others, in the near future.
“What Dakoda did with the creation of The Auto Files gave athletes a new and exclusive percentage of who they are and how their personality and taste translate to the cars they drive,” Cowboys backup quarterback Trey Lance said. Me in an interview.
“The exhibition opened a new door to understand athletes as other people. It will be surprising to see how fast this platform is growing. As a professional athlete, the reason I enjoy an exhibition like The Auto Files is the opportunity for other people to see our personalities expressed in our vehicles. Do we appreciate the finer things in life, or do we just need something to get us from point A to point B?I like to think of what we drive as an extension of ourselves and the kind of lifestyle we lead off the field,” Cowboys right-back Terence Steele added.
Speaking of the Cowboys, Shepley is very grateful for everything he has won with the American team. “The Cowboys are a wonderful brand. It is evidently one of the biggest sports franchises in the world. But they do a wonderful job of giving athletes the opportunity to build their brand, and that in itself is unique to my experience in the NFL,” Shepley proclaimed.
The Cowboys have been so enthusiastic about Shepley’s off-field adventure that they even put him in touch with their production team, which shoots episodes of “The Auto Files. “Shepley hopes to express his gratitude by greatly increasing his station.
“I’m determined to be who the team wants me to be,” Shepley told me. We lost Tyler Biadasz, our starting center, so there’s a vacancy on the offensive line. In fact, there are some vacancies. So I need to lock myself in and be the player that my team wants me to play.
“I’m at that level of my career where I’m going to be reliable. I’m going to be consistent. And I’m going to get to work every day, in a position to do it.
Shepley continued, “As far as the team goes, obviously, the Dallas Cowboys need to win the playoffs. I think as a team, collectively, we feel like every year is the year. The mentality this year is that we are going to do each and every one of the things. And I’ll do everything I can to help the team achieve that goal.
Until then, cowboys and car enthusiasts can spend time relaxing with Shepley and his guest ensemble in “The Auto Files. “
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