Dothan alum DaVonta Ealy takes videography skills to the Baltimore Ravens
DOTHAN, Ala. — A professional videographer was not on the list of “what I want I want to be” for DaVonta Ealy when he was growing up. Videography did not even become a thing for him until former Dothan High School Coach Kelvis White asked DaVonta if he was interested in videoing the football practices and games for the team. He said, “That was my ninth-grade year and when he asked me, I said no. When I walked out of the fieldhouse something told me to go back in and tell him yes.” Ealy is now thrilled that he listened to “something”.
Later in DaVonta’s high school years Coach White was bringing in college football coaches to recruit players. He also told those coaches about DaVonta and his videography skills. The coach from Alabama A&M University listened and offered him a full scholarship to be the video director for the team. During his junior year at A&M DaVonta received an offer to do a year-long internship with the Washington Commanders (formerly Washington Redskins). He took it and then he took another one to be a seasonal video assistant with the Tennessee Titans. Even during the Covid-laden year of 2020, he received an offer to work for the Atlanta Falcons. Somewhere in all of the internship opportunities, DaVonta completed his college degree in Mass Communications with a minor in video production.
After the Falcons opportunity played out, DaVonta began working for the Big Ten Conference. He worked in football, basketball and ice hockey for the college teams in the Big Ten. He still maintained his friendships in the NFL which led to his present position. He is now a videographer with the Baltimore Ravens. He loves the Ravens Organization referring to it as a “real family atmosphere.” He regularly interacts with everyone from the coaching staff, the management staff, and the players. He said,
Ealy’s day usually begins at the practice facility at 6:30am. It consists of setting up equipment for position coach/player meetings, attending team meetings, and videoing the team practices. “Our videography team meets early to discuss the overall plan for that day down to writing it all out in a script form so we can be sure we accomplish all that we need to,” DaVonta said.
Ealy enjoyed growing up in Dothan attending Cloverdale Elementary, Beverlye Middle School, and Dothan High. His father, Keith Ealy, and his mom and step-dad, Jennifer and Roy Turner, are all still in Dothan. He has five siblings and two nieces and one nephew here, too.
When asked how long he sees the NFL gig lasting DaVonta was very transparent. He said, “I want to continue to do this for the rest of my life. I have been blessed to be able to do this. What I do doesn’t feel like work at all.”
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