As Reeves revealed to Black Film and TV founder Wilson Morales in a virtual interview along with his co-stars Corinne Foxx (daughter of Jamie) and Hunter Sansone of Stargirl fame, it was starring in Safety that sparked his interest in the game again – especially the Clemson Tigers, if you can imagine.
A question that most actors commonly get asked after they are cast in a sports movie is if they have any history of athleticism in their own life.
Indeed, Jay Reeves did play football in high school (in the position of free safety, coincidentally) as he told Chicago reporter Cabryl Breotti over video chat, but his growing fascination with performing arts eventually led him to lose interest in participating or even following the sport.