Bobby Joseph Hebert III (born February 9, 1989), better known as T-Bob Hebert, is a former

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center for the

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team and media personality.

Early years

T-Bob Hebert was born in

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on February 9, 1989 to Bobby and Teresa Hebert. He grew up in

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. His father, Bobby Hebert, known as the "Cajun Cannon," was a former

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quarterback and sports media personality who was inducted into the

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and the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame. He played football at Greater Atlanta Christian High School in

College career

Recruiting

On October 30, 2006, Hebert committed to LSU to play Offensive line for the Tigers football team. He signed his Letter of Intent on February 7, 2007. Hebert expressed that LSU was his dream school. He was ranked as the second best Center in the country by Rivals for the 2007 high school recruiting class.

Playing career

Hebert redshirted his freshman year at LSU in 2007 for the

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. In 2008, during Hebert's redshirt freshman season, he played six games for the

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, but did not have any starts. He sustained a season ending injury during LSU's game against South Carolina. He made the 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll. In 2009, during Hebert's sophomore season, he started eleven games for the 2009 LSU Tigers football team, while missing one regular season game against Louisiana tech and missing the bowl game against Penn State. In May 2010, LSU coach, Les Miles suspended Hebert indefinitely from the team for the start of his junior season, due to a DUI arrest. Despite the earlier suspension, in 2010, during Hebert's Junior season for the 2010 LSU Tigers football team, he played in all thirteen games while playing at both right guard and center. In 2011, during Hebert's junior season, he played in twelve gams for the 2011 LSU Tigers football team, with eight of them being starts.

NFL

He signed a free agent contract with the

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in 2012, but never played a game in the NFL.

Media career

Following the end of his college football career and having failed to make an NFL team as a free agent, Hebert began a media career with

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1350 WWWL in New Orleans and then later at ESPN 104.5 in Baton Rouge. At the network, he hosted the show, "Off the Bench" with his former LSU teammate Jacob Hester. In February 2025, he became the co-host of the "Jim Rome After Hour" on the

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along with the main host,

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. He was also the host of YouTube show, Snaps, along with former

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quarterback,

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. In 2022, "Off the Bench" was rated as the Best Sports Talk Show by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters in 2022. Barrett Sports Media recognized the show as a Top 20 mid-market morning show from 2019 to 2024. In 2024, the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters (LAB) named him the Young Professional of the Year. On May 16, 2025, he left his previous endeavors to take a job at

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in their Chicago office. He was replaced at ESPN by former New Orleans Saints quarterback,

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. Before his departure, Hebert released an "Ode to Louisiana" to express his gratitude for his 18 years in the state.

Personal life

Hebert is married to Caitlyn Hebert and they have three children.

References

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