Category: Going Pro

When I arrived at the New York Giants’ rookie camp, the equipment staff had set up everyone’s locker. We had brand new cleats, turf shoes, football pants, pads, shorts, undershirts, you name it, everything...

During my time in Jackson, my father, still the only individual in the world who, without a doubt, knew I could play in the NFL, helped me unearth a connection that would be pivotal...

After the spring RFL season, there were no calls for NFL contracts and the checks I had been saving had bounced. I needed to find work.  Fortunately my roommate, a fullback who spent his...

I showed up in Jackson, Mississippi and signed a contract, the terms of which included pay equivalent to a first-year teacher’s salary, provided I made and remained on the team.  Though I was happy...

At this point I had a good idea of what I needed to do to prepare myself physically for the next level, but did not know what I needed to do to give myself...

After being a one-year starter on a losing FCS college team, there was only one other person, beyond me, who thought I had a chance to continue playing football at a professional level, my...

When people ask about my football career, they are surprised to hear about my college football experience. Upon learning that I was on an NFL active roster and played at a small FCS school,...

The spring of my junior year in high school, the state university football team held a clinic about forty-five minutes from my home town. I showed up with a handful of my high school...

My path to professional football started on cross country skis. When I was six years old I joined the town’s youth cross country program. At the top of my age bracket, I participated in...

This is a compilation of stories about an individual journey from a small New England town to a small college program, two defunct spring football leagues, a year and a half on a practice...