30 years ago I started a journey. Not one scholarship offer. The reason? I was deemed too slow.
That day I DECIDED nothing would stop me. I found my trainer Jay Schroeder and started an unorthodox training program that tested me physically, emotionally, and psychologically to level I could have never imagined. I lived by the mantra that:
Your will to PREPARE for success had to be far greater than your desire for success.
I went all in, committed my heart and soul, and 5 years later - 25 years ago - I had my chance to show the NFL how far I’d come.
Here the video from my pro day:
40 YD - 4.37
Short Shuttle - 3.83
3 Cone - 6.37
Long Shuttle - 10.77
Pedal Flip - 4.11
I also benched 225 lbs 31x , vertical jumped 39.5", broad jumped 10'10"
I literally transformed myself from a nobody to one of the best in the world in 5 years.
I post this not to brag but as a reminder. BELIEF is powerful. Don't ever allow or entertain anybody's judgment or narrative about you, even for a microsecond. DOUBLE DOWN on yourself and always put it all on your shoulders. Have immense GRATITUDE for what God has put in front of you.
Looking back, I’m grateful I didn’t earn a scholarship, that I had to walk on, that I had to fight and sacrifice to a level I never thought possible... To BELIEVE in myself so deeply that nothing could ever stop me.
I have immense pride in that journey... More than in any NFL accolade. It represents defying the impossible and forms the foundation for everything I do in life today. My only regret? Back then, I thought it was all me. It wasn't. Better late than never: all glory to God
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