Why I Want To Be A Football Player

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Dreams “Football is like life it requires perseverance, self denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.” -Vince Lombardi. I chose this quote because it not only relates to football but also what you need to become a great football player. In this paper I will be talking about a look into my future football career. I will talk about my careers at the high school level, college level, and professional level of football. My freshman year in high school I started out on the Junior Varsity team not knowing that I would be on Varsity half way through the season. My first game on Varsity, we played Cass City, the best team in our league at the time. I didn't start because I was second string behind the starter who was a junior, but he quickly threw two interceptions and the coach decided to give me a shot. I went into the game, threw a couple touchdown passes and won the game. We then became the number one team in the league but we didn’t make it far in the playoffs. My Sophomore season I led my team to the state semifinals for …show more content…

It was the Outback Bowl and we were playing Texas Christian University (TCU), and our quarterback was off his game when they decided to give me a shot during the second half. I played really well and brought my team back to win the game. My sophomore season is when things really started getting going. Our team won 12 games and only lost once. We went to the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, CA and beat Stanford University 24-21. My Junior and Senior year were about the same, we were undefeated and we went to the National Championship both years. My Junior year we lost in overtime to the reigning champions, University of Alabama. The next year, we showed no mercy and beat Alabama by 28 points in the National Championship game. At the end of my Senior season, I declared for the NFL

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