“Everything I went through, the adversity I faced my whole life, that pretty much sticks in the back of my head,” said Colts tight end jelani_thegreat. “Trying to be the backbone of my family.” Colts NFL
As close as the family was, Greg and Shaheerah both worked long hours, Shaheerah on the business side of Children’s Healthcare Atlanta, Greg in refrigeration and air for Kroger. Because of his job, Greg was often on the road.
By their own admission, the Woods family did not have unlimited resources, but Greg and Shaheerah made sure their sons could focus on sports, on pursuing their dreams of earning a college scholarship. Their middle son, Jaleel, does not have his younger brother’s 6-7 frame, but he had the athleticism.
Because of that height, Woods initially thought he’d pursue basketball — his height made him a dominant force on the court growing up and he played all the way through high school. The Cowboys needed somebody to play Sooners tight end Mark Andrews — now a star with the Baltimore Ravens — in practice.Then he went out and torched Oklahoma State’s defense in practice all week long, turning the wheels in the coaching staff’s mind. Buried on the depth chart at quarterback, Woods might be able to help the Cowboys at a different spot.They asked him to move to tight end.
From the moment he arrived on Virginia’s campus, Woods did everything right. The study, the strength and conditioning, the way he’d try to make the most of every play and every tip the coaches gave him, acting every bit like a mature, driven player who’d learned how to prepare like a professional over his years in college.“My experience is age is not a qualifier for that,” Anae said. “In fact, a lot of times at that age, you’ve already demonstrated who you are by that point in your career.
Woods tore through the 40-yard dash in a blistering 4.61 seconds, a remarkable time for a man who measured 6-7, 259 pounds, sending himself flying up draft boards in conjunction with his performance at the East-West Shrine Game.
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