What would you do if you were the number one rated high school football player in the nation, and you had the choice to take anyone of the 70 plus offers that were sitting on your kitchen table? You would be ecstatic right? But what would you do if one play changed that and all of those offers disappeared? Well that’s what happened to LeSean McCoy. McCoy was the best player in the nation and had his choice as to where he wanted to play his college football, but that all changed when he suffered a broken leg early in his senior season. He started seeing many of his offers disappear. Well all except for one, the Pittsburgh Panthers. They never gave up on the former number one prospect, and they are glad they didn’t. McCoy rushed for nearly 3,000 yards (2,816) and 35 touchdowns in his two years at Pittsburgh. After his sophomore season he decided to pursue his dream that he once thought faded away, and entered the NFL draft. The Philadelphia Eagles in the 2009 NFL draft drafted LeSean McCoy in the second round, 53rd overall. McCoy has since excelled in his NFL career thus far, that includes winning the rushing title in the 2013 NFL season by rushing for 1,607 yards. McCoy is currently 873 yards away from being the Eagles all time leading rusher. This is a feat that he is aiming for this season. This just goes to show that you can over come anything, don’t let one set back no matter how big or how small keep you from chasing your dreams.
-David Linden
my source http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/lesean-mccoy-1.html
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