DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer
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Former Baltimore Ravens lineman and math scholar John Urschel, left, hands out ice cream to Chelsy Valerio, 14, of Baltimore, during a lesson at Dundalk High School during the launch of Texas Instrumentsâ STEM Behind Cool Careers series.
John Urschel has found that a master’s degree in mathematics, his stature as an accomplished author and his pending doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology isn’t necessarily enough to sell young students on the benefit of crunching numbers.
What really makes him interesting to most kids is that he’s a former NFL player who opted to immerse himself in math.