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Mar 8, 2021
Darius Leonard knows a thing or two about taking the road less traveled to make it to the NFL.
The Indianapolis Colts three-time All-Pro linebacker hails from tiny Lake View, SC and played collegiately at South Carolina State of the FCS after being overlooked by the major programs.
In a recent interview with Master Tesfatsion of Bleacher Report, Leonard highlighted playing for HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) and had some words of advice for kids with a football background like his:
This is one thing I wanna tell these people who are up here watching, these high school kids. You do not have to go to a Power-5 school to make it to the NFL. There are so many people in the NFL from the HBCUs. You know South Carolina State has four NFL Hall-of-Famers. Clemson has one, South Carolina has zero. Listen, if you have a zero star, that doesn t mean that you re not gonna be somebody. I was a zero star. I was under-recruited, but don t get discouraged. Just c
TNT opened the NBA All Star game featuring actor Michael B. Jordan interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris. The two discussed HBCUs, the benefits of getting vaccinated.