That's pretty awesome.
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Hell Yeah!!!
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Congrats for your little bro.
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Thank you!!!
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Must have sucked to have such a bad ass little bro that could whip your ass on the daily lol.
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:-) Nah, he remembers the man who laid the law down if he shat his diapers after the age of 1.5!
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Very nice. :-)
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Ah shit I meant to hit the thumbs up!
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That's ****ing awesome Rico!

I'd be hella proud too.
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Oh yeah, I couldn’t be more proud. I’ve known all along how crazy high his ceiling is... This has been GREAT! Thanks man!
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Congrats man.....that’s fucking sweet.
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Congrats! It is always great to see a kid so dedicated and hardworking finally win the big one. That is a HUGE accomplishment. It takes more than just talent to ascend to the very top- it takes a lot of heart.

Best wishes to you and your family.
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Congrats to your family and brother, seems like it’s been quite a start to 2020.

Some friendly advice I’ll add — and my line of work veers right along with this sort of thing, I’ve learned from some pros when I say this: if he really wants a shot at the football thing, he needs to start now. From an evaluator’s perspective, if he waits, the narratives that he will have to fight is “he didn’t love the game enough to play it in college” and it’s going to be damn near impossible to get a real look from the NFL without any college tape. The Antonio Gates’es of the world are unicorns, and as a basketball player converting to TE, it was something more feasible.

If he starts playing football now and shows the requisite pro athletic traits, produces at a very good clip @ the NAIA level... he’ll have a shot. The athletic traits and competitive toughness elements will be most important though because some guys don’t produce as a matter of circumstances (see George Kittle @ Iowa). Then the narrative becomes “he loved football so much that he converted despite being a national champion wrestler”. Talent evaluators LOVE good wrestlers too.

If he plays the game and has true NFL athletic ability, he will probably get a look or two. But that’s something that you only do if he truly loves the game and wants that. A lot of potential sacrifice involved.
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Cool as hell, Rico. Congrats to your brother! Your entire family must be proud as he sounds like not only a great athlete but a well rounded individual.
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Thanks so much man! Was hoping you’d reply for you’ve followed along with me on here for years!
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