Pure athleticism in this league only gets you so far. Every NFL player can play this game at the highest level.
What’s required are the things fans oftentimes don’t see on Sundays. The intangibles, including worth ethic and smarts, help the star player to an incredible degree. Possessing an astonishing football IQ helps, as well.
One man who knows it that incredibly well is Jamal Adams.
The New York Jets stud strong safety—the best at his position in the league—deploys an incredible football IQ to the point he’s seeing the football field similarly to Neo in the third Matrix.