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Former basketball standout Wainright adjusting to life as a football player

By Ben Everett | Sports Writer

Baylor football senior tight end Ishmail Wainright made a change this offseason that is becoming more common in the sports world today.

Wainright is in the midst of learning how to play football after playing four years of college basketball for the Bears.

The sports world has seen tight ends such as Jimmy Graham and Antonio Gates succeed in the NFL after having played basketball in college.

More recently, former Baylor power forward and three-year starter Rico Gathers was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys last year around this time to play tight end after having no college gridiron experience.