Adam Gotsis came a long way to play in the NFL — and in a short time. The 24-year-old rookie defensive end only learned to play football as a teenager in Abbotsford, Australia, near Melbourne. His first taste of the game came by playing the video game Madden ’07.
A gifted athlete, Gotsis’ first sport was Australian Rules Football, but he earned a scholarship to Georgia Tech, where his American football education kicked in. He earned all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors twice, after his junior and senior seasons, but his final year was cut short with a season-ending knee injury.