Sedrick Irvin has spent the past decade trying to help young players do what he once did -- get to the NFL. The former Michigan State running back was drafted in the fourth round in 1999 by the Detroit Lions, and though he never flourished in the NFL, he did get a base for his future.
Since leaving the league, he’s been a high school and college coach, including as an intern at Alabama under Nick Saban (his college coach at Michigan State) and his current job as the coordinator of football administration at East Carolina.