“Dare to be uncommon.”
It’s one of Colton Underwood’s favorite phrases and it’s a mantra that encapsulates him perfectly. Colton Underwood isn’t a typical football player – on or off the field – and that’s a distinction he wears with pride.
Originally from Washington, Ill. – a town of just over 15,000 people – Underwood has been in the NFL since 2014 but has never strapped on the pads in a regular season game, spending nearly two seasons on the San Diego Chargers’ Practice Squad before joining the Silver and Black in December.
Underwood’s offseasons are filled with the typical workouts and training one would expect from an NFL player, but in addition to his on-field work, he also runs the Colton Underwood Legacy Foundation, his non-profit organization that’s goal is “to encourage youth participation in athletics and provide resources for research and people living with Cystic Fibrosis.