Be assured that the dozens of teenage football players who fill the intramural fields Saturday night at the University of Miami’s Paradise Camp will be pulsating with the energy ignited by former NFL and college greats — and the prospect of following in their paths.
This past recruiting cycle’s No. 3 prep tight end, current University of Miami freshman Will Mallory, relishes the memory of meeting former Canes tight end Jeremy Shockey at the 2017 Paradise Camp.
“I was walking and he said, ‘Hey, Will,’” recalled Mallory, whose father, Jacksonville Jaguars’ assistant special teams coordinator and former New Orleans Saints assistant special teams coach Mike, coached Shockey.