While talent is ultimately the paramount determination of whether or not a player is capable of participating in the NFL, there are so many factors that go into shaping a man’s career in the game of football.
One of the factors that simply does not get talked enough is the value of having veteran leaders around you to show you how to be a professional so that you don’t have to perpetually learn from your own mistakes as you feel your way through your journey.
Such has been the case for young Chukwuma Okorafor, the 21-year-old who was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ second of two third-round picks in the 2018 NFL Draft.