As a high school senior, I’m sure the majority of us could say if you placed a $1.35 million contract before our very eyes, we’d put the pen to paper quicker than you could blink an eye. However, that wasn’t the case for Pittsburgh Steelers second round draft choice, Ole Miss cornerback Senquez Golson, who was picked by MLB’s Boston Red Sox in the eighth round of the 2011 draft. As a senior at Pascagoula High School in Mississippi, Golson hit .345 with three home runs, 25 RBI’s and 16 steals. He even played in 22 games in college, but at the end of the day, he realized his dream was in football.
Golson Turned Down Big Money, MLB Future For Football Dreams
