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Kenny Pickett Credits Youth Football Camp Roommate Dwayne Haskins For Sparking ‘Competitive Edge’ In Him

Kenny Pickett knew he was going to be here at a young age. He planned for it all along. On the eve of his becoming an NFL quarterback, likely selected by a team needing a starter in the first round next month, he recognizes the decade of sacrifice that has brought him to this moment, starting with his attending annual football camps such as those led by Jim Cantafio at the age of 11.

“At 11 years old, there was not a doubt. No one could tell me differently. I was so dead-set on it”, Pickett told Adam Breneman recently in a wide-ranging conversation for his program, Breneman Shows Up, talking about his desire to be an NFL quarterback.