The transition from college football to the National Football league can be difficult. Sure, there are players who make the transition look easy, but most players would likely say even those who come into the league and play right away, there is still learning to be done.
Getting to the point where you aren’t thinking, but just reacting and playing, is something which takes time, and Vance McDonald knows all about that. Drafted in the second round by the San Francisco 49ers, McDonald remembers what it is like to be the new guy, learning a new playbook and going from being a student to a professional athlete.