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Syracuse's Rob Konrad Writing a Memo About His 16-Hour Swim

Former Syracuse fullback Rob Konrad turned down book deals and movie offers and instead will write a memo based on his terrifying 16 hour swim after falling from a boat off the coast of Florida.

No. 44 Rob Konrad's courageous story of survival has been well-documented. His story is the kind of thing that you'd think only happens in movies. Various producers agree and Konrad told the Miami Herald that he has turned down book offers and a movie deal.

"There were some big name folks involved. But I made the decision I wasn't going to go that route.