Tobi Haastrup had no idea what to do.
The 17-year-old had never lined up in a defensive stance before. He wasn’t sure what it meant to jump offsides and had never heard of a tackle for loss. Come to think of it, he didn’t exactly know what downs were, either, or how they worked. But here he was, working out last summer with the Mayde Creek High football team in Houston.
“Everything was new to me,” said Haastrup, born and raised in England.
But who needs to know the rules when you are 6 feet 4 and 235 pounds and run a 10.