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If Rod Woodson was advising Travis Hunter, he tells TMZ Sports activities he’d recommend the Buffs star solely play nook within the NFL … explaining he thinks the Heisman Trophy winner may be “an All-Professional” on the place.
Hunter, after all, was named school soccer’s greatest participant earlier this month due to the way in which he dominated at each WR and CB — however Woodson says doing each at a excessive stage within the NFL is simply not possible.
The previous Pittsburgh Steeler — who performed defensive again within the league for 17 seasons — mentioned he’d quite see Hunter give attention to nook … and take occasional reps at wideout, similar to his mentor, Deion Sanders, did throughout his NFL days.
“I simply suppose if you’re burning candles at each ends of the stick, he might play properly,” Woodson mentioned, “however the probability that he will be nice at each … that is unlikely. Not within the Nationwide Soccer League.”
As a substitute, Woodson says Hunter ought to think about protection … the place “he may be that All-Professional, subsequent generational nook.”
Moreover, Woodson instructed us due to the shortage of lockdown DBs, it would even be a extra profitable path than a wideout.
“It is laborious to seek out younger, dynamic cornerbacks that come out and may shut these guys down,” Woodson mentioned.
The soccer world will discover out quickly sufficient the place Hunter will play — he’ll have an NFL house in only a matter of months!
