Celtics “ Big Baby” wants to play in the NFL

Just like Bo Jackson and Deion “Prime Time” Sanders, Boston Celtics forward Glenn Davis wants to also play professional football not in the Canadian league but the NFL. Unlike Jackson and Sanders who both played Football and Baseball in college before going pro, Davis has not played football since high school.

Even though Davis was a multiple star athlete in high school it does not mean he can be one as a pro even though others have. Davis is not the first NBA or professional player who was a multiple sports star at a young age that could of gone pro in either sport. New York Yankees 3rd baseman Alex Rodriguez received as much attention as a quarterback coming out of high school as he did in baseball. Even Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies out of high school while becoming an All American on the Football field.

It’s not that Davis cannot make it as a NFL player he definitely has the size at 6’9 and weighing in at 289 pounds, but by not playing football since high school makes a big difference. It’s hard for most athletes to go from high school to college then on to the NFL, but from high school to the NFL that’s a big leap for any professional athlete.

Right now Davis says he is content with playing in the NBA, and does not plan on following his dreams to the NFL until he makes the All Star team a couple of times and is satisfied with his NBA career. However with the fact that he plays behind superstars Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins, along with the new addition of Rasheed Wallace it could take a while.

As the NBA season gets underway Davis is sidelined for six weeks with a broken right thumb he sustained in a fight with one of his best friends. One thing Davis needs to keep in mind is while in the NBA a broken thumb keeps you on the sidelines, in the NFL it just gets wrapped up and your sent back on the field and expected to do your job or you will be replaced by the next guy in line just waiting for his turn.