Brian Garrett Joseph discusses how high school athletes should view success in football. While many dream of earning scholarships to major college programs, Joseph notes that high ratings out of high school do not guarantee collegiate or NFL stardom. He suggests that players accept offers from interested schools and that playing time at a mid-major or lower division school can provide opportunities to showcase talents and potentially play professionally. Joseph also argues that attending a smaller college can be better than a larger school with tradition if an athlete has talent and work ethic.

1. Brian Garrett Joseph Shares His
Views About Achieving Success
in NFL

2. Brian Garrett Joseph loves to write on a
variety on topics such as educational issues
and about athletics, mostly American football.
He has significant experience as a writer and
blogger. He writes that many high school
players have the dream of earning a college
scholarship to a major program and they
believe that it validates their athletic success.

3. High school recruiting publications create
mythical championships for the annual
recruiting process. He says that a four or five
star blue chip athlete out of high school does
not necessarily translate into a future probowler, an collegiate All American or even a
collegiate starter. Brian Garrett Joseph
suggests budding players that if you have the
talent and potential, then you should accept
the offer to the schools that are showing
interests in you.

4. He says that not earning scholarship from
mid major division I schools is not the end of
your journey towards becoming a successful
player. The mid major, Division 1-AA or
Division II school that shows interest may be
your best ticket to earning playing time, a
starting position and post season accolades
as well as an opportunity to play in the NFL.

5. He says that if you have talent along with a
solid work ethic then playing collegiately at a
lesser school can also turn out to be the best
option for you. NFL has shown since its
inception that playing collegiately at a school
that has a storied tradition does not always
translate into NFL success. Mid schools,
small private colleges as well as historically
Black colleges all have player representation
in the NFL.

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