FSU’s Myron Rolle Chooses Oxford Over The NFL

This Sunday could be a very big day for the Rolle families. If both the Ravens and Cardinals are able to pull off victories this weekend, that means both Samari Rolle and Antrel Rolle will be squaring off against each other in the Super Bowl with Rolle family supremacy on the line.  It’s the kind of thing that Myron Rolle — Samari’s cousin — doesn’t want to be a part of.

Myron Rolle

You may remember that Myron was recently awarded a Rhodes scholarship, which gives him the chance to attend Oxford University in England for free, and it’s also a great way to pick up chicks while in a bar — it was Bill Clinton’s go-to move before he became President. Of course, Myron doesn’t have to go to Oxford considering that he’ll be a first round pick in the NFL draft, which means he’ll soon be a millionaire, but Myron has bigger plans for his life than the NFL - which is why he’s going to put it off and go to Oxford instead.

From MSNBC:

Florida State safety Myron Rolle will study at Oxford instead of entering this year’s NFL draft.

Rolle won a Rhodes scholarship in November and plans to seek a one-year master’s degree in medical anthropology, The New York Times reported Monday in an entry on its college football blog.

“I’m very excited to go,” Rolle wrote in a text message to the newspaper.

Rolle received his undergraduate degree in pre-med from Florida State in only two and a half years, and has been taking graduate courses this year. Of course, just because Myron is going to Oxford next year, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t intend to play in the NFL.

After a year studying abroad, Myron plans to enter the 2010 NFL draft, though he probably won’t be as high of a pick, so the move could prove costly. Then after Myron’s NFL career is over, he plans on finishing medical school before opening up a health clinic for the needy in the Bahamas.  Which is very similar to what I plan on doing after my blogging career, with the only difference being that I’ll be visiting a free-clinic after meeting a girl in the Bahamas.

9 comments

  1. GravatarWes Welker Wuvs You
    11:15 am on January 13th, 2009

    A lot of college football players go to Oxford.

    …when they play for Ole Miss.

  2. GravatarJordan
    11:31 am on January 13th, 2009

    This is an amazing story and I think it's really cool that he's going to Oxford.  I'm not going to say whether or not it was the right move because I don't know his whole story, but it's definitely a cool move.

    Oh, and Myron is Samari's cousin.  Antrel is unrelated to either of them.

  3. GravatarRichard Christy
    11:32 am on January 13th, 2009

    The Rolle's are not related.

  4. GravatarRoyalTennenhorn
    11:34 am on January 13th, 2009

    It will actually be a big weekend for the Rolle families, since they're not all brothers.

  5. GravatarRoyalTennenhorn
    11:36 am on January 13th, 2009
  6. GravatarIndiana Pacer Maker
    12:04 pm on January 13th, 2009

    Wes:

    Or if they play for the Ohio Bobcats.

  7. GravatarPlaxico Rent-A-Car
    12:21 pm on January 13th, 2009

    A Baltimore-Arizona Super Bowl? What a frightening thought.

  8. GravatarKingKong
    1:05 pm on January 13th, 2009

    great move by Myron!

  9. GravatarEric
    3:26 pm on January 13th, 2009

    IPM, Ohio University is in Athens.  You are thinking of Miami University, which is in Oxford.As for Mr. Rolle, perhaps he could train with the Oxford rugby club.  That would be an interesting experience, would it not?

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