From the NFL to MIT: The Double Life of John Urschel, 2017

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Whether he’s blocking a 300-pound defensive lineman or hitting the math books, this doctoral candidate just won’t quit...Urschel is an offensive lineman with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, a three-year pro with 40 regular-­season games played and a couple of playoff starts on his football résumé. He is also a doctoral candidate in math at MIT who has passed his qualifying exams and has nine published or accepted research papers on his academic résumé.