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If Rod Woodson was advising Travis Hunter, he tells TMZ Sports activities he’d counsel the Buffs star solely play nook within the NFL … explaining he thinks the Heisman Trophy winner could be “an All-Professional” on the place.
Hunter, in fact, 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 moderately see Hunter give attention to nook … and take occasional reps at wideout, identical to his mentor, Deion Sanders, did throughout his NFL days.
“I simply assume if you’re burning candles at each ends of the stick, he may play nicely,” Woodson mentioned, “however the chance that he will be nice at each … that is unlikely. Not within the Nationwide Soccer League.”
As an alternative, Woodson says Hunter ought to think about protection … the place “he could be that All-Professional, subsequent generational nook.”
Moreover, Woodson advised us due to the shortage of lockdown DBs, it would even be a extra profitable path than a wideout.
“It is arduous to search out younger, dynamic cornerbacks that come out and might shut these guys down,” Woodson mentioned.
The soccer world will discover out quickly sufficient the place Hunter will play — he’ll have an NFL residence in only a matter of months!