Anthony Richardson Shares Thoughts In Players Tribune Letter

Florida Gators quarterback and projected first-round draft pick Anthony Richardson has shared some thought in a Players Tribune post to NFL coaches and general managers.

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NASHVILLE - Anthony Richardson is one of the best athletes to enter the NFL Draft in recent memory. His game has also been discussed and directed more than perhaps any other quarterback prospect in recent memory. 

In short, he could be the ultimate boom-or-bust player. The potential is there for superstardom. So too, is the potential for an epic bust. That's what has likely led NFL coaches and general managers to sleepless nights as they work to make a final decision on drafting this athletic marvel. 

On Thursday, Richardson shared his thoughts on his situation in an article addressed to those same general managers and coaches in The Players Tribune.  

Dear coaches and GMs,

I know that draft night is a big night for you, and it’s definitely a big night for me and my family. I don’t take for granted what it’s going to mean to hear my name called on that stage. This isn’t just about football. It’s life changing.

So before everything is locked in, I just wanted to take this last opportunity to tell you a little more about my story. If you’re going to make a bet on me, then I want you to know where I come from, and why I play this game. 

Richard continues on sharing about his life, his Uncle Tanka, and his role in helping the young man grow and mature to the cusp of an NFL career.  

I made a promise to myself that I was going to do everything in my power to get to the NFL.- Anthony Richardson

In all, it is a touching look inside the life of a young man who, despite the deficiencies on the field, has worked hard and done the right things along the way to make it to this stage. 

My family, man…. I owe them everything. It’s funny, when I was younger, my mom used to interview me on long car rides, like I was at a press conference or something. I’d be like, “Why are we doing this?” And she’d say, “You’re gonna need it one day.” And now I look at where I am, and I’m just grateful that she believed that I could be somebody. And my friends, the ones I’ve been rockin’ with since fourth and fifth grade — the people who never switched up on me and kept it real with me from the start — I owe them, too. My mentors and my support team, they all know what I’ve been through, they know what my life was like and what this next step means.

Where I’m from, I don’t know any kid who plays ball and doesn’t see himself going all the way to the league. And I always had the same dream. Me and my uncle connected over this game from the day he gave me my first Nerf Ball. So I just want to make the most of this opportunity, and inspire the kids who are going through what I went through and might have a story like mine. I want to show them that they can go anywhere they want to go in life. This isn’t just about doing something for me. It’s bigger than that.

So, to all the coaches and GMs who are reading this: See you at the draft. If you call the name Anthony Richardson, I promise that you won’t regret it.

There's no doubt a team will select Richardson, and it could be the Tennessee Titans, who are scheduled to host Richardson, on April 16 for a top-30 visit. There's also no doubt that Richardson will give his all to that team, and hopefully for his sake, and that of his new team, he does reach his full potential, 

That would be something to watch indeed!  

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