What’s It Like to Be Part of an NFL Training Camp Battle?

June 27, 2014   ·   Ryan Riddle   ·   Jump to comments

In the NFL, competition is everything. Training camp is the time of year when the intensity around position battles is ratcheted up.
Before I start, let me tell you a bit about who I am.
I’m a lifelong football fan who was fortunate enough to somehow make it to the NFL without any spectacular athletic ability, size or speed. I relished the experience of competing among the very players I grew up admiring.
Being able to stand toe-to-toe with the best football players in the world while trying to earn and/or keep a job is one of the greatest challenges I’ve faced in life.
If you played football in high school, you stood a .08 percent chance of making it to the professional ranks, per NCAA.com. That alone should be an indicator of how fierce the competition is when you reach the highest level.
As we know by now, this league has a tendency to chew you up and spit you out if you’re not either incredibly superior or incredibly lucky. Having las...

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