For our October TACKLE TALK Adrian Davis shares firsthand the consequences of poor decision-making.
A former standout at defensive tackle for Montreal’s Vanier College, Davis’ lifetime goal was to play football in the NCAA. In 2002, his dream became a reality when he was recruited to play for Marshall University, an NCAA Division 1 FBS team in Huntington, West Virginia.
As Davis’ career progressed, so did his chances of making it to the NFL. He’d already been drafted by his hometown team, the Montreal Alouettes, in the 2006 CFL draft and was on the rise as his senior year neared closer.
Unfortunately, poor choices led to Davis’ downfall. As an athlete in a small town, he was a “known commodity.” People understood that he played for the football team and due to this, he got caught in “some bad circumstances with some negative people.” The idea of upholding an image and “being some kind of an act” took over his brain much more than football did.
Things came to a head in his junior year, where Davis was arrested at school with drugs, money and scales in his trunk. In the blink of an eye, his shot at the NFL was gone.
Davis will share his story as part of our monthly Tackle Talks series, aimed to inspire and motivate you, as well as show you that other players and coaches have been in your shoes.
