The_Philster
06-06-2003, 05:12 AM
There is no need to tell Rashean Mathis the horror stories of professional athletes who end up playing for their hometown team, because the Jaguars' newest second-round draft pick has heard them all.
As an Englewood High School product who grew up in Jacksonville and used to visit Alltel Stadium on NFL Sundays, Mathis knows full well the distractions he soon will face.
The pressure. The temptations. The friends and supposed "friends" coming out of the woodwork looking for tickets or money....
more (http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/060603/jag_12724466.shtml)
As an Englewood High School product who grew up in Jacksonville and used to visit Alltel Stadium on NFL Sundays, Mathis knows full well the distractions he soon will face.
The pressure. The temptations. The friends and supposed "friends" coming out of the woodwork looking for tickets or money....
more (http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/060603/jag_12724466.shtml)