What could a man with a Super Bowl ring want? How about an Olympic gold medal.
Nate Ebner took a leave of absence from the New England Patriots in hopes to make it on to the US National Rugby squad heading to Rio. On Monday, Ebner was added to the men’s seven squad and will get a shot at Olympic gold.
At the age of 17, Ebner was the youngest to play on a US seven squad. It wasn’t until his later college years did he switch to football. In 2012 he was drafted by the New England Patriots as a defensive back. He resigned with the Patriots in March with a two-year deal.
This will be the first time since 1924 that Rugby will be played in the Olympics. The last time the sport was featured in the games, the United States had won the gold. Despite that, Fiji is expected to win the gold and the US to medal.
Ebner will return to an NFL practice field after the Olympics are over with no intensions of coming home empty-handed. He will join Herschel Walker as the only player to participate in the Olympics after having played in the league.
“It’s been great. These guys are all great guys, humble guys,” Ebner said of his rugby teammates. “I’m lucky to be teammates with them and call them my friends. Been a good opportunity, good learning experience. I’ve gotten to travel to Hong Kong and Singapore and London and Paris. I’ve left everything I possibly could out there and would have absolutely no regret or change anything I’ve done.” Read more...
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Nate Ebner took a leave of absence from the New England Patriots in hopes to make it on to the US National Rugby squad heading to Rio. On Monday, Ebner was added to the men’s seven squad and will get a shot at Olympic gold.
At the age of 17, Ebner was the youngest to play on a US seven squad. It wasn’t until his later college years did he switch to football. In 2012 he was drafted by the New England Patriots as a defensive back. He resigned with the Patriots in March with a two-year deal.
This will be the first time since 1924 that Rugby will be played in the Olympics. The last time the sport was featured in the games, the United States had won the gold. Despite that, Fiji is expected to win the gold and the US to medal.
Ebner will return to an NFL practice field after the Olympics are over with no intensions of coming home empty-handed. He will join Herschel Walker as the only player to participate in the Olympics after having played in the league.
“It’s been great. These guys are all great guys, humble guys,” Ebner said of his rugby teammates. “I’m lucky to be teammates with them and call them my friends. Been a good opportunity, good learning experience. I’ve gotten to travel to Hong Kong and Singapore and London and Paris. I’ve left everything I possibly could out there and would have absolutely no regret or change anything I’ve done.” Read more...
For NFL news, video highlights, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more only at feeltheaction.com
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