His goal is to be a medical doctor and go home to help people in homeland, not to work on wall street. He made a wise decision following the footsteps of his hero Ben Carson. His ultimate ambitions are selfless... to serve others and he put that before making millions now. We need more like him.



By the way the Rhode Scholarship is one of the most prestigious scholarships out there, just to be nominated is an honor, its like the Nobel Peace Prize of scholarships, the interviewing process is rigorous and only the best academically can get an interview. Just having that on your resume alone is a great door opener. He has already set himself up well without even touching the Oxford soil...Not to mention the networking he will have access to at Oxford. One of the oldest and most prestigiuos universities in the world with numerous former presidents, leaders and Nobel Prize winners. Do you know how few black American scholars are even accepted to study at Oxford? and he should give that up?? Crazy!!!!!!!!



All I know is that he has some great people giving him advice.

Who wouldn't choose to be a Rhode Scholar over a football star ... only a damn fool would choose otherwise ... he is a smart guy ... he will be blessed.

Amy idiot who knows about scholarships, they should understand that once you refuse the offer it goes away ... Oxford is the most prestigious University in the World ... some would kill to study there so I wondering why would some of you idiot devalue an education at this school with a scholarship that goes along with it for Not For Long and an unpredictable future in sports ... hmmm just saying.

Ppl, scholarships don't sit there waiting for you to come back to them-they are time sensitive just as much as an NFL contract. I assume none of you have been offered one since you assume he can just go back to it if the NFL doesn't work out-LOL! Black folks need to have more respect for education & let our children be able to see & seek out a lot more options than the few spots there are in pro sports & the rap game, so Obama wouldn't be such a rarity & a shock to the world. Come on ppl let's set higher standards for ourselves & our future as a nation.

Great move sweetie! Now you can repair the injured instead of becoming the injured!



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It's obvious he used the game for what it was; a game. He wanted to study medicine from the jump and used a football scholarship to get him in the position to do it, good for him.
For everybody talking about play now, school later, it's hard to go into surgery with arthritic and broken fingers.

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Life is to be lived.....not scared of what might happen.

Its better to live a impetuous life than a cautious one -Niccolo Machiavelli

And hey.....you're on a Hip Hop site...run by a guy that went the fun route....the live life route....

NFL or School.......?? NFL now.....School later...

Hats off to him for making that choice when a lot of people would have went to the NFL!! I kinda agree with everybody though, your body is young and in shape right now so do the NFL thing and if it don't work out you have something to fall back on!!! That's what most athletes do!!

On one hand, people can say that normally our bodies wear down physically before they do mentally so if someone is physically gifted, they should use their gift while they have it. On the other hand, if anyone is smart enough to get into a college like Oxford, it's best to take advantage of that opportunity before you have a season ending or a career ending injury. How many more stories are there of men who passed on a college degree for the bright lights and big money of the sports world only to have that world fall when they either weren't ready for the pros or they got injured opposed to Oxford graduates who complained about the opportunities their degree has given them? The bottom line is that Rolle said, "It was worth it." meaning he is happy with his decision so no one else has room to argue.

Ummm! Wow! I have a passion for medicine, but I would say go for the NFL. Oxford will always be there, but the NFL won't. However the Scholarship money would be there, but you get something if your in the NFL right? It was his choice a hard one, I am glad I didn't have to make it. I am sure he will be excellent at what he does because he is obviously passionate about it.

I am amazed at how many clueless blacks think that Music or Sports are the only way to make alot of money. Two words: WALL STREET. If you go to a school like Oxford, get into a prestigious investment bank like Morgan Stanley or Goldman Sachs, you can easily be making 2-3 M within 5 years of starting. And the difference is you can break any bone in your body and your salary stays the same. Educate your minds people, C'mon now it's 2009.

Who has more money? NFL players or the CEO's signing their checks? A Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford isn't just "college" LOL. His research and eventual career in medicine could save millions of lives. Props for having the audacity to follow YOUR dream.

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NFL stands for Not For Long, and I heard this from a Pro Player giving a Lecture once. Please, he did the right thing. Like Tut Said, I have never seen a poor doctor. By the time this man is finished college at a school like this, he won't need NFL money, because he will make it and more, if he does what he needs to do.



Black people, we are better then just rapping, and sports. I applaude him for taking that step.

I have never seen a poor doctor. Why do black people think that the only way to be rich is through sports? A lot of former athletes end up poor when they get cut because of injury or they are no longer wanted by teams. A solid education in a good profession is something you will always have. Only a few players are remembered after their playing days are over. A doctor can practice until he decides to stop. In football you are not the one who decides if you play. You do not control your own fate. That young man saw above the hype and chose what is best for him. If he is too old to play after he finishes school, he will be able to make a whole lot of money off his education. Remember that the richest people in the world are not athletes. CEO's make a whole lot more money without any physical injury.

This is a case of trying to be different going wrong....He wiil likely regret the passing up the oppurtunity later. When he is to old to play.....

He can stash money away for college as soon as he enters the league and go to school in 10 years.