Las Vegas Raiders guard Jackson Powers-Johnson used football as a solution to a problem early in his life.
Las Vegas Raiders guard Jackson Powers-Johnson was recently selected in the second round of a very talented NFL Draft class.
"I got into this game for, pretty much, my mental health," Powers-Johnson told reporters on Friday. "I was a big, chubby kid growing up, and I got bullied. My baseball coach is like, 'You know, you can hit those guys and not get in trouble.' And that's kind of how I got into it, and ever since then, I think my physicality and violence has kind of turned into more protection.
All these years later, Powers-Johnson is an NFL football player. His hard work and dedication has gotten him to this point, but there is always going to be more for him to prove. So, far though, it's safe to say he got the last laugh when it came to those bullies.
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