Once upon a time, Buffalo Bills quarterback Cardale Jones was a student athlete at Ohio State University.
You could use this term loosely, since Jones did so himself. Jones had matriculated to OSU to play football and, hopefully, one day make it big in the NFL. This past weekend, Jones earned his college degree, and to mark the occasion, he dug up a long-deleted tweet that neatly encapsulated how much his philosophy on higher education has changed in five years.
Jones completed the two remaining courses needed to earn a degree in African-American and African studies this spring. He had some more fun with the infamous tweet at his graduation ceremony ...
Score another win for the transformative effects of positive self-reflection.