Cam Gordon had just been cut by the Kansas City Chiefs and was “team hopping” in the National Football League when he found his second calling.
Super Bowl-Winning Player Leaves NFL to Join Michigan State Police
“I came to the realization that I just wasn’t performing the way that I once was,” said Gordon, 25, a Detroit native. “So I said, ‘What is another career that will allow me to have an impact, have influence on younger kids and also leave behind a positive legacy?’ Instantly, state trooper — law enforcement — jumped into my mind.”
April 13, 2017
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The former University of Michigan and New England Patriots linebacker is enlisting with the Michigan State Police.
“I came to the realization that I just wasn’t performing the way that I once was,” said Gordon, 25, a Detroit native. “So I said, ‘What is another career that will allow me to have an impact, have influence on younger kids and also leave behind a positive legacy?’ Instantly, state trooper — law enforcement — jumped into my mind.”
State police last week extended a conditional job offer to Gordon that would make him an official member of the next trooper recruiting school, the Detroit News reports.
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