IIn an alternate universe, the rushing scoreboard might have looked very different in the 2023 NFL season Miami Dolphins Star, Raheem Mostertreveals that he almost chose a career as a surfer instead of playing professional football.
The 32-year-old made his NFL debut after going undrafted in the 2015 draft and has now become one of the leading names in the sport, having scored 21 touchdowns along with 1,187 yards in 2023 and started 15 games.
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But football was far from his first passion, as he grew up chasing waves in the Atlantic Ocean, and it wasn't even football that really made him want to go to college, as he actually wanted to be proud of his family .
“I just wanted to be the first in my family to get a degree.” Mustard said TMZ Sports. “That’s why I went to Purdue to get a degree.”
To be fair, after a difficult few years early in his career where he was regularly called up to the training squads and then released, he was finally right to make the coaching change San Francisco 49ers gave him his first big breakthrough in 2017.
Over the next seven years, he recorded 3,513 rushing yards and 738 receiving yards in 38 NFL starts, returning a total of 40 touchdowns to his teams during that time.
Can Mostert still surf after retirement?
Mustard grew up in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and recently returned to the water when he performed at his teammate's charity event, but the event was hosted by him Tua TagovailoaHis quarterback won't make him change his career again.
At the ripe old age of 32, it is too late for him to become a professional in another sport, even if he has been playing it since he was a child.
“I have to hang this up.” Mustard added whether he can become a professional at surfing. “I have other ventures I want to pursue. Surfing will always be my background, man.”
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