The 31\u002Dyear\u002Dold had four years from the day he graduated with a doctorate in medicine and a master’s degree in surgery to begin a residency or lose his…
The Super Bowl champion, who’d put his NFL career on hold to begin a residency program at a Montreal-area hospital to fulfil doctorate requirements, is hoping for one more football season before retiring this winter.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“And now, it’s kind of five months to regroup, train, getting ready maybe to jump back on a team, or just close all the little projects that I’ve started over the last eight years and make sure I can start residency full-time in January, whether it’s with another Super Bowl ring on my finger or as a retired football player.
He has been an unrestricted NFL free agent since March after finishing last season with the New York Jets.