“I’m like that”
Dallin Leavitt was too passionate about the game of football to ever think his NFL dreams would not come true.
The safety, who grew up in Portland, Oregon, had been around football his whole life, and found ways to prosper within the game. He credits his family for being the foundation in his life and football, and also the reason he never let himself give up on his dream of playing in the league.
“I always knew I wanted to play in the NFL ever since I was 5 years old,” said Leavitt. “I told my dad I was meant to play this game and he said, ‘You haven’t even put on a helmet yet, you have no clue what you’re talking about.’ But football has always been my first love and everything I ever cared about. Everything I did was for football.
“Now looking back at it, it’s almost irrational how much I thought I was capable of playing in the NFL with my height, weight, speed,” continued Leavitt. ” But I attest that my mom and dad, they’ve always pushed me and always been…