{"id":28707,"date":"2024-03-02T03:54:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T00:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/28707\/nfl-draft-prospects-follow-in\/"},"modified":"2024-03-02T03:54:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T00:54:54","slug":"nfl-draft-prospects-follow-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=28707","title":{"rendered":"NFL draft prospects follow in footsteps of famous fathers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NFL draft prospects follow in footsteps of famous fathers\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Alaina Getzenberg, ESPN<span class=\"timestamp \">March 1, 2024, 8:05 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>Alaina Getzenberg is a writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL.  She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a reporter for the Charlotte Observer and also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News.  She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.  You can follow her via Twitter @agetzenberg.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Near the end of Brenden Rice&#39;s media session at the NFL combine, he received a question from a familiar face.<\/p>\n<p>USC quarterback Caleb Williams joined the fray and asked his <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/college\/\"   title=\"college\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">college<\/a> teammate a familiar question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow does it feel to be Jerry Rice\u2019s son?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rice, with a big smile on his face, responded, &#8220;<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/man\/\"   title=\"Man\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Man<\/a>, it&#39;s even better to be a teammate of Caleb Williams.<\/p>\n<p>The pressure, opportunities and recognition that come with having a family member succeed in the NFL were on display throughout Friday morning as quarterbacks, receivers and running backs spoke with the media.  For Rice, the advice he gets from his Hall of Fame father is to be aware of what the name brings, but not to overthink it so it doesn&#39;t become a distraction.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;GOOD, [my dad] always says, \u201cYeah, you have a last name, so you have a target on your back.\u201d  So, make sure you stay in the present moment.  Don\u2019t make the moment too big and don\u2019t overthink it and you\u2019ll be fine,\u201d Rice said.<\/p>\n<p>Southern Miss running back Frank Gore Jr. takes a similar mindset.  Although his father&#39;s playing career ended in 2020, Gore Sr. is now on the staff of the San Francisco 49ers as a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a> personnel advisor.  The Gores saw each other as they passed through the halls throughout combine <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a> and spoke on the phone.<\/p>\n<p>Gore said having the same name as his father, who rushed for 16,000 yards and played for five teams, is meaningful and something to lean on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#39;m not going to hide my name. I am who I am,&#8221; Gore Jr. said. &#8220;It&#39;s a blessing to have this name. So I won&#39;t say I&#39;m not happy to have this name. He had that name; he made it what it is. So now I have the responsibility to go further.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rice wide receiver Luke McCaffrey, whose NFL lineage includes his brother Christian McCaffrey and their father, Ed McCaffrey, echoed Gore&#39;s sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have a quote that I love. It&#39;s, &#39;This is the greatest blessing I&#39;ve ever had and ever deserved,&#39;&#8221; Luke McCaffrey said.  &#8220;I was lucky to have my heroes like my three brothers, my mother and my father. Having these people, these influences in your life, especially at an early age, and then growing up, has been nothing but what a blessing, has shaped me in so many different ways.<\/p>\n<p>Another draft prospect who has big shoes to fill is Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., who is expected to peak in next month&#39;s draft but did not take the floor Friday during his scheduled session.<\/p>\n<p>Many connections will be made between young athletes and the family members who came before them, but Rice and Gore gave examples of what sets them apart.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Size, man. Size and speed. We joke all the time. I&#39;m bigger and faster,&#8221; Rice said.<\/p>\n<p>Although Gore Jr. noted the similarities as a runner between him and his father, he also noted differences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;More agile,&#8221; Gore Jr. said. &#8220;A little more lateral movement. He&#39;s more of a hitter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When it came to potentially playing on the same teams as their fathers, everyone was open to the possibility, but even Rice said his father would be just fine if he played for one of his old rivals, even the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe says, \u2018Man, I\u2019m going to cheer for you no matter what,\u2019\u201d Rice said.  \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter where you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL draft prospects follow in footsteps of famous fathers\u060c Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNMarch 1, 2024, 8:05 p.m. Close Alaina Getzenberg is a writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a reporter for the Charlotte Observer and also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. 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