With us being officially a week into the Pro League, we felt it was a good idea to catch up with some of the Pro League players in a series of “packs.” For some players, it’s been a long while since they took to the gridiron and we, like many of you, wanted to see what they’d been up to in their time between appearances.
Seattle Seahawks’ Javon Mack
The now 27 year old signal-caller took the field in matchup against another CFSL historic quarterback in Blake Moon, the first two Offensive Player of the Year winners clashing. When we last saw Javon Mack, he had made the transfer to Clemson for his senior season, going to a system that saw him throw his fewest career touchdown passes but majorly emphasized his legs and rushing abilities, racking up 10 touchdowns on the ground that season. In his time between his gridiron appearances, Javon took a coaching gig in his hometown of Miami, Florida, coaching both high school football and basketball in the four seasons following his graduation from the CFSL.
New York Jets’ Ray Tatum
Ray Tatum and Javon Mack were a part of the same recruiting class, putting three Offensive Player of the Year Awards between them, but only Tatum has won the honor twice, and in back-to-back seasons no less. Tatum has also won a National Championship, doing so in his senior season with the Longhorns. Tatum, like Mack, is 27 years of age and has been equally busy in the coaching circuit, opting to remain in the state of Texas and opened a quarterback camp and training facility for high school athletes to come and work with player who put up 129 touchdown passes to only 53 interceptions in his career, compiling 15,820 passing yards in his four seasons in the CFSL.
Pittsburgh Steelers’ Leo Asiata
Former Notre Dame quarterback Leo Asiata took a slightly different approach from his CFSL predecessors, joining the Fighting Irish as a freshman when Javon Mack and Ray Tatum were seniors. While Asiata may not have won a National Championship, he did win an Offensive Player of the Year award of his own right as a junior, and guided the Irish to playoff appearances as an upperclassman. The 24-year old signal-caller spent those the season following his graduation to begin his pursuits towards a Master’s degree in business, in the hopes of becoming a company owner so as to support his family and make a name for himself off the gridiron. Now, Asiata looks to make a name for himself among the pros by guiding the Steelers to conquering the pros.
Baltimore Ravens’ Blake Moon
Blake Moon has been heralded for a great many things from his time in the CFSL, including being the very first player to win an Offensive Player of the Year award. Moon left the University of Auburn a season early, leaving just after his junior season had concluded. The now 29-year old quarterback spent his many seasons between his time on the field living life. While at Auburn he had studied archaeology and, after his time with the Temple of Greatness, travelled the world hunting all sorts of artifacts. Moon also formed his own martial art, aptly named “Moon-Fu” which has helped him to stay in shape for his Pro League tenure with the Baltimore Ravens.
