Lesean Paris Crooks was not supposed to be a football player. He just happened to have the athletic ability to play sports well enough to earn a pro deal. Truth be told, football was not even Crooks' favorite sport. Crooks always preferred basketball over football and was his best as a track athlete. However, he did not like the constant traveling required of track stars and prioritized being close to his mother and siblings. Looking back, he probably wishes he would have traded the constant travel for the less strenuous damage to his body.
Crooks though always wanted to play basketball, he was supremely athletic and played varsity basketball before football. Crooks used to spend a lot of summers on the beaches playing volleyball and I guess the athleticism translated from the volleyball court to the basketball court as he got older. Crooks actually earned his scholarship in basketball and elected to play football just in case he did not grow past 6'2. He knew that unless he grew some more, he would have it tough trying to go pro in basketball.
So he stuck to football because it was his best bet to land some professional athlete money. He only went this route because he needed the money to fund his music career. If he could afford it, he would keep auditioning for acting roles and opening up bigger acts on tour to fund his studio time and all of his equipment until he broke big. But with his contracts, he is able to fund the studio time and produce and record his album and focus on marketing his band and his sound instead.
Crooks though always wanted to play basketball, he was supremely athletic and played varsity basketball before football. Crooks used to spend a lot of summers on the beaches playing volleyball and I guess the athleticism translated from the volleyball court to the basketball court as he got older. Crooks actually earned his scholarship in basketball and elected to play football just in case he did not grow past 6'2. He knew that unless he grew some more, he would have it tough trying to go pro in basketball.
So he stuck to football because it was his best bet to land some professional athlete money. He only went this route because he needed the money to fund his music career. If he could afford it, he would keep auditioning for acting roles and opening up bigger acts on tour to fund his studio time and all of his equipment until he broke big. But with his contracts, he is able to fund the studio time and produce and record his album and focus on marketing his band and his sound instead.
