Former North Dakota State star quarterback and highly coveted NFL prospect Carson Wentz might be the toughest player in the upcoming draft.
Wentz wrote a piece for The Players Tribune discussing the challenges of playing football on the frozen fields of the Midwest and it doesn’t seem there’s much that’s going to scare him at the next level. (SLIDESHOW: These Models Come From Great Stock)
The former FCS quarterback wrote in part:
You don’t get through winters with an average temperature of 12.8° without being a certain kind of tough — the cracked-skin-dried-blood kind of tough.
That toughness comes in handy in a place like North Dakota. You see, up there, jamming your numb fingers against someone’s ice-cold helmet happens every practice. Getting decked on the cement-like dirt is just how a play ends.
And here’s the thing: I love it.
Because in North Dakota, we don’t care for flash or dazzle. That’s not our game. We don’t do things the fanciest way. We do them the right way.
This is the type of attitude that NFL scouts are going to love. NFL teams just can’t buy that type of toughness in a potential franchise quarterback. (SLIDESHOW: This Gorgeous Olympian Loves To Show Off Lots Of Skin)