WEBVTT 00:00:00.126 --> 00:00:04.646 A:middle >> My name is John Urschel and I'm a mathematician and a professional football player 00:00:04.886 --> 00:00:08.556 A:middle in the Fall and in Baltimore playing football, in the Spring. 00:00:08.636 --> 00:00:14.356 A:middle I'm still training, but I'm at MIT in Boston taking coursework and doing research. 00:00:14.806 --> 00:00:18.386 A:middle I played college football at Penn State for five years 00:00:18.966 --> 00:00:22.336 A:middle and then I got drafted into the NFL in 2014. 00:00:22.646 --> 00:00:24.656 A:middle And I've been with the Baltimore Ravens ever since. 00:00:24.906 --> 00:00:30.196 A:middle A busy day at work might involve, you know, I get to the facility early in the morning. 00:00:30.336 --> 00:00:32.596 A:middle I have meetings with position coaches. 00:00:32.596 --> 00:00:35.236 A:middle I have meetings our offensive coordinator. 00:00:35.666 --> 00:00:36.746 A:middle We have walkthroughs. 00:00:36.746 --> 00:00:38.246 A:middle We watch film on the opponent. 00:00:38.246 --> 00:00:40.986 A:middle We watch film of ourselves perhaps from the previous day. 00:00:41.476 --> 00:00:43.626 A:middle For practice, we practice plays. 00:00:44.276 --> 00:00:47.116 A:middle We, you know, we'll take a break for lunch. 00:00:47.716 --> 00:00:48.986 A:middle We'll practice more plays. 00:00:49.186 --> 00:00:50.956 A:middle We'll watch the film of the practice. 00:00:50.956 --> 00:00:52.226 A:middle We'll watch film of the opponent. 00:00:52.756 --> 00:00:57.226 A:middle We'll have meetings about, you know, different schemes and things of the sort. 00:00:57.226 --> 00:00:59.846 A:middle And by that time, I think we're all ready to go home. 00:01:00.406 --> 00:01:03.086 A:middle Not very much math gets done in season, 00:01:03.086 --> 00:01:06.556 A:middle but maybe I'll play some chess or something to relax. 00:01:07.206 --> 00:01:13.406 A:middle A typical day during the Spring for me starts off with, you know, physical training, 00:01:13.796 --> 00:01:18.486 A:middle making sure I'm in shape for football still, and going over to the math department, 00:01:19.196 --> 00:01:24.136 A:middle sitting in on courses, reading papers, going to talks, working on the research. 00:01:25.156 --> 00:01:25.876 A:middle It's a pretty full day. 00:01:26.166 --> 00:01:28.256 A:middle Math is my long-term plan. 00:01:28.456 --> 00:01:35.136 A:middle I aspire to be a professor to do research that pushes the world forward, and at the same time, 00:01:35.416 --> 00:01:40.816 A:middle to also inspire young people, both in math and not in math that I may encounter in my life. 00:01:41.456 --> 00:01:45.636 A:middle I think that sports inspire everyone eventually. 00:01:46.126 --> 00:01:50.736 A:middle And for me personally, you know, the NFL is a very short-lived career. 00:01:51.376 --> 00:01:55.646 A:middle The average career is roughly three years and it's a right to do distribution, 00:01:55.646 --> 00:01:58.336 A:middle so naturally the median is even less, so.