Sawyer Robertson Told Jon Gruden He Skipped Every LinkedIn Assignment in College, and That's the Whole Story
Look, I get it. Fernando Mendoza was everything a mom could ask for in a college quarterback. The guy won the Heisman, stayed humble, thanked his teammates and God, and kept his LinkedIn profile updated like he was training for a Fortune 500 job instead of a professional football career. Even as the consensus number one pick in the NFL Draft, Mendoza had a backup plan. Business school. Financial security. The works.
But then you've got Sawyer Robertson, a completely different animal. This dude told Jon Gruden straight up that he skipped every single LinkedIn assignment he was given in college. Every one. Not some of them. Not most of them. Every. Last. One.
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Here's the thing about Robertson that I actually respect, even if it sounds wild: he's truly committed to the idea that there's no reason to have a Plan B because it distracts from Plan A. The guy isn't hedging his bets. He's not updating a LinkedIn profile while he's supposed to be studying film. He's not thinking about business school while he's preparing for the NFL Draft.
Is that responsible? No. Should a young quarterback preparing for the biggest moment of his career probably maintain some kind of backup option? Probably. But there's something almost refreshing about a player who's just all in on one thing. No distractions. No safety net. Just football.
What Happens When the Plan Falls Apart?
Here's where it gets real though. If Sawyer Robertson's NFL career doesn't work out, if he ends up on the wrong side of the equation like Ryan Leaf or Jamarcus Russell, that LinkedIn profile resurrection is going to be brutal. One day he's the confident kid who didn't need a backup plan. The next day, social media gets a notification that he's updating his profile for the first time in years. That's a rough look.
I'm pulling for the guy. I hope football works out. He's betting everything on himself, and there's something honest about that kind of commitment, even if it's unconventional.
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