Former First Round NFL draft pick Antoine Cason was a 2 sport athlete at Arizona competing in track and football. He earned All American honors for his contribution to the the Men's 4x100 team and was earned the Jim Thorpe Award, an award won by the top best defensive back in the country on the college level and was a consensus First-team All-America choice.
After completing his career at the University of Arizona, he was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Cason also went on to play for the Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, and Baltimore Ravens.
Antoine shares insight on his story from how he went from an undersized player that was overlooked being on 5'6 155lbs his sophomore year in high school to becoming a NFL PRO. Antoine shares how persistence, sticking to it, and having an awareness of how you perform best, are keys to taking advantage of opportunities and performing at your highest level.
Connect with Antoine:
The best ways to connect with Antoine are via Instagram @antoinecason Antoine is also passionate about the work he does with Why Did You Stop Me? A non profit designed bridge the gap between the community and police officers, for more info view https://wysm.org/