John Urschel was living a life many athletes only dreamed of. He was a player in the National Football League (NFL). Until Thursday, the 26-year-old Urschel played for the Baltimore Ravens football team. But not anymore. He announced he was giving up football to study math at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Urschel played in the NFL for three years. He came to the Ravens after playing in college at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. Urschel was known among American sports fans for being both a good football player and also a mathematician. Urschel studies complex math, like advanced algebra and machine learning.
What does complex math mean?
playing in college
living a dream
having real and imaginary numbers
playing football
Why is he giving up football?
to study math
because of injury
for his family
to play baseball
He played football for three years.
three years
fun
fame
money