Former Ole Miss basketball player Murphy Holloway just completed his senior season, making an appearance with the Rebels at the NCAA Touurnament. He averaged around 14 points and 10 rebounds per game that season.Being a 6-6 power forward, Holloway figured that he was a long-shot to make it into the NBA, even though he finished as the school's all time leading rebounder. Instead of plying his trade overseas, Holloway has signed with the Baltimore Ravens.
https://twitter.com/Murphys_Law31/statuses/328295083608772608
My guess is that he'll be trying out as a tight end. Holloway will be the latest former hardwood star to convert to the gridiron in the never-ending quest for teams that try to convert undersized power forwards into pass-catching tight ends.
Holloway was bypassed in the 2013 NFL Draft. I don't know his background as a football player, but I figure he'll have a long way to go before he sees the field; but if Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham and Tony Gonzalez can hit it big, why not give it a shot?
