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title: "7 Going Nfl Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Going Nfl quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Going Nfl sayings and thoughts."
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> [I had an expectation going into the NFL, and then the experience that I had exceeded what I expected to see from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taysom-hill/i-had-an-expectation-going-into-the-nfl-and-then-the-experience-that/)

[Taysom Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taysom-hill/)

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> [I've always had dreams of going to the NFL.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-nassib/i-ve-always-had-dreams-of-going-to-the-nfl/)

[Carl Nassib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-nassib/)

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> [Being from the same umbrella as Jay-Z, I'm not political, but I'm sure whatever he's going to do with the NFL, he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/redman/being-from-the-same-umbrella-as-jay-z-i-m-not-political-but-i-m-sure/)

[Redman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/redman/)

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> [At the end of the day, it's not where you get drafted. It's not going to set you in stone with how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-allen/at-the-end-of-the-day-it-s-not-where-you-get-drafted-it-s-not-going/)

[Josh Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-allen/)

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> [I've seen young men in college going into the NFL and then bite the cheese that's in the trap. They'll throw you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-george/i-ve-seen-young-men-in-college-going-into-the-nfl-and-then-bite-the/)

[Eddie George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-george/)

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> [I sat behind Thurman Thomas for my first couple of years, then my first year starting I won the Heisman. After I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sanders/i-sat-behind-thurman-thomas-for-my-first-couple-of-years-then-my/)

[Barry Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sanders/)

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> [I thought at first I was going to be an NFL quarterback. I played until I was a freshman in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajon-rondo/i-thought-at-first-i-was-going-to-be-an-nfl-quarterback-i-played/)

[Rajon Rondo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajon-rondo/)

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