KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 11: Rico Gathers #2 of the Baylor Bears in action against the Kansas Jayhawks during the semifinals of the Big 12 Basketball Tournament at Sprint Center on March 11, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rico Gathers
Who said playing football was a prerequisite to getting drafted?
The Dallas Cowboys took an unconventional route with their NFL Draft's sixth-round selection of Rico Gathers, a standout on Baylor's ... basketball team.
Despite not having played a lick of football in college, the 6-foot-8, 275-pound Gathers' ability to move and willingness to put in the work drew interest from a number of NFL teams.
And Gathers has said football is his main passion, never mind the fact that he hasn't played since he was 13. The former Baylor power forward, who averaged a team-high nine rebounds this year, has said he chose basketball over football in school to preserve the wear and tear on his body.
Dallas has reportedly added Gathers to their roster with an eye toward making him Jason Witten's successor.
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