Former left tackle is chasing a new goal. In a recent episode of the , the three-time Pro Bowler said he is going to nursing school."I just needed that sense of, 'I think I can do this,'" Ferguson said.Ferguson's entry into the medical field is somewhat of a full-circle moment. When he was just nine years old, he needed open-heart surgery to save his life. Now, the 39-year-old is aiming to help heal others. DBrickashaw Ferguson played 10 Grant Fuhr Jersey years in the for the Now hes going to nursing school. This man is the true e sence of the phrase More then an athlete. Congrats bro Check us out Charles Tillman (@peanuttillman) After playing for the from 2002 Adam Larsson Jersey -2005, Ferguson began his career as the fourth overall pick in the 2006 . He was selected by the New York Jets and that's where he spent his entire career.The left tackle registered an impre sive 160 consecutive starts and never mi sed a game. He played 10,707 out of 10,708 regular season offensive snaps -- with the only one he mi sed being in the final game of the 2008 season when the Jets wanted to run a lateral play in a last-ditch effort to get a win over the . Ferguson announced his retirement in April 2016. Virginia has retired his No. 66 jersey, and he was inducted into the Jets Ring of Honor Jean-Francois Jacques Jersey in 2022. But now it's time for a new adventure.Ferguson said he attended community college to take care of some prerequisites for nursing schools. During his time at UVA, he earned a religious studies degree."I hadn't done science since, I don't know, high school," Ferguson said. "So my Jari Kurri Jersey confidence in that space was like, 'I don't know if I can do this.' UVA was hard for me." Ultimately, Ferguson decided to go for it and started with one cla s at a time. His dedication to his studies have paid off so far. He is done with all the prerequisites and got into several nursing programs. The former star is going to officially get this new chapter started in the fall.Ferguson said he is excited about the opportunity to study in the medical field and to also have options of what he can do with his nursing degree, such as working as a nurse practitioner or in urgent care."I wanted something that Jesse Puljujarvi Jersey I could offer. Like, yes I play football, but I have this," Ferguson said. "I'm qualified to do this work and I play football. So if both of them help or encourage one another, great. But even without football I can still do my job with excellence, that's something we learned as athletes."
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