Former NFL DB Myron Rolle Fighting Against Coronavirus as Neurosurgeon in Massachusetts Hospital

Former Florida State Seminoles star and NFL defensive back Myron Rolle traded in his helmet and shoulder pads for a stethoscope and white coat, as he left the NFL in 2013 to go to medical school and pursue a career as a doctor.

Rolle is a neurosurgery resident at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where the normal neurosurgery rooms have been turned into ICU beds in order to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Boston area and treat as many patients as possible.

"This is our time to help very sick people," Rolle said. "So that motivation continues to drive me every single day.”

Rolle seemed destined for football stardom. He is a cousin of legendary wide receivers Chad Johnson and Keyshawn Johnson. His paternal cousins, Antrel, Samari, and Brian Rolle, were all NFL safties, with the former two both making Pro Bowls.

Myron, who became a Rhodes Scholar in 2008 at FSU, was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2013 and played for parts of two seasons. His true calling was in the operating room, however, and he is now using his medical knowledge to help his community in the most essential, profound ways.

Rolle's journey as a doctor is just beginning, but is now one of the select few tasks with curbing the spread of this virus in New England. Considering how he's risent to every challenge in his life and succeeded at the highest level, we're lucky to have people like him on the front lines at this trying time.