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Cardinals rookie LB Victor Dimukeje eyeing medical school after NFL career

Victor Dimukeje built a solid resume at Duke. He started all 49 football games during his time there, and he majored in evolutionary anthropology.

"I've always been into medicine," he said Tuesday over Zoom. "My mom's a nurse, my sister's a nurse. So I was interested in the physical therapy aspect and kinesiology. So I chose to do that because I was hoping to go to med school, later in the future sometime."

At the moment, the linebacker is focused first on playing football for as long as possible before re-examining the med school dream. Dimukeje was one of two sixth-round picks by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2021 draft.