Ask any NFL player and they’ll tell you some of their most memorable football moments happened under those Friday night lights during their high school career. There’s something about that environment that is just incomparable to the college and professional scenes.
Looking back at those days can be truly astonishing for NFL players. They’re almost always the best player on the field, sometimes by a considerable margin. They’re faster, stronger, and just plain more athletic than all 21 players on the field and it feels like they were destined to play that sport professionally.
The Detroit Lions have a cool little series on their website honoring those special Friday nights in which Lions players used to just dominate their opponent.