In this Nov. 3, 2018, file photo, Florida offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor (65) sets up to block at the line of scrimmage during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri, in Gainesville, Fla. Phelan M. Ebenhack AP
Family members and close friends are often big-time supporters of athletes, believing they’ll reach the highest level.
In former Florida Gators offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor’s case, that meant predicting his future as an NFL player when he was 11 years old, which was 10 years ago.
His late grandmother, Elder Gwendolyn Lewis, said Taylor, who wore a Michael Oher jersey to the Black History program at church at the time, would become an NFL player.