Coming into the NFL isn’t easy. Coming into the NFL and changing from playing offense in college to defense in the pro’s almost seems impossible to us fans.
That’s exactly what Tony Lippett did. For those that don’t know, Lippett was a wide receiver at Michigan State. In his Senior season for the Spartans he caught 65 passes for 1,198 yards and 11 touchdowns.
To make the transition to defense seem even more impressive, Lippett recorded a total of 23 tackles in college and a majority of them coming his Freshman year. Entering his rookie season in 2015 he had five tackles under his belt in the previous three years.