After a whopping nine seasons of playing college football, Cam McCormick is heading to the NFL, just not as a player.
McCormick, who played tight end at Oregon and then Miami, posted on his Instagram page that he’d been hired by the New England Patriots as a scouting assistant.
"Same game, different role," he wrote.
McCormick went undrafted and unsigned after heading to the NFL at the age of 27. Landing a front office role is the conclusion to one of football’s most unique career paths.
McCormick is believed to be the first player to be granted a ninth year of eligibility by the NCAA.