Having followed a tortuous road to the NFL, the Browns wideout knows better than most to prepare for life after football—which is why he’s cramming for a sports management degree at Columbia this offseason
NEW YORK CITY — Weaving through throngs of travelers as he would a crowded NFL secondary, Browns receiver Andrew Hawkins balances an open laptop in one hand while frantically typing with the other. The WiFi on Hawkins’ JetBlue flight from Tampa to Newark wasn’t working, so he wasn’t able to upload his homework assignment for his graduate-level Sports Finance class before the usual noon deadline.