“Famous” Amos Zereoue Traded Touchdowns For Soccer Goals

After a seven-year NFL career, six of which he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, former running back Amos Zereoue has went from scoring touchdowns with his legs to getting his kicks scoring goals on the soccer field. This is actually a sport that isn’t quite new to him, as soccer is Zereoue’s first love, having played the sport since he was a youngster growing up in Ivory Coast in Africa.

“I was a soccer player originally,” said Zereoue, according to Christopher Belacof the New York Times. “But in middle school, all my friends were American football players.