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Isaiahh Loudermilk Wasn’t Thinking About Getting Recruited Out Of High School Playing Small-Town 8-Man Football

How does a small-town kid whose high school only has an eight-man football team make it to the NFL? It helps if you’re 6’6” and 290 pounds by the time you’re a senior. That was the start of the journey for Isaiahh Loudermilk, the pride of Howard, Kansas, who is one of the newest members of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

For those who may not know, schools and districts with smaller populations throughout the country play variations of football that field teams with fewer players. Eight-man football, as you might guess, consists of only eight players on each side of the ball at a time.