UK Journalist Gets Ready for NFL Combines

On most days, Alex Hoad introduces himself to others as a sports reporter for UK weekly newspaper the Kent Messenger. But for the next few weeks, leading up to some February NFL combines in New York, he will also have to explain himself as a would-be [American] footballer.

AlexHoadKentMessengerPicHoad has begun chronicling his unusual odyssey, and will continue to do so all the way through tryout. From a write-up on UK website Hold the Front Page:

The six-foot, four-inch, 19-stone reporter has signed up to the NFL Regional Combine trial in New York City in February after his application was recently approved.

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