I’m by no means in a position to advise a professional athlete that they cannot achieve their goals. Even just reaching the pinnacle of their field has already defied odds a million to one. Therefore, I’m going to assume that Anthony Edwards, a rising star for the Minnesota Timberwolves, is capable of playing in the NFL when he says so much on a podcast. That’s precisely what Edwards did on the comedian Marco Summers’ “Open Thoughts” podcast.

Even though this seems like a crazy objective for Edwards to set, there are a few things to consider: First of all, compared to the numerous superhuman athletes who have passed through the NBA, Anthony Edwards is among the most physically flawless people to have ever set foot on a court. Edwards is 6’4″, 225 pounds, has amazing hand-eye coordination, speed, and jumping ability, and he looks like he was carved out of granite. He can jump right out of the gym. Second, Edwards was once regarded as one of the best young football players in the nation, playing out of Atlanta. Does every ten-year-old who appears in those erroneous rankings now become an NFL player? Naturally not, but it