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John Cameron Urschel (born June 24, 1991) is a Canadian-American mathematician and former professional American football guard. He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Urschel played his entire NFL career with Baltimore before announcing his retirement on July 27 ...
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Nov 27, 2023 · After all, John Urschel didn't. These days, he's a mathematician and professor at MIT, where he researches linear algebra. But before that career took off, he played football. First, as student at ...
Sep 10, 2017 · Still, Urschel didn't tell anyone. "I don't think an NFL team would be extremely happy to hear that I'm working toward a Ph.D. also in the fall," he said. When Urschel called Harbaugh to inform ...
May 14, 2019 · As a young boy, John Urschel would amuse himself for hours solving puzzles and breezing through math workbooks. By the time he was 13, he had audited a college-level calculus class. He was also no slouch on the football field. A two-star prospect out of high school in western New York state, Urschel was a low-priority recruit to Penn State.
May 15, 2019 · Boston Globe reporter Ben Volin speaks with graduate student John Urschel about his new book “Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football.” “I love solving sort of interesting and tough problems that have to do with our world in some way,” says Urschel of his dreams for after he graduates from MIT. “And I also love teaching.”
May 30, 2019 · Published 11:39 AM PDT, May 30, 2019. John Urschel is loving life after the NFL. It’s been nearly two years since the offensive guard retired after just three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. The 6-foot-3, 300-pound Canadian left millions of dollars on the table to pursue his two loves — mathematics and time with his 16-month-old daughter ...
Mar 27, 2015 · Meet John Urschel, NFL Mathlete and Lover of Graph Laplacians. The Baltimore Ravens' resident mathematician on 'dimensionality reductions,' driving a hatchback and why he hates the Wonderlic. By ...
