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Rhodes Scholar Rolle Picks Oxford Over NFL

Puts pro career on hold until 2010

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(Newser) – Former Florida State star safety Myron Rolle is skipping the NFL to head instead to England's prestigious Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar, reports the New York Times. Rolle, who hails from New Jersey, is the most prominent college athlete since Bill Bradley in 1965 to win a Rhodes scholarship.

“I’m very excited to go,” Rolle wrote in a text message to the Times. He expects to take part in the 2010 NFL draft after earning a masters degree in medical anthropology at Oxford. His long-term aim is to open a clinic for the needy in the Bahamas.

Smartypants Florida State safety Myron Rolle is putting his NFL career on hold to go to England's Oxford University.
Smartypants Florida State safety Myron Rolle is putting his NFL career on hold to go to England's Oxford University.   (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
Florida State safety Myron Rolle holds up the trophy after defeating Wisconsin 42-13 in the Champs Sports Bowl.
Florida State safety Myron Rolle holds up the trophy after defeating Wisconsin 42-13 in the Champs Sports Bowl.   (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Florida State safety Myron Rolle is putting his NFL career on hold to go to England's Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar.
Florida State safety Myron Rolle is putting his NFL career on hold to go to England's Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar.   (AP Photo/Phil Coale)
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