I forgot he's still quite young, but missing a second straight season due to a neck problem is likely the death knell for JOK's NFL career. Below is an interesting tidbit. What a dude!
I just saw the news regarding Harvard from a few months ago. A bit more info:
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When Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was traveling in New York in March, he logged in to an application portal to check on his status. That's when he saw the word "Congratulations!"
After applying in December 2025, Owusu-Koramoah has officially been accepted into the Harvard Kennedy School to pursue a master's degree in public policy. He will begin classes in the fall of 2026.
As part of his application to the Harvard Kennedy School, Owusu-Koramoah wrote an essay to answer the prompt titled "The Adversity Essay." He shared the following excerpt from that essay:
On October 27, 2024, in the second half of the game against the Baltimore Ravens, I took an unusual angle to stop the long run. The tackle succeeded, but the impact wrenched my neck sharply backward. Suddenly, head to toe, I went paralyzed. As I lay on the field, unable to move, my thought was only, 'Please God, let me get up.' My season trajectory was aimed to lead my team to a Super Bowl, and to break the Cleveland Browns' record for tackles for loss. In one hit, the pursuit disappeared. In the hospital, doctors told me that the injury would possibly be career ending. The fear was real, but instead of sinking into depression, I reflected on what had already been meaningful to me. Recovery forced me to face a question that I had long avoided. If football ends tomorrow, how then will I be defined? Through my community work off the field, I had mentored young people navigating uncertainty, helped families facing food insecurity, and built programs that gave youth structure and clarity. That reflection grounded me in the understanding that my purpose was never solely to become an NFL legend, but to uplift and empower people. Thus, the injury did not introduce this purpose, but it required me to choose it intentionally.
Owusu-Koramoah is set to begin taking classes in the fall of 2026
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