A.J. Bouye, a cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, entered the NFL after being undrafted and has since achieved success.
Bouye’s early life, though, perhaps made it simpler for him to advance in the NFL after being undrafted out of the University of Central Florida.
When he was a teenager, his father, Steve Bouye, regularly put him through arduous workouts in the hopes that his son would someday play in the NFL.
Steve, a former linebacker for Sam Houston State, admitted to Yahoo Sports that his “stubbornness” and lack of coachability during his collegiate career led him to abandon what may have been a future in the NFL.
AJ Bouye Parents: Meet Steve Bouye, Karen Bouye
Bouye’s mother, Jackie Baskin, passed away from breast and brain cancer when he was only three years old.
He was raised by his father, Steve Bouye, who made a commitment to his mother on her deathbed to always take care of their kid.
His father was a correctional officer at a number of establishments, including the Atlanta-based United States Penitentiary.