Myron Rolle using traits learned as NFL safety to fight coronavirus

Myron Rolle's days as an NFL safety are over, but now he's using what he learned as a professional athlete to help fight the coronavirus.

Rolle is in his third year as a neurosurgeon resident at Massachusetts General Hospital, and he said becoming a surgeon was something he's always wanted to do.

“I wanted football to take me as far as it could. Once it did, once I got it all out of my body, I said let’s move into medicine so that we can still contribute society and I can live this lifelong dream of fixing people, helping people,” Rolle said, according to CBS. 

The 33-year-old said football helped him learn to be a team player, and that's helped him in his medical career. 

“The biggest crossover trait that’s helped me the most has been mitigating pressure. You have to remain calm, remain cool, go back to your fundamentals,” Rolle said. “It was the same way when it was fourth down, and backed up. The offense is driving and you have to make a big stop. It’s a lot of pressure and you have to fundamentally go back to your basis.”

During the coronavirus outbreak, Rolle says everyone helps out and that they see between 50-100 patients per day from Massachusetts and the surrounding states. Rolle added that he doesn't think the NFL season will begin as expected due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

He spent three years in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans.