Where are they now? Strafford lineman nearly went pro, now selling Fords and ... - Springfield News-Leader
Stepping away from football was difficult, but Tyler Evans still sports his trademark grin. “It was probably one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” Evans said. Evans smiled when asked about Marionville, Strafford’s opponent in the News-Leader Game of the Week. “The biggest thing I remember playing high school football, I guess, has to be beating Marionville and Fair Grove,” Evans said. A venture away from football took Evans from the locker room to the showroom. Evans chose to play for Oklahoma because he liked that the Sooners were national championship contenders and had a team chemistry he liked. It took 10 weeks for me to even put weight on it,” Evans said. Eight months of rehabilitation later, Evans returned to the field. “The second day of spring ball in 2013, I re-tore the same ACL,” Evans said. Evans faced a full year of rehabilitation after the second tear. “I thought my career was done, but the coaching staff hung with me,” Evans said. In 2014, Evans again took the field at Memorial. Source: www.news-leader.com
