Welcome to Longhorns in the League!
Latest updates on Texas Pro Athletes, brought to you by Texas-Ex and super-fan Michelle Lynn.
I’m Michelle Lynn—Texas Ex class of 2016 and a lifelong fan! My entire family went to The University of Texas, including my 3 sisters. All my dad wanted was a boy to be a Texas Quarterback one day, but instead he got me—a football obsessed wild child! That’s the next best thing, right? ;)
From the time Vince Young was drafted to the Tennessee Titans in 2006, I have been obsessed with following the NFL. Starting in 6th grade, my dad would let me help him with his NFL football picks in various pools he was involved in. My sisters and I all began to learn how gambling lines worked, and loved following up with how our picks did. This lead to my entire family creating our own football pool, which we still do to this day.
Following the NFL was an amazing distraction during the dark ages of Texas football (which unfortunately spanned my ENTIRE collegiate experience…). I hated how few Texas players were in the league, but it seemed as long as our coaches were a cluster ****, it was stuck that way. But then, Sark happened.
Now that Texas Football is beyond back, I get to combine my two loves—Texas Football and the NFL—with Longhorns in the League. There are finally enough Texas NFL players for me to dedicate an entire substack to following them! I am so excited to chronicle all of our favorite professional Longhorns. This has been a dream of mine since I was a kid, and I’m finally making it happen. Hope you enjoy following along!
Hookem,
Michelle