How delaying specialization helped these Super Bowl-bound athletes

Source Northwestern Medill
Original Load Date Feb. 8, 2026, midnight
Last Updated Feb. 8, 2026, midnight
Original URL https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/how-delaying-specialization-helped-these-super-bowl-bound-athletes/

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**By Monique Louis** ** ** _ Medill Reports _ SAN JOSE, Calif. — How did Seattle Seahawks cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett learn how to track a football so well? By playing baseball. At Jackson High School in Jackson, Ala., Pritchett was first-team all-state in both football and baseball. He said ...