Kyle Hamilton is an NFL star now, having made first-team All-Pro in 2023 and becoming a two-time Pro-Bowler for the Baltimore Ravens. But seven years back, when Hamilton was pondering his decision and making recruiting decisions, NFL glory was the last thing on his mind. All he thought at the time was of having a backup plan, in case football didn’t work out. But little did he know that the objective would finally lead him to South Bend, a place starkly opposite his city, Atlanta, Georgia, and almost 700 miles apart.

Born to a black American father, Derrek , who played professional basketball in Europe, and a South Korean mother, Jackie . Kyle was introduced to different flavors of priorities from both his father and mother. “He enjoyed hurting people… He liked the physical (part) o

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