A man who was crowned last year as the Lethbridge Sport Council’s Junior Male Athlete of the year is taking the next step on his journey to playing professional football.

Nathan Morris has been attending the NFL Academy in Loughborough, UK, for a little over one month now.

It is an elite football development program for student-athletes, based out of facilities including Loughborough University’s Powerbase.

The 18-year-old running back says the level of talent and training is beyond anything he has experienced before.

“In Canada, it was a lot easier, but here, everything just comes faster. I feel like the defensive line just comes faster and everything. I’m just learning how to just be OK with taking one or two yards as opposed to making a big play every time,” says Morris.

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