Bryan Anger’s parents influenced his football journey not in the way most people would expect. In addition to excelling as a wide receiver and baseball player, his parents urged him to take kicking lessons. “My parents wanted me to be able to know what I was doing kicking-wise to be able to make an important field goal at the end of a game, bumping up to the varsity level. So I fought them for like a month and said, ‘I’m not a kicker, kickers aren’t real athletes,’” he said.
Bryan’s parents persisted, setting up a private lesson with kicking specialist Chris Sailer. “Finally, they talked me into going to Chris for a small lesson, and I did well. He told me that if I came to his event at the beginning of January and did well, I’d get interest and maybe get an offer. Went and won i