Marqise Lee is one of a long line of successful football players to come out of USC, winning the Biletnikoff Award as a sophomore in 2012 and going on to have a multi-year playing career in the NFL.

“But besides my kids, I think the next tier on my list is me getting my degree,” Lee said. “My degree literally jumps me and my NFL career, me winning Biletnikoff at USC. It trumps all that.”

After 11 years, the former All-American wide receiver is back on campus and earning the final credits needed to complete his sociology degree. The experience is helping him adjust to a new normal after a lifetime in football, and see a better future for himself.

A second-round pick in the 2014 NFL draft, Lee played for the Jacksonville Jaguars for six seasons, then signed with New England as a free agen

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