Welcome to our series, #WHYoming

We are highlighting people from around our communities and asking them a few questions. We want to learn a little about them and see why they chose this great state to raise their families, start their businesses, or simply to ask — Why Wyoming?

This month is former NFL player and Rock Springs Parks & Recreation Director JJ Syvrud.

How would you describe your time in the NFL?

I was drafted in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft, which honestly came as a surprise, as I didn’t expect to get drafted at all. I came out of a small NAIA school up in Jamestown, North Dakota, so jumping to the highest level of football was a huge leap. On top of that, I had to switch from defensive line to linebacker, and I went through three different head coaches in eac

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