The Terp alum also has fond memories from all the rival games, a few being University of Virginia football and Duke basketball.
Bolston took on an environmental science and policy major at Maryland. He often found it difficult to balance the more challenging math and science courses with football. “Being a college athlete is like working a job that requires a lot of manual labor; balancing that with school, traveling, and getting an education was tough at times, but it’s worthwhile,” Bolston acknowledges.
As he transitioned from college to professional football, Conrad had to learn how to adapt from being one of the most talented athletes to even bigger competition in the NFL. “You get whiplash from that transition. You were the big fish, and now you’re the little fish,” Bolston remembers. He made a great effort to play consistently, stay healthy, and show growth, but it was a challenging process, to say the least.
One of his toughest moments took place during his first experience in the NFL as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 2007. “I was centered on Kevin and Pat Williams, who are just freakish people in the NFL. It’s unfair how athletically gifted and smart they are, and I kind of just told myself that ‘I could never be them’.”
Seeing committed players up close like the Williams brothers left Bolston feeling slightly intimidated, but he used this as motivation to find his role in the NFL and work as hard as he could.
His favorite memory is his first play in the NFL while playing for the Vikings. They were playing the Kansas City Chiefs and he had been called up from the practice squad and was getting his chance to play an active role on the team.
“I get in, look across the line and Pat Williams tells me to switch him. Before I knew it, I’m up against an All-Pro guard; I almost got launched by him,” Bolston recalls. “I think that was my entire game; one good play and one bad play, then right back on the bench.”
That was all Bolston needed to get him inspired and imagine what was to come during his time in the Pros. “I said to myself, maybe I can make it here. Maybe I can play.”
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