If ex-Maryland receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey lives up to his draft status, he won’t have to worry about a second career anytime soon. But the seventh overall pick by Oakland in the NFL draft last month already has his eye on what he wants to do once football ends.
Become a movie director.
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“That is the goal one day after football, get into film and directing plays,” Heyward-Bey told The Examiner‘s Rick Snider.
This is a passion for him and he’s already developed a strategy to help increase his chances of becoming a director. This isn’t some fad.
“I go see everything twice,” he said. “I go see it as a fan and analyst. I saw Benjamin Button three times. I sit in different spots. If you sit on the right side it’s a little bit better. The light on the right side is better.”
He does not do the same thing while watching game films.
“I just watch [game] film to get better,” he said.