As he watched his son sling fire off the line, John Crosby turned to Jackson Cook with a question about his family's future in football.
Surprised about the inquiry, Cook thought Crosby was going to ask about the ceiling of his son, Henry Crosby, given his run-ins with confident parents, but John just wanted an honest assessment on whether his son had the skills to play long snapper at the next level.
"I cannot remember my reaction, but it was a little bit weird. I think I scared him," Cook said. "I remember being shocked, going 'I thought you came to me to get an evaluation not, all jokes aside, what round he's going in,' and Dad's just going, 'Is he good enough? Can he really do this?' I'm going, 'Holy crap. Can he do it? Just watch.'"
Cook initially thought John and Henry came to him to work on the intricacies of the position, but looking for the validation of if Henry was good enough to pursue snapping in college showed a different side of investment from the Crosby family.
If Henry Crosby is never written about again, then he's done his job:
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Surprised about the inquiry, Cook thought Crosby was going to ask about the ceiling of his son, Henry Crosby, given his run-ins with confident parents, but John just wanted an honest assessment on whether his son had the skills to play long snapper at the next level.
"I cannot remember my reaction, but it was a little bit weird. I think I scared him," Cook said. "I remember being shocked, going 'I thought you came to me to get an evaluation not, all jokes aside, what round he's going in,' and Dad's just going, 'Is he good enough? Can he really do this?' I'm going, 'Holy crap. Can he do it? Just watch.'"
Cook initially thought John and Henry came to him to work on the intricacies of the position, but looking for the validation of if Henry was good enough to pursue snapping in college showed a different side of investment from the Crosby family.
If Henry Crosby is never written about again, then he's done his job:
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