Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer, who set the all-time receiving record for tight ends in only three seasons in South Bend, initially wanted to play basketball. He tried football on a lark, and it became his future.
But his basketball skills have helped. During a Wednesday visit with #PFTPM, Mayer agreed with my characterization that he catches passes like he’s going after rebounds.
“I think that’s a good way to describe it,” Mayer said. “When I was playing high-school ball, I was like a . . . double-double type of guy. I was just getting rebounds off the board, playing good defense. I think in the football world of what I’m doing, I can make a lot of good, contested catches and I think that’s definitely helped me out. It’s helped me out with my feet, it’s helped me out with my quickness being a bigger guy and I think basketball has helped me out tremendously.”
