SAN ANTONIO — has always felt the pull of community. His father and uncle grew up in Park Hill. He never thought of playing football anywhere outside the Denver Public School system.
Lindsay wants to keep working with communities when his football career is over, too. During a press luncheon ahead of the Alamo Bowl on Wednesday, the Colorado junior running back said he’s considering a career in law enforcement after his football career has ended.
“When I’m done with my career, I do want to get into the police force as one of my options,” Lindsay said. “Go out there and help out. There’s a lot of things going around about with cops — bad things going around — but I want to be able to go out there and make an impact.”
The CU-Boulder police department sent a tweet with a video of Lindsay’s thoughts on his goals after football, adding: “Call us when you’re ready!”
. at luncheon. After football, he’d like to be a police officer. Call us when you’re ready!
— CU Boulder Police (@CUBoulderPolice)
There has been heavy attention paid this year to the silent protests made by a number of football players about the treatment of minorities by police. Colin Kaepernick spawned a national controversy when he knelt before the national anthem to start the 2016 season. Other players, including Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, followed suit.
Marshall after extensive open communication with law enforcement members in the Denver community.
Of course, Lindsay’s focus for now is on football. After rushing for 1,189 yards and 16 touchdowns this season, he leads No. 11 CU (10-3) into the Alamo Bowl on Thursday night against No. 13 Oklahoma State (9-3).