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Florida State star picks Oxford over NFL draft

Rolle plans to seek one-year master's degree, then pursue football

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After his NFL career, Myron Rolle has said he plans to attend medical school and then open a clinic for the needy in the Bahamas.
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updated 2:21 p.m. ET Jan. 13, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State safety Myron Rolle will study at Oxford instead of entering this year’s NFL draft.

Rolle won a Rhodes scholarship in November and plans to seek a one-year master’s degree in medical anthropology, The New York Times reported Monday in an entry on its college football blog.

“I’m very excited to go,” Rolle wrote in a text message to the newspaper.

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Rolle, projected to be an early round pick, said he plans to enter the 2010 NFL draft.

Rolle, from Galloway, N.J., got his undergraduate degree in pre-med after two and a half years, and has been taking graduate courses at Florida State this year.

After his NFL career, Rolle has said he plans to attend medical school and then open a clinic for the needy in the Bahamas.

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