Feb 5, 2021
When former Washington Husky receiver Jaydon Mickens settles under a soaring kickoff or a towering punt in Super Bowl LV, his journey to Tampa might seem improbable to some who know him.
But this is exactly how the diminutive Mickens planned it.
OK, maybe not planned, but how he dreamed it.
On Sunday, he'll play in the biggest game of his life as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Kansas City Chiefs.
In Tampa.
"I've always felt that I could play football at the highest level," he said.
At times in his life, even with everything seemingly stacked against him, Mickens never doubted that he would wind up on a big stage.