When then Cadet First Class Aaron Kirchoff finished his senior football season at the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2009 as a free safety, he thought that would be the end of his playing days on the gridiron. But because of some recent exposure from some of his old teammates, now 2nd Lt Kirchoff, 50th Comptroller Squadron, is preparing for the next step in his football career: the National Football League.
“Coming out of the Academy, the NFL wasn’t even a question. You weren’t even asked if you were training for the combine. Then when Chad and Ben started getting exposure, I thought, ‘Why not?'” said Lieutenant Kirchoff of 2nd Lt Chad Hall and 2nd Lt Ben Garland who are both involved with NFL teams.
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