AUSTIN, Texas — Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey has been making tackles his whole life. Now, he’s tackling life after football by selling homes.
"Obviously, I didn’t play as much as I wanted to and that really put me in a bad head space," Tucker-Dorsey said. "I came here for a reason, and that didn’t get done."
Studies show less than 2% of college football players make it to the NFL, leaving the other 98% wondering: what’s next?
"If I go to the NFL, the shelf life is maybe about three years," Tucker-Dorsey said. "I know [real estate] is the opportunity of a lifetime."
It especially is with the mentor he has. Thanks to his connections at the University of Texas, real estate legend Gary Keller has become a staple in Tucker-Dorsey's life.
"It really, now, has transitioned more so from business to family," Tucker-Dorsey said. "He just lets me know that I'm on my own path."
That advice has kept Tucker-Dorsey humble and also hungry to be one of the best real estate agents in the business. He hopes to be successful enough to give back to his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia.
"Start my nonprofit, that's what I'm doing down the road," Tucker-Dorsey said. "I've got to be an example. They've got to look at me and say, 'I can be like him one day.'"
You can reach out to Tucker-Dorsey for help finding your next home through the ABoR website.