Transcript for 'Football City' sends the most players to the NFL per capita
>>> WELCOME BACK AND AS WE COUNT
DOWN TO THE SUPER BOWL, RECENTLY
I VISITED A SMALL TOWN KNOWN FOR
SENDING MORE PLAYERS TO THE NFL
PER CAPITA THAN ANY PLACE ELSE.
KIDS THERE GROW UP WITH THE
MOTTO, NFL OR BUST.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOSE
DREAMS DON'T COME TRUE?
>> THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ARE
BRIGHT IN FOOTBALL CITY, USA.
>> Reporter: FRIDAY NIGHT HIGH
SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES ARE AN
AMERICAN TRADITION.
THIS TOWN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
CALLS ITSELF FOOTBALL CITY, USA.
WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT
75,000 PEOPLE, IT SAYS IT'S
TURNED OUT MORE NFL PLAYERS PER
CAPITA THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN
THE U.S.
TONIGHT'S HIGH SCHOOL STARS
COULD BECOME TOMORROW'S NEXT PRO
ATHLETES.
YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST WIDE
RECEIVERS IN THE COUNTRY.
IS THAT A LOT OF PRESSURE
BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY A FRESHMAN?
>> NO.
YOU CAN'T LET A GAME GET BIGGER
THAN YOURSELF.
I DON'T THINK ABOUT IT MUCH.
>> Reporter: J'ZAVIEN HAS
MULTIPLE DIVISION 1 OFFERS TO
PLAY IN COLLEGE.
WHEN DID YOU KNOW HE WAS GOOD?
>> BY THE TIME HE WAS 6, HE HAD
HIS FIRST BRIGHT LIGHT
EIGHT-TOUCHDOWN SEASON.
BY THE TIME HE WAS 9, HE HAD 30
TOUCHDOWNS AND HAD --
>> IN ONE SEASON.
>> HAD THREE GAMES HE HAD FIVE
TOUCHDOWNS.
ONE GAME HE HAD FIVE TOUCHDOWNS
IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
WE ALWAYS PREPARED FOR HIM TO
GET THIS MUCH ATTENTION.
>> Reporter: FOR SOME, THOSE BIG
DREAMS PAY OFF AND BIG CONTRACTS
IN A SUCCESSFUL CAREER.
BUT JABRIL KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN THAT BURSTS.
HE WAS ONE OF THOSE HIGH SCHOOL
PHENOM PLAYERS EVERYONE SAID
WOULD MAKE IT TO THE NFL.
HE PLAYED COLLEGE BALL BUT
DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT FOR THE NFL.
HOW DOES THAT FEEL TO COME BACK
HERE AFTER NOT, YOU KNOW,
MAKING -- HITTING THE ULTIMATE
DREAM?
>> IT WAS DEPRESSING.
I FELT LIKE A FAILURE AND DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT WAS NEXT AND WENT INTO
A DARK AREA.
>> Reporter: JIBRILLE IS HELPING
KIDS BOUNCE BACK WHEN FOOTBALL
ENDS NOW.
HE BRINGS IN MENTAL HEALTH
ADVOCATES AND FORMER PLAYERS HAD
HELP THEM THINK BEYOND THE GAME.
>> MY IDENTITY IS GREATER THAN
MY ABILITY.
>> MY IDENTITY IS GREATER THAN
MY ABILITY.
>> ONCE THEY REALIZE THAT,
THEY'LL UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT
A MENTAL HEALTH PIECE IS TO THE
FOOTBALL PIECE.
>> ROCK HILL HAS A LOT OF
SUCCESS STORIES BUT THERE IS
ANOTHER SIDE TO THIS TOWN TOO.
YOU CAN CATCH MY FULL REPORT
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