Michael Rubin has never been one to sit around the house idly, and especially not one to watch live television. But these shelter-at-home days have forced many into uncomfortable and unusual positions as people collectively attempt to diminish the spread of COVID-19. Rubin’s days had been filled with hours of unsettling CNN consumption until he plotted ways to combat the bad news scrolling on those chryons at the bottom of his big screen.

Professional football players’ biggest foe isn’t the player on the other side of the line, but the rapid pace at which their athletic careers expire. Over stops across three different leagues in the last 18 months, free-agent wide receiver Donteea Dye has recognized the uncertainty of his career and necessity to simultaneously prepare for life after football while training to compete at the sport’s highest level.