John Urschel has spent his life pursuing passions in two vastly different worlds: mathematics and football. As much student as he was athlete in college, Urschel was already making headlines for his ...

Walter Isaacson sits down with John Urschel, a rising star who walked away from a lucrative football career in the NFL to pursue a doctorate in mathematics at MIT. Read Transcript EXPAND WALTER ...

Former Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel wrote a new book that chronicles his unique journey to the NFL and his decision to retire from football at the age of 26 to be a mathematician.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — John Urschel doesn’t want to be unique. Urschel, the 25-year-old Baltimore Ravens guard, is unquestionably different from your average offensive lineman, or more broadly, NFL ...

John Urschel would really rather not be doing this interview. It’s not personal; it’s not me (I’m fairly certain). It’s just that a media tour cuts against everything he is — an introvert, one of the ...