{"id":76682,"date":"2023-04-28T13:08:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T13:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/28\/former-nfler-ranger-draws-comparisons-between-nfl-army-training\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:29:41","slug":"former-nfler-ranger-draws-comparisons-between-nfl-army-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2023\/04\/28\/former-nfler-ranger-draws-comparisons-between-nfl-army-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFLer, Ranger draws comparisons between NFL, military training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alejandro Villanueva has spent plenty of time both deployed in theater and on the gridiron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a former professional football player and Army Ranger, he knows what rigorous training looks like, whether it\u2019s preparing for military operations or primetime games. And, according to Villanueva, they aren\u2019t all that different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fussocom%2Fvideos%2F181877504759508%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is very obvious when you join a football team, and you see the drills, that it looks a lot like basic training,\u201d he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C&#038;mibextid=2Rb1fB&#038;v=181877504759508\" target=\"_blank\">SOFCAST podcast interview.<\/a> \u201cThe NFL has an incredible admiration for the military.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The offensive tackle attended West Point and played football for the Black Knights until 2010 before fulfilling his service commitment and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140506005236\/http:\/\/www.philadelphiaeagles.com\/news\/article-1\/Eagles-Sign-US-Army-Ranger-Villanueva\/cc530a5f-5c16-47b5-a546-5a8740dfd6a9\" target=\"_blank\">serving three tours <\/a>in Afghanistan. During one deployment, Villanueva earned a Bronze Star with a \u201cV\u201d device for rescuing wounded soldiers while taking heavy enemy fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Villanueva went on to play in the NFL for seven years after getting out of the Army, six of which were with the Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe origins of football stemmed from men at Harvard and Yale trying to increase their manhood by battling each other with strategy and honor and camaraderie and whatnot,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While strategizing in football is part of a game, Villanueva noted that both the sport and military training offer instructions on how to keep on the offensive without going too far. 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