One of this season’s eligible bachelors was once a superstar football player.

Fans ofFarmer Wants a Wife2025may recognize bachelor Jay Woods from his time as a star college football player.

Woods is just one member of theFarmer Wants a Wife2025 revival cast, hailing from Florence, Alabama.

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So I had to make that tough decision to hang up the cleats.

He spent three years as a Michigan Wolverine, playing football and studying for a degree in kinesiology.

In his conversation with Rocket City Now, Woods further elaborated on his education.

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So yeah, I am a businessman at the end of the day.

With the operation we have a cow-calf operation.

None of them ever dreamed of going to Alabama or had ever been to Alabama.

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So, we got out and did it.

It was definitely a different experience for them."

But my experience with it was kind of different.

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One of my sister’s friends said, ‘Hey, your brother would be perfect for this show.’

And then, at the time, I was just thinking about it, praying about it.

It was a good opportunity."

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Woods has to attend to his land and animals every day, leaving little time for anything beyond that.

It’s something I love to do.

But we also have a big operation that we run, a cow-calf operation.

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Also, we sell hay as well.

Woods now owns the family farm that has been in his blood for generations.

Youre putting in 80 plus hours a week.

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Some people get lost in it.

For me, it was pretty easy.

I already knew what I loved to do.

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I loved to be outside."

I grew up outside and with the horses.

So I knew once I got the opportunity I was going to get a farm.

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It was just a blessing that I was able to buy his back when I got back.

To show them, hey there is more to life than just sports.

We all get lost in that some times.

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Everybody has their day when they gotta hang up the cleats.

It was tough doing that but Im happy where Im at right now."

As for if he could ever see himself doing anything other than farming, Woods has some ideas.

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But I like an NFL agent.

So, NFL agent."

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ET before streaming onHulu.

Read about past seasons ofFarmer Wants a Wifehere.

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