Steelers pick Sean Davis repping for homeschooled kids everywhere

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When class was almost in session, Sean Davis walked straight to the basement, no questions asked. Breakfast was over. Mom played no games in her classroom, especially when it came to math. He went to his desk and they got to work.

Davis’ experience as a homeschooled kid from grades 3-8 helped shape who he is, which as of six days ago is a Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety and No. 58 overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft. Davis cites his own success story for an endorsement of home school, which he feels has a negative societal stigma.

Davis found he could be worldly, even from his basement.

New Steelers safety Sean Davis (second from left), a second-round draft pick, in a recent family photo. “We have a really solid family structure,” Davis said. Courtesy of Sean Davis

“There’s this picture that some kids are home all day locked up in the house, socially awkward,” said Davis, who recorded more than 300 tackles at Maryland. “We definitely didn’t have any of that. Home school gets a bad rap. I was part of athletic programs in town throughout the week and got to socialize a lot.”

In Davis’ case, home school became a case study for family sacrifice. He noticed early on that his mother, Lisa, could have worked for extra income but stayed at home to protect Davis from what he calls “not the …

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