Toiling in Division III, displaying apparent maturity, hobbled by a bad ankle, uncertain he can afford tuition next year, Mr. Sliced Bread Jason Gwaltney is preparing for life after football.

If there is no more football in his future, he will not lament over what could have been.

He is thinking about becoming a policeman. He wants to take the academy test, either for Long Island or New York City.

“I know in the next couple of months I have to make a decision financially,” he said. “Can I come back to school? If I can’t, then I have to go for my training.”