NFL Veteran Joshua Dobbs Pursues Aviation Dreams in a Cirrus SR22 Written 11 May 2026
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Joshua Dobbs participated in the AIAA Design/Build/Fly Competition during his senior year at the University of Tennessee — in spring 2017, just before the NFL Draft. | Credit: AIAA–©
Flying Magazine reports, “Most professional athletes talk about life after football in vague, distant terms, something they’ll figure out when the time comes. Joshua Dobbs is unlike most professional athletes. The 31-year-old NFL quarterback, now entering his 10th professional season, holds an aerospace engineering degree from the University of Tennessee, has interned at NASA, runs a STEM-focused charitable foundation, and recently completed his private pilot license in a Cirrus SR22. He’s now weeks away from his IFR check ride.”
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