Michael Strahan to produce The Front Line, an ABC medical drama about a football player who becomes a doctor

Variety

According to Variety, "the potential series is centered around Sebastian 'Bass' Clark, a professional athlete-turned-doctor who left the front line of the football field to start over on the front lines of healthcare as a medical resident — a transition that a handful of real-life NFL players have actually made. The project follows Bass and an ensemble of doctors and staff at a prestigious Pittsburgh hospital as they navigate high-stakes medical cases with all the adrenaline, warmth and big-heartedness of a great sports movie." The Front Line will be executive produced by The Resident executive producer Marc Halsey. The NFL has had several former players become doctors, including Myron Rolle and Samkon Gado. And, in Laurent Duvernay-Tardif's case, a doctor who became a player.