Olympian Jeff Demps hopes to play in the NFL in 2012

• By Ian Rapoport
• Reporter, NFL.com and NFL Network
• Published: Aug. 14, 2012 at 01:05 p.m.

Former University of Florida football and track star Jeff Demps will pursue a career in the NFL.

The Olympic silver medalist has signed a standard representation agreement for football, a souce close to Demps said Tuesday, with the goal of playing in the 2012 season. Demps recently returned from London, where he took part in Team U.S.A.'s 4x100-meter relay heat and earned his hardware.