!['Rudy' Gives Advice to NFL Rookies [VIDEO]](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/archives/036WvAqm77UTbGrOt1kXZrd/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1647021370.jpg)
Wait a minute, what's Samwise Gamgee doing talking to a bunch of NFL rookies?
Actually, that's Rudy Ruettiger -- or Sean Astin, the actor who played both the underdog Notre Dame football player immortalized in the 1993 film Rudy, as well as Frodo Baggins' erstwhile sidekick.