New England Patriots guard Hjalte Froholdt is now officially a member of the NFL after being drafted by the AFC East powerhouse over the weekend. However, the young blocker initially had some pretty interesting aspirations as Froholdt wanted to become a world-renowned art thief.

“I don't know why, but me and my childhood friend, Carl, we wanted to be burglars in France, and you know you grow up and figure out that's kind of frowned upon,” he recently said, via 247 Sports. “Obviously, the dream changed. I think my mom still has the paintings of me [drawing] stick figures stealing diamonds in France.”

In addition to thinking about becoming a world-famous criminal, the up-and-comer also focused on sports at a young age.

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“I started playing football back in Denmark when I was 12,” Froholdt said, via 247 Sports. “It started blowing up when I came to the States as an exchange student when I was a sophomore in high school. It was awesome being introduced to the game of football over here, and you guys are pretty good in what you do. It was a tough transition but it ended up going pretty well. I always had an interest in football but mainly it was because I wanted the American experience. I wanted to get better at football and take it back to Denmark and maybe play a little bit better back in Denmark and learn something.”

Froholdt is definitely in the right place now as the Patriots have won two of the last three Super Bowls.