Scott attended East St. Louis Senior High School, where he practiced football, basketball and baseball.
Scott accepted a football scholarship from the University of Colorado during a low point in the school history, where his teams never had a winning record and he was usually recognized as the most talented player of the defense.
In the fifteenth game of the season against the New York Giants, he helped the Cowboys clinch the NFC East Championship when he intercepted a Phil Simms pass with 46 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
He played in only 6 games, after refusing to take a drug test and being placed on the reserve-non football illness list for personal reasons on October 29.
[4] In 1990, after being out of football for one year, the Cowboys gave him a chance to make the team, but he was released before the season started.
[5] Scott signed with the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League for the 1991 season, where he played as a Wide receiver/linebacker.