In 1989, when Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman took his first snap at during the team’s OTA’s he had the eyes of another rookie over his shoulder, watching his every move.
At the time, fellow quarterback Steve Walsh was the second overall pick of the 1989 Supplemental Draft, and considered just as highly of a draft pick as Aikman. Competition reeked that training camp.
However, it was competition that made Aikman work that much harder to eventually win the starting quarterback job in Dallas, win three Super Bowls, and gain induction into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame.