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How a meeting in a McDonald's helped lead Oklahoma's Charles Tapper to Dallas Cowboys

Sue Ogrocki/AP

Oklahoma defensive end Charles Tapper answers a question during Oklahoma NCAA college football media day in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Editor's note, this story originally published before Tapper was selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round of the NFL Draft.

By Jonas Shaffer / The Baltimore Sun (MCT/TNS)

On Wednesday, Mike Daniel was laughing at the absurdity of it, how Charles Tapper - four-star defensive end prospect at City, All-Big 12 Conference player at Oklahoma - had to be convinced to play football.