The NFL Draft has turned into an American holiday weekend of sorts, even though those that loved it a couple decades ago cringe at the pageantry that surrounds it now. (NFL Drafts on Saturdays back in the ‘80s and ‘90s were 10 times the fun we’re seeing over this three-day ad-fest on ESPN.)
With just seven rounds in the NFL Draft these days, it’s unthinkable to imagine people getting drafted that would never even play in the NFL, but instead, they’d choose a different walk of life.
That’s what this article is for – giving props to those people that were drafted by the NFL, only to end up spending life elsewhere.