In the weeks following the Cardinals’ selection of Rodney Gunter in the draft, his legend grew, because the young defensive end had an interesting story to tell.
He was a kid who didn’t play football until his senior year of high school as he worked to help support his family. He had one college scholarship offer. His pre-draft workout with Cardinals defensive line coach Brentson Buckner was at a far-flung locale, with Buckner comparing his journey there to Nick Nolte finding Shaquille O’Neal in the movie ‘Blue Chips.’
Gunter is an easy guy to root for because of his background, but opposing players don’t care much for storylines on the
field.