Fortunately, the NFL will be calling Jack Cichy.
It won’t be on Thursday night, during the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. It probably won’t be on Friday, during the second and third rounds. And given his injury history – he hasn’t played in a game since October 2016, thanks to a torn pectoral muscle that ended his junior season and a torn ACL in his right knee that ended his senior season before it began – it’s possible he’ll go undrafted on Saturday during Rounds 4-7.
But even if that happens and his phone doesn’t end up ringing until the undrafted free agent recruiting frenzy commences — for his part, Cichy isn’t taking anything for granted, even though one NFL personnel executive said Tuesday evening it is highly unlikely he would go undrafted — Cichy will get his shot at playing professional football.