A paper route kept bringing Maurice Drayton along to the same destination.
Past the homes of former players, not far from the William McKinley Presidential Library and, finally, inevitably to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the formerly named Fawcett Stadium in the heart of Canton, Ohio.
There, Drayton dreamed.
There, Drayton got an introduction to the National Football League.
There, along with a faith-based, singular vision is why today, Drayton is a five-year NFL coaching veteran in his third year as assistant special teams coach for the venerable Green Bay Packers.
“When we moved to Canton, Ohio, that’s when that flicker turned into a flame,” Drayton told FootballScoop.