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Player spotlight: Is Byron Young the next rags to riches story?

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Of all the stories covered during the NFL draft, there might not have been a more incredible story than University of Tennessee’s Byron Young. When the Los Angeles Rams drafted Young in Round 3 with the 77th overall pick, a story of perseverance and beating the odds became reality for him.

Burger King & Dollar General

Prior to playing college football, Byron Young was working as a part-time employee at a Burger King in Georgia. To make ends meet, he picked up a second job as an assistant manager at a Dollar General.