Though he was once such a highly-touted college recruiting prospect that Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh offered to sleep over at his house to try and get a commitment, kicker Quinn Nordin initially didn’t get a call from the NFL.
Ultimately, it was just the Patriots who gave the former Wolverine a chance as an undrafted free agent. But for a few days, Nordin heard nothing.
“I waited four days,” Nordin told reporters. “I was on LinkedIn looking at jobs. I was thinking of maybe going into the military. The Patriots were my only call.