SEATTLE -- Prior to the Seattle Seahawks' second preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night, running back Troymaine Pope chatted with his 3-year-old daughter, Cassidy, who had a request.
"She called me before the game, told me she wanted a playroom full of toys," Pope said. "So I’m trying to go out here and get it for her."
Pope, an undrafted free agent out of Jacksonville State, was the Seahawks' leading rusher in their second preseason game, carrying 10 times for 86 yards and a touchdown.
As recently as a few weeks ago, friends and family were urging Pope to consider alternate career paths.