Brandon Flowers returns to Tech to earn degree

All-America, Pro Bowl cornerback shares his love, appreciation for Tech and coaching staff

BLACKSBURG – When Brandon Flowers departed Virginia Tech as a second-round draft pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2008, there was always a voice that he would eventually draw him back to Blacksburg

“I can’t thank you guys enough from turning me from a boy into a man here,” Flowers told longtime defensive coordinator Bud Foster. “I came from a tougher background and school wasn’t my strong suit when I first came here. I went to the NFL and I was fortunate enough to get three-four nice contracts, and at the end of the day I could still hear in the back of my head coach [Frank] Beamer talking about ‘get…