Even a kicker, growing up in the fields of west Virginia, dreams of hearing his name called on draft day and that is exactly what happened in the season 5 draft for kicker Peg Leg. You don’t have to be a big name or be a first or second round draft pick to have the thrill of getting that phone that you have been drafted into the NSFL.
Peg leg hosted a small party for his family and some close friends to watch the draft and then be there when he got the call from his new team. he knew he wasn’t going in the first round and if he went in the second round, it would be toward the end, but both rounds came and went without the leg getting a call.
Once the 20th pick was announced, the phone rang and it was the legion coach telling Peg Leg that he was going to be taken 21st overall in the middle of the 3rd round to start his NSFL career. Once he heard his name announced over the TV, it all set in that all of his hard work paid off and the room at home erupted with cheers and high fives. Little did he know at the time, that he would not even play one snap for the Legion as he would be traded to the Colorado Yeti where he would play his rookie season.
Peg leg hosted a small party for his family and some close friends to watch the draft and then be there when he got the call from his new team. he knew he wasn’t going in the first round and if he went in the second round, it would be toward the end, but both rounds came and went without the leg getting a call.
Once the 20th pick was announced, the phone rang and it was the legion coach telling Peg Leg that he was going to be taken 21st overall in the middle of the 3rd round to start his NSFL career. Once he heard his name announced over the TV, it all set in that all of his hard work paid off and the room at home erupted with cheers and high fives. Little did he know at the time, that he would not even play one snap for the Legion as he would be traded to the Colorado Yeti where he would play his rookie season.