(S23) - PT2 - Draft Day

[RDBSouthPaw]

The Draft, the day every young football player dream of. The chance to continue your playing career and truly make a name for yourself. For me it was no different, I came in with a very active rookie group with the likes of Asher Montain, Zoey Watts, and Maverick Bowie. Players that were garnering a ton of attention and looked to definite first round picks, which they eventually were. I had put myself right up there with them, definitely not as good as them but, I felt that I had the talent to go in the first round with the rest of them. Unfortunately, things do not always go according to plan. Family matters and a lack of reliable internet meant that the times I should have been updating and scoring some points with scouts was spent doing the opposite. By the time Draft day came around I felt like I had not made as big of an impact as I had wanted to. I mean my TPE was there but, the connections were not. However, even with all that taken into account I though for sure I would go in the first round with my friends. The first round came and went. No one called the name Brach Thomaslacher. Then the second round. Still, no one called my name and finally with the first pick in the 3rd round the Kansas City Coyotes gave me my chance! I was bummed to have watched all my friends go in the top round but, I knew that my player had a ton to prove and that falling lower in the draft had only fueled my fire and I am ready to show every other team what they missed out on!