Back in S22 – when the big, big reddit class joined – I had a hard decision to take. After the Kansas City Coyotes drafted three amazing wide receivers in the draft, there was one of them who had to take the WR3 position. The clear #1 receiver on the team was Eddie Jeeta, taken in the second round at 13 overall. One hell of a player, no doubt. In the draft, I came in second in regards of receivers, in round 7 at 53 overall. And the missing piece was Tan Johnson in round 13 at overall 101. Eddie was first in terms of TPE, I was slightly behind him, but we were far ahead for DSFL standards of Tan. But it was me, who was WR3 at season start. I accepted it, because it was the GMs decision. But as the season continued, the gap between us two grew bigger, and therefore my expectations to rise up the depth chart did the same. But I still wasn‘t considered WR2. Finally, I reached out to the GMs and asked why I didn‘t get to play, as I already was ahead of Tan in almost all attributes. The answer was disillusioning. He gives us better results. That was nothing to set me back in my strive for playing time. I finally closed the gap on the last attribute, and from then on, I was WR2 for the rest of the season. I worked hard to challenge Eddie for the #1 spot, but in the end we both pushed us to become a better player. And after just one season, our ways parted as we both were already called up into the NSFL.
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