Acura Skyline started his (soon to be) illustrious career in the scrappy upstart expansion franchise the London Royals. In London, as a Royal (or Lion? Still unclear), Skyline had a tremendous rookie season where he jumped from relative obscurity to every single pro team’s radar by leading the league in carries, yards, yards per carry, and touchdowns. Despite not making the postseason, Skyline still won offensive player of the year, running back of the year, and offensive rookie of the year, yet was snubbed for most valuable player. Regardless, feeling amazing after a stunning individual season performance, Acura Skyline started to get ready for the big time. His welcome to the league moment occurred on draft night, where despite his unbelievable athletic prowess and on the field performances, Skyline watched name after name after name get called, including a number of other players at his position who were far and away less talented than he was. It was a humbling experience when ultimately, late in the 4th round, Skyline was finally selected by the Yellowknife Wraiths. Ultimately, this was a great spot, as he had the chance to learn behind league best back Mathias Hanyadi and immediately begin contributing to a playoff caliber team, but the snubbers still stoked a fire and anger that he carries with him still. Even after making the pro bowl as a rookie while leading the league in rushing touchdowns, even after winning an ultimus, and even after beginning to find himself as a premier go to goal line threat, Skyline still looks back on the draft and pulls up those same feelings whenever he gets a chance to touch the rock.
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