There was a bit of media scrum for Howard Coward not too long after the draft. Coward, taken in the first round by the Austin Copperheads, had just found out he was going back to Norfolk for another season. This wasn’t sitting well with the running back, when a reporter asked “Howard, before the draft you were telling anyone that talked to you that you’re a Day 1 Starter in the ISFL and that when it’s all said and done you’ll be putting on a Hall of Fame jacket. Now you’ve been passed on some teams in the draft who had glaring needs for a player of your talent and you’re going back to the minors. How does that make you feel?” Coward responded “How do you THINK it makes me feel? It’s wasting a season of my career. Norfolk has been great, but who knows if missing this entire season of stats could derail my hall of fame chances. And what if Austin wins the title this year without me? There’s no guarantee we get back during my entire career and that would be wasted too. Don’t ask me stupid fuckin’ questions anymore.” (194)
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