I joined the ISFL over 2 years ago and I have had a great time. From learning the ropes with my first player in Norfolk, to being drafted by Baltimore, the early days of my first career led me to sticking this league out. There was quite a rough patch in later days of my Hawks career where the team was losing its way and it was frustrating to be a part of. The locker drama, the constant complaining from team management was making the league the opposite of fun. Then, it perked up when I joined the San Jose Sabercats later in my career, and I started climbing the ladder of tight end statistics. While I was undervalued and underappreciated by the league overall, the numbers show that I ended being one of the most solid tight ends the league has ever produced. Quite amazing for a throwaway 7th round pick. After retiring that player, I spoke to some respected users in the league to get advice on my next create and many of them recommend defensive positions. I liked that idea, because I love defense in real life, and I love that a defender is involved in basically every play. I didn't need offensive glory anymore, not that I received a lot of that as a tight end, but back then I just thought I wanted the ball to be happy. Instead I turned to the defensive side in this create as linebacker Kahn Cussion. I was a steal in the 2nd round draft pick by the Yellowknife Wraiths, and have become a very solid linebacker in the league. In season 36, I finished 2nd in the league in sacks and was named to the All Pro 2nd Team. Although it was the first season I did not reach 100 plus tackles, I was a force on the defensive side of the ball. I am currently 5th in my draft class in tpe despite being a 2nd round pick. I am the highest tpe linebacker from S33 by over 100 tpe, and continue to show that although I am constantly overlooked by teams in every sim league, I am worthy of a much higher pick. Proving whoever selects me is getting a steal in the draft, even if I was selected in the first round. Some people are in this league to make friends; I am here to earn and do the best I can for the team that selects me. At the same time, my goal is to make the teams that pass me on me pay for that decision. I have yet to let a team down in any affiliate sim league, and I watch hundreds of players come and go, but I am there just climbing the tpe ranks while the others drafted ahead of me go inactive or retire. I enjoy watching those things happen so I can further prove my worth to the team that selected me. I never let teams down. I am here for the long haul and I chuckle at the players selected ahead of me, especially the ones that weasel their way into positions. I am not a part of the good old boys club. I am all business, and while some people do their best to be likable, they also don't deliver on activity. I am all about earning and making sure I do not let the team that drafts me down. I respect everything they did to select me, and they deserve my maximum effort. I have seen too many times that other users sucker teams into taking them in the draft, while I sit and wait to be drafted late. I love it. I always prove the doubters wrong, and the doubters are always there.
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