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<blockquote data-quote="op2" data-source="post: 132032964" data-attributes="member: 419450">If what you're getting at with that is he was being overly optimistic by assuming someone would draft him, I agree.&nbsp; But the nature of things is such lots these guys are delusional about their prospects.&nbsp; About 250 guys get drafted but probably a&nbsp; thousand think they'll get drafted.I remember back in the 1980s there was a backup RB at WVU named Bryant McCallister.&nbsp; He played mostly on special teams.&nbsp; (I just looked up his stats and he had two rushes and one reception in his WVU career, although the one reception was a 1 yard TD.) He also had a radio show on U-92 and after football season was over his senior year he was talking once on the show about what he was going to do in the future since his time at WVU was coming to and end.&nbsp; He said he was going to give the NFL a shot and if didn't work out then he'd do...whatever, I can't remember the specifics but it probably had to do with the degree he was about to get.He was a career backup at WVU and he thought he had a chance at making the NFL.&nbsp; And as I recall, he was a well spoken guy that didn't talk crazy.&nbsp; Point being, even the sane guys are delusional when it comes to their chances of making the NFL.I just read that Leddie Brown signed a free agent contract with the Chargers.&nbsp; Good luck to him.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="op2, post: 132032964, member: 419450"] If what you're getting at with that is he was being overly optimistic by assuming someone would draft him, I agree. But the nature of things is such lots these guys are delusional about their prospects. About 250 guys get drafted but probably a thousand think they'll get drafted. I remember back in the 1980s there was a backup RB at WVU named Bryant McCallister. He played mostly on special teams. (I just looked up his stats and he had two rushes and one reception in his WVU career, although the one reception was a 1 yard TD.) He also had a radio show on U-92 and after football season was over his senior year he was talking once on the show about what he was going to do in the future since his time at WVU was coming to and end. He said he was going to give the NFL a shot and if didn't work out then he'd do...whatever, I can't remember the specifics but it probably had to do with the degree he was about to get. He was a career backup at WVU and he thought he had a chance at making the NFL. And as I recall, he was a well spoken guy that didn't talk crazy. Point being, even the sane guys are delusional when it comes to their chances of making the NFL. I just read that Leddie Brown signed a free agent contract with the Chargers. Good luck to him. [/QUOTE]

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