who is the NFL player who in your mind....

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Ilovebaseballcards
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was the most UNDERATED or Under Performed in college,
but is a MAJOR STAR now in the NFL?


I mean, it is not cool to see a heisman winner from USC who went to a national level high school become a star
but take a kid from no where high, to some little directional school to become a walk on/free agent in the NFL
then BLOWS THE DOORS OFF!

I know that Kurt Warner has a story like this... but any others?

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  • perkdog
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    How about Tom Brady?
  • Michigan
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    << <i>How about Tom Brady? >>




    6th round draft choice I believe. Who could have ever figured.......? Amazing story.
  • ziggy29
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    << <i>How about Tom Brady? >>

    Michigan is such an unlikely place for a star to be born.

    Tony Romo has a shot. How about Terrell Owens? Both were from D1-AA schools (as was Jerry Rice).

    And no, I'm not a Cowboys fan, but these were the first two names to come to mind as D1-AA players no one had heard of in college becoming NFL stars.
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  • Ilovebaseballcards
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    << <i>Tony Romo has a shot. How about Terrell Owens? Both were from D1-AA schools. >>

    romo is a pretty good one. he did play d1-aa but was a superstar in that division. Terrell was less known in college


    I was actually thinking about Brett Favre (little respect at Southern Miss, and even first year at Falcons)
    or
    Terry Bradshaw who played at a little school (Louisana Tech) then became pretty good in the pros.



    others?
  • AkbarClone
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    Willie Parker

    Never started in college, and was undrafted.
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  • Carew29
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    Kurt Warner was bagging groceries-----to------Super Bowl Winner. So unless anyone can claim better...............
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    << <i>Kurt Warner was bagging groceries-----to------Super Bowl Winner. So unless anyone can claim better............... >>



    He should go back to bagging groceries


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  • Mercury10c
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    Brady, no question. Here's his scouting report:

    << <i> "Poor build, very skinny and narrow, lacks mobility and the ability to avoid the rush, lacks a really strong arm." >>

  • Orioles
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    Here are three of my favorites:

    Antonio Gates - undrafted basketball player from Kent State
    Priest Holmes - undrafted running back from Texas (Ricky Williams got all the press there)
    Adam Vinatieri - undrafted from that powerhouse South Dakota State University
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    << <i>(Ricky Williams got all the press there) >>



    What do you mean? Priest got a lot of love and was gone by the time Ricky really started to shine.
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  • Carew29
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    OT- slightly, A friend of mine that is heavy into Dodger stuff has a scouting report sheet on Roberto Clemente. I'll paraphase what i remember seeing--- " Small frame, excellent speed, not much power, 60-80 rbi's max." A little off you think??
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    @perkdog said:
    How about Tom Brady?

    Great answer !!!!
    Ok. I’m done reading old threads.
    Just wasted a day 😂

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  • perkdog
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    @4for4 said:

    @perkdog said:
    How about Tom Brady?

    Great answer !!!!
    Ok. I’m done reading old threads.
    Just wasted a day 😂

    The best part is I posted that and he lost the Super Bowl that year but went on to have a second half of his career that was HOF worthy as well

  • JoeBanzai
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    John Randle and Adam Thielen.

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  • Alfonz24
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    I "liked" a 2007 post

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  • perkdog
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    @Alfonz24 said:
    I "liked" a 2007 post

    If it was mine then Thanks bud 🍻

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