New Book: "The Draft" Discusses the Frustration of Fred Gibson's Draft Day

This is pretty sad and tough to read, but SI.com has an excerpt from a book called "The Draft" by Pete Williams. It also has a review by Dick Friedman. His review begins:

Here's a strategy for those of you hunkering down for the NFL draft on April 29 and 30: Pick a likely mid-round choice to track and root for. To some degree, this is the approach taken by Pete Williams in The Draft (St. Martin's Press, 328 pages, $24.95), his well-reported look at last year's event and the machinations leading up to it.

Williams, a Tampa Bay-area writer, tells his story through several prisms. He tracks three potential draftees, onetime blue-chippers with uncertain fates: Virginia defensive end Chris Canty, whose blown-out knee has sent his stock plummeting; Wisconsin defensive tackle Antajj Hawthorne, who tests positive for marijuana; and drop-prone Georgia wide receiver Fred Gibson.

I recommend reading the excerpt to see the humilty that Fred showed on draft day as 13 other WRs were picked before him. Many who accomplished much less for their teams in college.


Hat tip to organizednoize on Dawgchat for the link.

pwd

Tweet