"Mr. Ignore" is actually a bit hurtful, but there is also a hint of gratitude hidden behind the words, because this is the last glimmer of hope in the draft. If you miss it again, you can only become a rookie without a chance.

Life of the unselected rookies is even more difficult and struggling. They need to run back and forth between different training camps, hoping to be noticed by the team or be seen in subsequent supplementary drafts - but they all know that hope is slim.

Perhaps, missing the words "Mr. Ignore" means that your career dream bubble is likely to be exposed.

Julian Edelman was worried about this.

The fourth round? No.

The fifth round? Still not.

Edelman never heard his name, his heart slowly sank, and then missed the sixth round and entered the lonely seventh round.

After the seventh round, there was no spark of competition among the teams, just like picking vegetables in the traditional vegetable market, and they could trade directly with just a glance.

Every decision in the first round may require the ten-minute countdown to be consumed, such as the three-party deal between Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars and St. Louis Rams. The St. Louis Rams submitted their votes until the countdown was twenty-seven seconds left.

But every decision in the seventh round may not even require thirty seconds - of course, there are still signings in the transaction, and there are also three or five minutes, but it is a very small number. Not only are the team deserted, but the audience is also deserted, and no one seems to be paying attention to the draft.

Although Edelman very, very much does not want to be the "insignificant Mr.", now... hope is getting dimming. He seems to have no choice. He is willing to seize everything. Even the "insignificant Mr." does not matter. As long as he can enter the league.

From the 210th pick to the 220th pick, Edelman still didn't hear his name, and there was still no one to the 230th pick.

Edelman was anxious to the point of despair.

Because - the number of draft picks in each year is slightly different, there are only 256 signing positions this year, and now there are only 25 signing positions left.

Edelman was almost breathless.

what to do?

But Edelman suddenly remembered the words of his agent Griffin, "I can understand the idea of ​​you want to be a quarterback, but are you correct in your quarterback ability evaluation?"

Once, Edelman was very annoyed by Griffin's attitude, and he could not understand it at all. Griffin traveled all the way to find himself, but denied his ability as a quarterback - so why did Griffin sign with him? "Don't you sign with me just to believe that I can win a contract as a quarterback?"

"Get out", this is Edelman's response to Griffin.

He didn't even listen to Griffin's follow-up advice seriously, but just wanted to prove that he could become a good quarterback.

But now, Edelman was a little confused. It was not regret or regret. It was just... confused, not understanding what happened and not knowing what should be done. There was only a groggy gray floating in his mind. Anxiety and irritability had caused the brain to lose its ability to operate.

"ah!"

Edelman rubbed his hair hard, but his eyes couldn't find the focus.

Dingling.

Dingling.

The ringtone of the cell phone broke the silence in the room, and the suffocating stagnant air sootheed again. Edelman hurriedly answered the phone, and Griffin's voice came to his ears, "It turned out to appear, pay attention to the TV..."

The first round of the draft was broadcast live across the United States, and it was truly eye-catching; and the second and third days of the draft were still broadcast on the official TV channel of NFL. The truly fanatical and loyal fans will not miss it, but the process is relatively simple and lacks the excitement of the first day.

Before Griffin could finish his words, the results were reported on the TV screen.

"The 231st pick, Green Bay Packers chose Julian Edelman, quarterback, Kent State University."

Dong.

A small stone fell into the lake, and many teams were full of question marks - Do the Green Bay Packers still need quarterbacks? They all know that the starting main quarterback must be Rodgers. The problem is that the Green Bay Packers are not lacking in substitute quarterbacks, so why choose a quarterback?

Even if it is just a seventh round of signing, it seems that there is no need.

However, at this year's draft, Green Bay Packers have made too many unexpected choices, and now it seems nothing strange.

However, Edelman's brain was in a state of sluggishness, and he stood there in a daze, completely losing his ability to think. After waiting for a while, Griffin's voice was like an alien, teleporting from the distant universe, "...Julian? Are you okay? Julian?"

"Uh..." Edelman tried to make a little sound, but found that he was trembling violently. He tried his best to bury his head between his knees to control his emotions, but he still couldn't suppress it. It was not touching or thankful, but pure excitement, and words could not describe his mood at all.

"I...I'm fine, I..." Edelman's voice stuck in his throat, "Griffin, is this true? Green Bay really chose me?"

"Julian, yes, this is true." Griffin couldn't help but smile. "Julian, don't worry, this is true. You can relax and prepare to go to Green Bay. I need to remind you that Archie is a very strict and very strict coach, and you must be mentally prepared."

"Yeah. Yeah, Yeah." Edelman nodded repeatedly, unable to speak, but just nodded continuously.

Until the time of hanging up the phone, Edelman still buried his head deeply and could not get rid of his emotions at all.

He finally caught the last glimmer of hope.

At the same time, Lu Yiqi was talking to Rogers.

"…Edelman is the wide receiver." Lu Yiqi explained his thoughts, "He can become an excellent slot wide receiver. I hope he can make up for the route gap in our central area and enrich the possibilities for the three-speed conversion and the four-speed tactics."

Although Lu Yiqi now has absolute authority in the locker room, people's hearts are always unpredictable variables.

He chose a quarterback, and Rodgers, as the main quarterback, inevitably had psychological changes. What's more, he was still a young player, so he needed to calm Rodgers' mood and avoid his main quarterback's random thoughts during the offseason and faced adjustments to the offseason.

Rogers was a little reserved and shy.

He did feel a little confused. He did not watch the draft on the second and third day. It was his agent who called and told him that the team had chosen a quarterback. The agent thought the coach might have other plans, and although he didn't believe it, he was still a little shaken.
Chapter completed!