The lineup feels like a sports version of the underdog movie, one where the misfits come together against the odds.
It’s led by the guy who hadn’t played football in a decade, before giving the NFL a try. It holds the former Pro Bowler whose career was threatened by back surgery, and the former second-round pick whose injuries have kept him off the field most of the time. There was even the guy dug up at the NFL Veterans combine who played well until he had to have season-ending knee surgery, later replaced by a dancing touchdown-maker who was surprisingly released.