Evan Boehm, overgrown sixth-grader, must have been quite the sight on a soccer field.
The dream all the way back then was to be an NFL player, but his father, Royce, a high school football coach, wasn’t ready to allow Boehm onto the gridiron.
“I begged,” said Boehm, the Cardinals’ fourth-round draft pick on Saturday, “and I pleaded. He didn’t let me do it. And then he let my brother (play) in fifth grade. I was a little upset about that.”
The football journey finally began in seventh grade, and much like a thoroughbred champing at the bit before a race, Boehm hasn’t slowed down since.