Every football player dreams about reaching the NFL. They close their eyes at every level and imagine running out of a tunnel on an NFL Sunday. They feel the energy generated by the crowds, the smoke, and the fireworks. They make plays capable of electrifying that crowd, and they help their teams make the playoffs and the Super Bowl. They see the confetti falling around them as they grab hats and shirts from an unidentified team staff member, and they never mind how smudged or dirty the Vince Lombardi Trophy gets before they kiss it through their tears.