Quiz time, football fans: What do Antonio Gates, Kurt Warner, Wes Welker, Chad Lewis, Tony Romo and James Harrison all have in common?
If you said they all played in the NFL and excelled, you’re right.
But if you said that 32 teams passed them over in the draft — that they latched onto teams as undrafted free agents — go to the head of the class.
Nobody wanted them — at least not badly enough to choose them in the draft.
In a typical year, only 256 players are chosen in the draft — seven rounds, 32 teams, plus 32 compensatory picks assigned by the league.