CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- In Will Grier's home in Morgantown, West Virginia, there's a photo of him as an 11-year-old wearing a Lake Norman Giants uniform, preparing for the 2006 Christmas Town Bowl.
A few weeks ago, Chad Grier noticed the picture as he and his son discussed the upcoming NFL draft.
“I said, ‘If somebody told you that little boy is going to get picked in the seventh round by the Buffalo Bills, how happy would that kid be?’" Chad recalled. “I told him, ‘Man, you’re going to get picked before the seventh round and it’s not going to be by Buffalo.