The past 24 hours have featured the highest of highs and the lowest of lows for former Clemson defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and his family, but Jarrett says that being drafted by the Atlanta Falcons early Saturday afternoon picked up his family’s spirts.
Jarrett and about 50 family members were in the family’s home in Conyers, Ga., watching the second and third round of the NFL Draft when someone smelled smoke they thought was coming from the kitchen. As it turned out, the house was on fire and the family escaped the burning building in what Jarrett described as a scary scene.