LARAMIE, Wyo. — Brian Hill’s mind has been on the NFL for a while now.
But it was basketball on the mind of Wyoming’s all-time leading rusher when he was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday.
“I wasn’t even paying attention to the TV Saturday,” Hill said. “I was just playing (NBA) 2K until my phone rang.”
Hill had spent Friday, when rounds two and three of the draft were held, at the house of his former high school coach Cameron Pettus.
Saturday, as his name began to fall, he decided to take his mind off the draft.