Brock Osweiler will make his first NFL start Sunday, on his 25th birthday no less. He will be the leader of an offense that, for the last three-plus years, has been led by a five-time MVP and future hall of fame. Not that big of a deal.
But this is by no means the first big game of Osweiler’s career.
Let’s go back to 2008, when the cross-Kalispell, Mont., rivals, Glacier High and Flathead High, met in a basketball showdown. Osweiler, a 6-foot-7 junior, was a star big man for Flathead.
If you’ll recall, Osweiler, a two-sport athlete, had already verbally committed to play basketball at Gonzaga.