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Jake Kumerow: D-III to NFL with help from cousin Joey (Bosa)

ESPN.com | August 8, 2018

Related Topics: John Bosa, NCAA Division III, Davante Adams, Geronimo Allison, Eric Kumerow, A. J. Green, Aaron Rodgers, Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, Family Ties

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The lineage says Jake Kumerow is right where he belongs:

  • Son of a former first-round pick.

  • First cousin of a former first-round pick.

  • Nephew of a former first-round pick.

    • The path, however, says otherwise:

    • Walk-on at the University of Illinois.

    • Transfer to Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater.

    • Enter the NFL as an undrafted free agent and spend a year on the Bengals practice squad.

      • No, the NFL doesn't care that Kumerow's father, Eric, was the 16th pick of the 1988 draft.

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