It was a year ago this week that tailback Kareem Hunt found himself in the midst of the most important job interview of his life, competing against other top draft prospects at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.
It was uncertain where the University of Toledo product would wind up in the draft, and the Senior Bowl – which serves as a showcase for the best graduating players in college football – was an opportunity – and his last in pads - to show NFL scouts what he could do.
A pile of awards and a rushing title later, Hunt is the first rookie running back to represent the Kansas City Chiefs in the Pro Bowl since 1981.