Fortunes can change fast in the NFL.
Take the case of Taylor Heinicke for example. The QB was a scrappy UDFA out of Old Dominion when he hit the field for the Vikings last year in preseason.
By showing tons of grit, and a little quarterbacking skill, the unheralded Heinicke surprisingly played himself into a spot on the Vikings’ 53-man roster.
Heinicke’s future looked bright going into 2016. There was even talk that he might push Shaun Hill out of the backup job.
And then Heinicke decided to help his buddy break into his locked apartment by smashing a window.