Matt and Amanda Davis have never watched the NFL draft before, but this year, they and their twin toddler boys will eagerly tune in from Auburn, Alabama.
In Houston, 12-year-old Julianna Linton will do the same. So will 13-year-old Annika Emmert in St. Augustine, Florida, and 9-year-old Zachary Pamboukas in Seattle, and the kids on the St. Pete Nitro Track Club. They will be among the millions watching April 26-28, because they have a specific reason to follow along.
They all want to hear NFL commissioner Roger Goodell call the name "Shaquem Griffin."
Though the former UCF linebacker drew national attention with his jaw-dropping combine performance, he connected all of these people well before he ran a 4.