Ahead of the NFL draft, hundreds of scouting reports pop up all over the internet to help the general public get a feel for the college players eligible to enter the league. The ones for Michigan product Chase Winovich, for example, all praised his relentless nature and the high motor with which he plays. Lance Zierlein of NFL.com, for example, famously wrote that he “plays the game like he has zombie blood pumping through his veins.”
Whether the contents of his veins are indeed of undead origins is a topic for another day (likely Halloween), but the point still stands: Winovich does not take plays off, something that likely led to the New England Patriots investing the 77th overall selection in this year’s draft in him.