In the dark, quiet, early morning hours of April 30, 2011, in Grenoble, France, a television showed the Cincinnati Bengals selecting A.J. Green with the No. 4 pick in the NFL draft. Green's stats came up on the screen, along with his vitals. He was 6-foot-4, 207 pounds, 22 years old, and had run the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds at the combine.
"Hmm," thought Anthony Dablé, as he sat watching that TV. "I'm the same height, same weight, same age, and I run as fast as he does. Maybe I can play in the NFL.