Weighing a smidge over 200 pounds while running a forgettable 4.53 40-yard-dash, Chad Hansen represented everything but the talk of the NFL Combine circa 2017.
The Cal product who took the Pac-12 by storm during his rookie season—averaging 124.9 yards per contest—quietly went about his business while all 32 NFL teams did the same. He said nothing, remained polite and continued to work on himself. He embraced that underdog role that’s lived inside him for so long.
Everybody loves the underdog and those who experienced New York Jets football during the decade of the 1990s triple-check that narrative.