BRIDGEWATER -- Of all the training facilities, in all the towns, in all the world, Philip Nelson walked into one located about 15 minutes away from Rutgers.
The 2017 NFL Draft quarterback prospect understood he was returning to New Jersey by enrolling in the Pro Day prep class at TEST Football Academy.
But eating at familiar restaurants, training alongside five ex-Rutgers teammates and throwing passes in the same facility where he once participated in spring practice?
All those coincidences surprised Nelson -- and made it more difficult to suppress the question: What if things played out differently for him at Rutgers?