One of the better stories of the San Francisco 49ers turn around has been running back Matt Breida. In college no one wanted him, so he went to Georgia Southern. No one in the pros wanted to draft him, so he went to the 49ers because of Shanahan’s two-back offense. Now he’s one of the top rushers in the league, and may (with some diligence) get 1,000 yards for the season, the first running back to do so since Frank Gore.
And his football career all started in Hernando County Florida, two counties over from Hillsborough (home of Tampa).