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Ex-Green Beret Nate Boyer commanded Seahawks' attention without a workout (Yahoo Sports)

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Late Saturday afternoon, just minutes after the 2015 NFL draft concluded, 's cell phone lit up with a number that made no sense … except it fit perfectly into the story of the NFL's most improbable rookie prospect.

Boyer, a former Green Beret who less than a year ago was involved in combat in the mountains of Afghanistan. It was part of his summer job, if you will, in the Army Reserves. The rest of the year he was the starting long snapper for the University of Texas.