Syracuse, N.Y. -- Zaire Franklin sought a calm, controlled environment to monitor the 2018 NFL Draft.
That's why the three-time Syracuse football captain left campus for Mayfest weekend and elected to watch the selection process with his agent in Los Angeles. But for any player on the fringe of being taken, there's no avoiding the madness that comes when the seventh round meets preparation for the free-agent process.
Franklin's phone buzzed constantly on Saturday afternoon as coaches and front office executives provided a stream of updates. He had just gotten off a call with Tom Coughlin, the SU alumnus and former offensive coordinator now serving as an executive for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he said it felt more and more like he would go undrafted -- a situation that would provide an opportunity to choose his destination.