Like many college football players, Dominique Brown had draft-day aspirations that turned into a sort of pragmatism as the draft weekend wore on. It is emotionally gratifying to hear your name called from the podium, but practically speaking it can sometimes be preferable for your phone to ring right after the seventh round than during the last run of picks. "Priority free agents," players who likely would have filled up a hypothetical eighth round, usually have multiple team suitors and a chance to choose where their NFL careers began.
That's what happened to former Louisville running back Dominique Brown during the first few days of this past May.