As the final seconds of Super Bowl LI expired and the New England Patriots etched their names into Super Bowl lore, the other thirty-one NFL teams will be burning the midnight oil trying to find the next diamond in the rough in the upcoming NFL draft.
Diamonds like Tom Brady or Malcolm Butler who hide in the shadows among the big stars we watch every Saturday hope to shine bright enough to draw attention to themselves long enough to get a shot in the NFL.
Villanova’s influence on the game of football has been significant—not at the levels of Alabama or Ohio State but noteworthy just the same.