“I just want to play with whoever picks me,” Long said. “I promise you that is not what I think about. The draft to me is not a competition. It’s an achievement but the real achievements are made on the field.”
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“I just want to play with whoever picks me,” Long said. “I promise you that is not what I think about. The draft to me is not a competition. It’s an achievement but the real achievements are made on the field.”
He has real heart. His dad probably talked some common sense into him. I'm sure the quote was kind of like this too "Make a name for yourself before you get paid as a probowler".