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November 9, 2021 • 34 mins

Receiver Dez Fitzpatrick trains with his father, Greg, as they reflect on his challenging years at Louisville, and the tips Greg learned from practicing against Jerry Rice in the NFL. When the First Round of the Draft begins, Dez and his family watch from Greg's house in Michigan. Quarterback Kellen Mond and his family also roll out the red carpet for their own draft party in Texas.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Drafted is a production of Tree Fork Media, Clutch Sports Group,
and I Heart Radio. At this point, it's just crazy
to look back, and you know, my dad always talks
about he had me thrown the ball at the age
of two. Welcome back to Drafted. I'm Steven Johnson and

(00:21):
in this sixth episode of season three, we're rejoining Kellen Matt,
the Texas A and M quarterback we got to know
last episode for his draft party in San Antonio, Texas.
So it's just kind of amazing looking back at all
the work that I've put in, and you know, nineteen
years of throwing the football, almost twenty and it's coming
down to a two thousand draft. You know, a couple

(00:43):
of days, Kellen is talking about how surreal it is
that the first round of the NFL Draft is finally
about to kick off after an entire lifetime of working
to get to this day. In this episode, will also
be following along with Louisville receiver Does Fitzpatrick as he
attempts to make that life changing jump from college player

(01:06):
to NFL professional And like Kelen, Des and his family
will be hosting their own draft party this weekend. And
like Kelln's father, does his dad will be playing a
leading role, starting with an early morning workout before the
draft festivities begin. My dad did tell me just now

(01:27):
when he woke me up, me and my little brother
are gonna have to work out later today, does His father.
Greg wakes his two sons up and takes them to
a nearby field in Pontiac, Michigan, where this highly touted
receiver starts doing drills. All right, come on, all right,
next drill. M Let's make sure you're work at your

(01:49):
head and your shoulders and each heads. Okay. This is
Greg Fitzpatrick Des, his father and a former defensive back
and coach every Hence, I want you in now, but
I don't. I want you to keep your balance right,
nice white beast shoulders in head, okay, because that's what
I want you to work on, like super active shoulders

(02:10):
in head at the top of your route. Yeah, so
it's gonna be okay. Greg has always played this role
for his two sons, Des and Christian, teaching them the
fine points of the receiver position while also constantly working
to make his boys mentally tough. Das explains the NFL coaches,

(02:36):
You know, when I was interviewing with teams and stuff
and asked about like, uh, you know, hard coaching. How
do you think hard coach? And I'm just like, I
don't think anybody gets worst of my dad, so I'm
gonna good with hard coach. He's always like, what am
I ever wrong? Days, and I'm just like, oh my gosh.
Although Greg did all of the coaching, des his mom,

(02:57):
Wendy Thinkspatrick also played a very active role in her
son's life, but her position for Team Fitzpatrick was primarily
on defense. I was the parent who helped him get
out of some of the situations with his dad. I
was that parent. Those are palm trees blowing in the
wind behind Wendy because she now lives in Tampa Bay.

(03:20):
She relocated sometime after she and Gregg split up. And
Desmond as a mama's boy. Um, he will admit that,
and he his dad, UM just wanted the best for
him and saw his skills and knew that could be
a dream for him. But then Desmond sometimes, as being
a young kid, was lazy and didn't want to go

(03:43):
to football practice. So here's mom making up excuses from
to keep him from going. When his extra homework tonight,
he can't go tonight All the time. I was that
person who had to convince dad that he needs a
break or he wants to do something other than football.
Desri calls one specific instance when he was a little kid.

(04:07):
I remember I was like nine or ten years old,
and that was the first time, you know, my legs
were hurting after the work, got like actually feeling sore.
And and you know, he grew up obviously in the
eighties playing football with the hard nose and stuff, and
the technology was completely different. So he was just like, okay,
well we can get into ice bath. And I didn't
know anything about it a for that obviously, I put

(04:29):
one ft in there. I was like, oh no, he
gotta made me get in there. I was crying, and
he's just like, don't you gotta do it, man, Hey,
little man, you gotta do to make your body feel better.
And you know, it's just that kind of thing is
people would laugh, people think he's crazy, but you know,
that's probably why I love ice pass. Now, given the
intensity of Greg's predraft workout on the field today, Daz

(04:50):
will likely end up in an ice bath once again
before round one begins. Tonight. Don't get lazy I mean work,
work those calls. Huh drop drop it, yeah, drop your weight,
give me some hand and shoulders, hand shoulders, yeah, yeah,

(05:10):
right over ahead, huh. I gotta work on not looking
with my with my with my chin, with my chink.
That's gonna open up the shoulder. That's dead. Talking about
the positioning of his chin while running a route. Moving
the angle of his chin then causes his shoulder to
turn and open ever so slightly. This could slow him

(05:32):
down or give away the route to the defensive back.
This is the level of detail he and his father
work on day after day. It wasn't always a willing
and collaborative effort, though. Here's des his mom Wendy again.
Des Man fought, you know, against them. That's just being
a regular kid growing up. But I would honestly say

(05:56):
high school, maybe say eleventh tefth grade, I think shorty
starts setting in. And Desmond finally realized that his dad
just wanted the best for him and saw his skill
set and saw that he could be bigger than probably
what Desmond sometimes realized. Much like Kellen Mon's dad, Kevin
des his father also had an unshakable belief in his

(06:19):
son's potential from an early age, and so Greg did
everything he could to help his son maximize that potential,
including coaching and training him. Here's Greg and why he's
been focused on giving his son the shot he never had. Desmond.
I don't never forget. Even when he's a baby, his
mom would have him in a turn scene. I have

(06:40):
a football in his hand, right and I call that
says his football in his hand, And I mind you
and everyone's thinking, Okay, he's that crazy, that's dad. But no,
he loved football. You know, he loved football at an
early age. He just took to it. And it wasn't
some master plan where I just said I didn't make it,
my kids gonna make it. No, no, no no, Now, he

(07:00):
loved the game so much that I just started coaching him.
And the first thing that came to my mind was, well,
you know, I'm coaching my receiver. He's gonna be tall
and thin like I was, and you know he will
probably be splitting image of me. And by the time
he was nine years old, I saw a couple of
things balance wise and just how he can just see

(07:21):
things and anticipate things. And I just told myself at
that point, you know, what if I coached him and
continuously coach him. By the time he hits high school,
he'll decide whether he wants it or not. Right, you
can't want it for him right when I get to
high school. And this kid is so much more athletic
than I am, and he's gonna be way better than

(07:41):
I if I support him wholeheartedly throughout his entire journey,
like the ups the downs, And if I commit myself
to where I committed myself to my own career, he's
got a shot at making it because he's twice the
athlete I ever could have been. Greg's own football career

(08:02):
got a late start, and he had to travel a
much more difficult road to reach any kind of success.
He walked on as a receiver in college and got
moved to defensive back after college ended. He didn't get
drafted and had to will his way to training camps.
I've got a shot for a couple of teams in Canada,
Cincinnati Bengals. Was in their camp for a little bit

(08:24):
and play a little bit in a reading football. Late.
I wasn't that good and I was just a try
hard guy, you know, super athletic, and I worked really,
really hard because I'm an effort guy. Every walk on
is an effort guy. Right. My dad had a same
growing up when I was, you know, little and stuff,
that effort is free. Yeah. Effort is literally like the air,

(08:44):
like anybody can have it, anybody has access to it.
It doesn't matter what your skill level is. It doesn't
matter if you're tall, short, it doesn't matter if you're
black and white. You know, effort is free. And you
know how how hard you work, how you know how
much efter you've put forth on something, That's what's gonna
determine success. I've always tried to pride myself in always

(09:06):
being the hardest worker on whatever organization I'm on and
everything from that's kind of just how I grew up.
Greg became obsessed with passing on the importance of effort
and focusing on developing skill and technique because he saw
these attributes firsthand from one of the greatest to ever
play at the sport. Here's Greg again. One of my

(09:30):
stops immediately when I came out of school was with
the San Francisco forty Niners. I got called into the
mini camp that was the year after they won the
Super Bowl, and I just remember the very first day
at one on ones. I want to jump out there
and and and go go against Jerry Rice. And I
remember Tim McKay are grabbing me by the jersey. He goes,

(09:51):
oh no, rug no, no, no, no, no, you can't
go against that guy. It's like the hell you, man,
I can't go against this guy. He goes down. No, no, no,
coaches don't want rook. He's going against Jerry. I go
why you know, why not? He goes, First of all,
I don't want anybody stepping out the back of Jerry's
foot and hurting Jerry's. Secondly, we all want your ego crushed.
And I'm thinking, I screw that man. I covered this guy.

(10:16):
Jerry Rice is widely regarded as the best wide receiver
of all time. He holds about one NFL records. The
NFL Network named him the greatest football player in history,
and Greg intended to cover him one on one. We'll

(10:38):
be right back des His dad, Greg is lobbying to
cover Jerry Rice one on one at forty Niners training camp.
The coaching staff stays firm on their rule that no

(10:59):
rook can go up against him, partly to protect Jerry
and mainly to protect the rookies self esteem. Here's a
Greg again. Jerry Rice was I'll never forget, was off
coverage and Jerry ran a curl and I had never
seen a guy start and stopped so fast and run

(11:21):
his route, just a simple curl route, and he got
in and out of his break so fast. I was
just totally amazed. So I just started watching Jerry. Anytime
I didn't have a rep, I was watching Jerry, you know,
and I was just amazed at how good he was.
And I figured out because you know, I planned at
a small school, and you know, coaching was only so good, right,

(11:42):
And I remember being in camp and saying myself, after
only four days of mini camp with the forty niners, damn,
if I want to know half the stuff that I
just learned in four days, I probably had twenty interceptions
at Central State University. And that made me realize how
important coaching was and how important technique was. When it
came to the skill position, right, they called him skilled

(12:04):
position for a reason, And watching Jerry, I instantly realized
why he was so much better than everyone else. It
was basically his skill. You know, the guy wasn't bigger
more athletic, stronger, anything, faster. He was just way more
freaking skilled than everybody else on that field. Jerry Rice

(12:26):
played at six ft two two d pounds and read
a four point seven forty yard dash. On paper, those
are all average measurables or worse, and yet he ended
up with nearly one NFL records, three Super Bowl rings,
and two m v P Trophies. Greg took this lesson
from the all time great and as soon as he could,
tried to pass it down to death. Seven years old,

(12:48):
the first time ever playing organized tackle foot, I was
kind of taller than everybody else think and everybody else
at the age, and I wanted to be a running back,
but you know, just my size, they put me out
tight end my first practice. I told my dad. I
was like, they putting me a tight end. Like I
want to play running back. I want to play receiver.
He's like, Okay, well, we're gonna use this year as

(13:09):
You're gonna be the best blocker on the team and
I'm gonna teach you how to block and this is
the foundation of football. And you're kind of distressed, like
if you're not blocking for you the other ten then
once you're turning at the bar, you don't expect for
them to block for you. So Dad began learning the
craft and skill portion of plane wide receiver at an

(13:30):
age when most kids were still learning how to put
on their paths. Greg began with the least glamorous part
of the job, blocking. I told him, I said, listen, man,
I want you to be the best blocker on the team.
He was like, Dad, but I've been running back. Why
can I play renny back? Everybody? I'm the best running dude. Listen,

(13:53):
You're not gonna play running back this year. So I
want you to be the best blocker on the team.
So I taught him how to block. I tell him
how to move his feet, shoot his hands, get underneath
the pads, leverage, and just that hustle part right block
your guy, get up to the next level. So he
just he learned how to block as seven. Most fans

(14:15):
only see the person making the big play in football,
like the long touchdown run or the amazing catch from
the receiver. Those highlights are only possible if the other
players on offense are blocking their defenders and doing that
job well enough to create time for the guy getting
the ball. Greg understood this on a deep level, and
so he decided this would become his son's calling card.

(14:40):
From seven years old all the way up through college.
That's been one of the things that he's always known.
You don't block, you don't play at receiver. You don't block,
you don't play. Going into the NFL Draft, one of
the criticisms on Dez is that he's a jack of
all trades and a master of none. He's a complete
player and arguably the best block receiver, good at everything

(15:02):
without being flashy. It's a similar critique to the one
we heard in the first few episodes about Alabama offensive
lineman Alex Leatherwood. That's one reason why his draft range
is hard to predict. Another reason is that his road
from highly sought after high school recruit to NFL prospect
took some precarious turns. Here's his mom, Wendy Fitzpatrick, again

(15:22):
on the challenges death face getting to draft day. Most
of his high school years he was being courted by
Louisville's scouts and the coaches, which was great. Built a
great relationship early on, and they would text him and

(15:43):
encourage him, Hey, you have a high school game this Friday.
Good job you got this, I know you're gonna do well,
And they did that on a regular basis, weekly basis,
so over time they just built that strong relationship. And
his first year when he arrived, like early on, they
the coaching stand or the scouts that he really build

(16:05):
those relationships over those years, they all left, so he
really in his mind didn't know anyone else, so he
felt a little abandoned a little bit. I think with
that he kind of took that kind of hard des

(16:26):
arrived at Louisville only to find out that the coaches
he'd grown closest with had moved on to other schools.
And unfortunately, this is a somewhat common occurrence in college football.
Coaches get offered a better career opportunity or more money
and then make a decision about their job. It's really malicious, however,
for the eighteen year olds who choose where to go
to college for four years, at least partially based on

(16:48):
the coaches they want to work with, they can't help
but feel somewhat betrayed. That's trying to put it behind
him though, and continue to work hard going into the season. Eventually,
this season, Opener arrived and his family drove into town
for the game. Here's Wendy once more. We were actually

(17:09):
there at the first game. They come out of the
tunnel and the family was there, and we didn't see
him come out, and so we're looking and looking for Desmond,
not saying that he didn't know prior to, but I
think he was just so I don't know exactly when
he was told, and so it was just a devastating

(17:32):
moment for him. And we didn't see him come out,
so we were just worried and oh my god, where's Desmond.
So we started calling him, why isn't he here? Uh?
And then we were told he answered his phone and
he told us he was red shirt. So I don't
know if he knew, Honestly, I don't know if he
knew prior to, was embarrassed or just his feelings was heard,
just the devastation, I'm not quite sure. At some point

(17:55):
des was informed he wouldn't be an eligible player for
his freshman year and what after. Redshirt. This meant he
could practice but not compete in games. Players usually opt
for this option when they aren't ready for major college football.
It preserves a year of eligibility while giving them extra
time to get physically stronger and study the playbook and

(18:15):
offense for a whole year. This isn't exactly how does
his experience occurred, though, at least according to his dad,
he didn't know he was going to be rest short
and they never told him. And you know, every coach
has their way of doing things, so I won't criticize
the coaches, coach and staff, but you know he had
to sit and watch and he was grinding his butt off.

(18:38):
So his rast shot year was really tough on him.
And you know, I got admit I had to talk
him off of the ledge a couple of times because
he was just sad. Then the next season does finally
gets the opportunity to play, even though he still doesn't
get to start, he excels in an explosive offense with
Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson as well as star offensive

(18:59):
tackle Mackay Beckton, who shined on the field, and in
season one of drafted, Dez puts up forty five receptions
for nearly seven yards and nine touchdowns, huge numbers first
first college season, especially since he wasn't one of the
starting receivers. Yet he had a great year and he

(19:19):
was happy then Lamar left so that following year, I
think it was two thousand eighteen when things just didn't
go well, you know, and it was just a downward spiral.
Des and the team struggle. Soon to be NFL m
v P. Lamar Jackson is no longer on offense and
soon to be NFL probo cornerback JR. Alexander is no

(19:40):
longer on defense, and on top of that, Louisville's head
coach Bobby Petrino wrestles with the loss of his father,
and most troubling for Dez, he's still not starting on offense.
That still wasn't a starting. He had to kind of
wait in line behind the guy, and I just told him, like,
do lesson, suck it up, wait your turn. The grind

(20:02):
still doesn't stop. You love football and you don't want
this to end anytime soon. So no matter how bad
things are going on around you, you still have football.
The team only wins two games that season, and then
coach Patrino is let go, here's Dez. I mean, obviously
it kind of sucks that, you know, I like coaching training.

(20:23):
Obviously he's the one who recruited me hard going into
Lovell and all I know is that playbook and those
coaches around me and everything, and I just wanted to
the coach's staff are recruited me to be there. The
new coaching staff comes in and Dez feels like he's
starting over once again. Does his mom Wendy weighs in
on the string of obstacles for her son. He felt

(20:47):
that the rug was pulled from underneath him. And now
with then building a relationship with Katrino and now Patrino
leaving him, he just felt that he was just there
by himself initially. Now Daz has to learn a new
playbook and a new system under a new coach he

(21:09):
never signed up to play for. And on top of that,
the offense will be built around running, not passing and receiving.
Almost immediately, Greg knew he'd have to talk Daz off
the ledge once more. And then when a new coaching
staff came in, that was tough because all of a sudden,
that went from him planning on planning this sophisticated passing

(21:31):
offense that Bobby Petrino had to the new coaching staff
coming in, and the offense was pretty simple and it
kind of revolved around the running game and the slot receiver,
and then Des is like, what the hell are you serious?
So now you know I waited all this time for
my turn and now it's not my turn again. Right.
But it's like, okay, well, Dick amber are You're gonna
be doing a lot of blocking because you really don't

(21:54):
have a choice, you know what I mean, You really
don't have a choice. In a run heavy offense like
the new Louver system, wide receivers primarily block. So even
though that isn't the fun or glamorous part of playing receiver,
like catching touchdowns were making the big plays, it happens
to be the skill DEAs has been practicing since he
was seven years old. It's the first thing Greg ever

(22:16):
taught him to do on the football field, and not surprisingly,
Greg encouraged Deaz to accept his new role and excel
at it. Here's Des. I was talking to my dad
a lot about it, and he's just like, you know,
all you can do is get with the program. Leave
And he asked me if you want to leave, and
I was like, no, I love Louisville and he said, okay,

(22:36):
so then you know what you gotta do and I
was like, yeah, I guess I just gotta get with
the program, and uh, that was tough to just cut
it out those last two years, knowing that his expectations
for just football had kind of had kind of taken
a sharp left, and he knew that all he could
do is grin and barrett. But at the end of

(22:58):
the day, it's all about football, and if you love
the game, your work hard no matter what the situation is.
My goal was just to make sure that he was
mentally and emotionally tough enough to still believe that he
was going to reach his goal. And so does recommits
himself to Louisville and to his oldest friend blocking. He

(23:24):
puts up forty three receptions for eight hundred and thirty
three yards and three touchdowns, almost as productive as his
first grade season with Lamar Jackson. And also he blocks
a lot. Looking back, I just I look at it
as a blessing at the time, and of course it
was like a curse, but it's really it was truly
a blessing to see grew up. He grew from there,

(23:45):
des grew into a potential early to mid around draft pick,
and now that draft day is finally here, he's ready
to put the college drama behind him. And start his
new chapter in the NFL. H We'll be right back.

(24:14):
We're only four hours until the start of the NFL draft,
So Clutch agent to Marius Bilbo Dallas, his client dees
to touch base on the latest rankings and their draft strategy.
Des doesn't answer, so Damarius rolls on to the next call. Hey,
what's that in the bro that's Des? His dad, Greg answering,

(24:41):
I see, I probably should have gave a team's your
number for the draft day? Call? Man, what is that?
I just called him? Oh he's out eating people. Okay, okay, cool,
I'll let him. I'll let him have that, Dan. So
he gets the pre draft jetas out and uh and

(25:04):
and and then like I said, man, we got our
fellers connect my jams, but to receive I ain't thinking
about at this point. Nothing could Yeah. Yeah, yeah, that's
a that's a great mindset man. Like I said, the
worry is just it's not what we need to be.

(25:25):
You know, obviously it's hard to because you got so
much on the line, You've worked so hard, and you know,
I always tell guys, this process has a way of
making you think somebody is better than you, or you
haven't done enough or you're not good enough. But right

(25:48):
this is that Greg's outraged because scouts and analysts almost
never bring up the Senior Bowl, and not only did
that playing it, he was named the co offensive MVP
alongside quarterback Allen Mind. That made it a great showcase
for his receiving skills in addition to the blocking he's
known for. But it doesn't seem the beginning any traction
and conversations about its draft status. Here's Bilbo again now

(26:12):
in the car, continuing their conversation. I felt like, I
felt like even you as the dad, you had that
underdog mentality going in this thing. Like you know, Man,
he went to the Senior but he did everything he
was supposed to do. He ran fast, he tested well,
he went to the Senior Bowl, he won offensive m
v P. And you know, I got a lot of
that from Keller Man's dad too, you know. And when

(26:33):
you really look at it, and everybody wants to go higher,
everybody wants to go first round. But ultimately that first
contract is not even close to what that second deal
is gonna be. Like I told him, it's no more
study Hall, it's no more class. This is your job.
You got an opportunity if you love football this much
and you love money that much, and you got a

(26:53):
chance to play a lot of football and make a
lot of money. Playing a lot of football and making
a lot of money are two goals shared by almost
every NFL prospect. First, they need to get picked, though,
and in two hours, thirty two players will have that
dream become a reality. In Round one in San Antonio, Texas,

(27:28):
Kellen Mond is hoping he's about to become one of
the thirty two players picked in the first round. But
before that can happen, he has to finish setting up
for the virtual draft party at his parents house. Unloaded
ice right now, there is your last How many bags
is this? Thirty bags of ice? I'd love to see it.

(27:53):
He's talking to his sisters Karina and Kana as he
unload supplies for the night. Here's Kellen's mom, Latisha on
the growing guest list. When we first talked about it,
it started really small, and you know, because of COVID
and we were trying to respect the rules that we
literally started making a list of everyone that he had invited,
that we had invited, and all of a sudden, it

(28:14):
started getting bigger and bigger and bigger. But Kelvin kept saying,
you know, this is a once in a lifetime like literally,
this is never ever going to happen again, Like we
may not ever go be invited to someone's draft party.
It just it's never gonna happen. They realized that in
many ways, this is going to be the summation of
Kellen's entire existence on this planet, and the lenient COVID

(28:37):
protocols in Texas don't put any limits on their invites.
So Kellyn's dad, Kevin, took the party planning handoff and
ran with it, spilling the party into their backyard to
keep a majority of it outdoors. So Kevin, I will
tell you, is an incredible party planner. He planned everything

(28:59):
from beginning to and we did I mean we even
had a red carpet. We were not once in a lifetime.
We were not going to say no to any ideas.
So we sat around the table, the entire family, and
started making a list of all the different ideas. One,
as I mentioned, was the red carpet, and it was like, look,

(29:19):
you pull that money out of savings, you forget the budget,
and you just go And that's exactly what happened now.
Kellen's dad, Kevin, is outside finishing the makeshift bar and
laying out the red carpet for the entrance, while inside,
Kelen focuses on soaking up the moment. This is exactly

(29:42):
what I worked for, and this is what I trained
my whole whole entire life. So it's just crazy to
look back. And you know, my dad always talks about
he had me thrown the ball at the age of two,
So it's just kind of amazing looking back at all
the work that I put in and nineteen years of
throwing the football, almost twenty and it's coming down to
a two thousand one draft, you know, a couple of days.

(30:07):
Those days are finally here. And Kellen tries to process
this as he talks to his sister Karina. Who's going
to be the most nervous tonight. Who's going to be
the most nervous to night? Definitely Mom, And then I
say Kanaka and then see, I don't think dads is
like will be like nerves, Like it's just like excitement

(30:29):
and like anticipation. Yeah. As the final hours take down
and guests arride at the mont House, Kellen takes stock
of his friends and family who have come to support him. Uh,
there's like five teammates, a couple of their girlfriends, friends
and uncles. I heard he was, I don't know about

(30:53):
my coach might be here. A few teammates, friends of
the family, coaches, and his relatives make their way to
the draft party, and all the excitement and anticipation leads
up to the moment NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell takes the

(31:13):
stage declaring the two thousand one NFL Draft officially open.
Jacksonville selects Trevor Lawrence first overall, and three quarterbacks go
one to three. It's a promising start for Kellen being
picked early. Heisman Trophy winner Devote Smith goes to the
Eagles that picked ten, Alex Leatherwood goes to the Raiders
that pick seventeen. Ten more picks pass, and then the

(31:36):
final two selections of round one are made. Five quarterbacks
and five receivers are drafted on the first day. None
of those are named Kellen Mond or Desmond Fitzpatrick. The
second round of the draft will begin in less than
twenty four hours, and both Daz and Kelen will be

(31:58):
inviting everyone back to their houses for Day two. His
agent to Marius Bilbo sums up the situation for his clients.
You know, you always expect the best, but prepare for
the worst. And I mean hearing your name call on
the weekend, in which a handful of guys in the
world that are gonna hear their name called. I wouldn't

(32:18):
say it's the worst situation, you know, regardless around you're
going in. But these guys have put so much into
their craft, and again it's sad that they're judged by
pick our number around. But Kellen was one of those guys.
He knew the first round talk was intriguing, but that
there was a slim and no possible to him going
in the first round. As the seventh or eighth ranked quarterback.

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Kellen now expects to hear his name called on Day two.
Even still, at this point in his journey, the old
Kellen mind might be getting apprehensive or at least a
little nervous. So how's the new and improved post quarantine
at peace with the universe, Kelly and man feeling I
did everything I needed to do it At this point,
it's just you know, whatever team wants me is gonna

(33:06):
pick me, and that's about it. Just me being a
fan of football. I'm just gonna be watching and then eventually,
you know I'm gonna get a call. So I just
happened to be in the draft this year. Next I'm drafted.
What we did was put together. This is why received

(33:26):
her big bore, and we just made a war room
in the dining room. It doesn't say Fitzpatrick, uh, fifth round,
pick one whatever. It just says fits Patrick get a
football number. I was definitely the most nervous, and I
think if you were to look at the stream when
the camera was on there, I probably did not move
at all. I don't remember anything. It was such an

(33:49):
incredible experience. You see his an M teammates, and you
see kids that played in middle school ball with him,
and they have all made an impact. I just want
to appreciate everybody for coming out here. Just want to
say I love you, I'm a note, and then all
of a sudden, I see the pick is in. Drafted

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