It’s one of the biggest days of a young man’s life, and a very special day for a family who watches a dream come true.
An athlete becomes an NFL player. A son earns millions of dollars. Not many people and families get to experience this thrill, so for the few who do, it’s a life-changing moment filled with weight and power on so many levels.
It’s a privilege to have one’s name called at any point in the NFL draft, but to be taken with a top-10 pick guarantees high-end money and transports a young person into an entirely different world of choices and pressures. This is part of why the NFL draft and drafts generally — for all their flaws (many people think drafts should be abolished, which is another discussion for another day) — contain a significant emotional component and create compelling moments.
Let’s give you a small taste of the reaction to Drake London’s NFL draft moment, when the Atlanta Falcons took him at No. 8 on Thursday.
FORMER FALCON JAMAL ANDERSON
DRAKE LONDON’S FAMILY
DUCKS WIRE EDITOR ZACHARY NEEL
ANOTHER DRAKE (WHO MADE BANK)
FORMER FALCON RODDY WHITE
USC 247SPORTS ANALYST CHRIS TREVINO
PODCASTERS
THE MAN HIMSELF
FILM STUDY
FALCONS WIRE
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