Fifty years ago, in 1971, Archie Manning was the second pick of the first round of the NFL Draft. He almost missed it.
The NFL Draft has become such a monstrosity of a production. We’ve had mock drafts coming out for weeks, if not months. Talking heads have been talking about it, and writing fingers have been typing about it — ad nauseam. The event is nationally televised over three days before a packed house of seemingly crazy people.
