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Greg Dortch: From Undrafted to Rising Star Four Years Later

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Towards the end of every April, the dreams of many become a reality as young men fresh out of college get a life-changing phone call from an NFL general manager informing them that they will be drafted to their respective teams.

A card is turned in, the pick-is-in notification bedazzles on the bottom half of a television screen on draft night, the NFL commissioner walks to the podium and announces the name of the selection.

Unfortunately, not every NFL hopeful is able to take this conventional route. For undrafted free agents, the agony of all three days of the draft go by without a ring from their phones can be daunting and discouraging.