The first day of the draft finally ended. In fact, when entering the third round of draft, the atmosphere on the scene gradually settled down, the crowd gradually dissipated, and the media reporters left behind also decreased significantly. The forum stadium, which was originally full of seats, almost one-third of the space was added in the blink of an eye.

This is reality, the cruel reality has been pushed to the extreme in competitive sports.

Kurt Warner (Pantet.warner) sat in the seat and did not leave. Although his training camp partners were basically exposed, he still sat in place and fell into deep thought. Such a situation was not selected for the first three rounds. Kurt once expected that he thought he was mentally prepared, but when it really happened, he still felt it was difficult for him to accept it, and his heart was surging: It was like he was still not selected after the seven rounds of the draft, so what should he do?

"Hello, are you Kurt Warner?" A mellow man's voice sounded, shocking Kurt. Although he knew that there should be no scouts in the Great Northwest Forum Arena to communicate with rookies. He had enough time to understand what they should communicate, and would not be cramming until now. But when Kurt raised his head, he was still full of hope and said excitedly, "Yes!"

But when Kurt looked up, he saw the handsome face in front of him, but he was disappointed. Because this was not a scout from any team he was familiar with, but this face still looked familiar. He doubted that he had seen the other party somewhere before, so he asked politely, "Is that you?"

The man in front of him had a sunny smile, "If I say I am a fan, do you believe it?"

"Don't believe it." This was Kurt's first reaction. At this moment, he finally realized why this face looked so familiar. He frowned and asked, "You... are you a movie star, right?"

Listening to Kurt's slightly repulsive and disdainful tone, Hugo was not angry, but just smiled and said, "I won't call myself that, 'star', I'm more willing to call me an 'actor'."

Kurt shrugged with an indifferent expression. Whether it is an actor or a star, it is no difference to him, "So, is there anything you have to do with me?"

"I said, I'm your fan." Hugo said sincerely, because it was the fact, "I've watched a game at the University of Northern Iowa (univer private ty.of.northern.iowa) and left a deep impression on you."

"Are you sure?" Kurt frowned in disbelief, "The game you are watching is not from the University of Iowa?"

Although one is the University of Iowa and the other is the University of Northern Iowa, it sounds not very different, but the two universities are very different in academic and sports. The former is a top university in the United States, while the latter is difficult to rank in the Midwest region. Moreover, the former rugby team participates in the highest level NCAA league, but the latter only participates in the third-level regional league, and the gap is the huge difference between the A and C leagues.

Hugo was amused by Kurt's expression, "You are Kurt Warner, right? Then do you think I may be a fake fan?" If Hugo had not traveled through time, of course he would not know Kurt. Kurt in 1994 was a small shrimp for the entire rugby sport, and no one would recognize him.

Kurt Warner, he may not be the most talented quarterback in NFL history, or the most brilliant quarterback, but he is the most legendary quarterback.

When people mention drafts, they always mention those rookies who are ignored by the team. Many No. 1 picks have become parallels. On the contrary, some rookies who were selected at low picks have created legends in the league. The one that fans talked about is undoubtedly Tom Brady (thomas.brady), who was selected in the sixth round of 199 in the 2000 draft. This is almost no one pays attention to and has no hope for a pick. But then he led the New England Patriots, winning the Super Bowl three times, creating a legend.

Rugby has truly entered China. The Chinese market is the first decade of the 21st century, which happened to be the most glorious moment for the New England Patriots, so Tom Brady has many fans in China, and his draft experience is a legend.

But in front of Kurt, Tom's experience can only be said to be a small matter. This quarterback, affectionately called "Uncle Hua" by Chinese fans, has created an unparalleled legend in NFL history.

Born in a small town in Iowa, Kurt loves playing football and dreams of joining the most powerful University of Iowa football team in Iowa, but his talent and grades are really bad, so when applying for college, the University of Iowa did not consider him at all and refused without hesitation.

In desperation, Kurt had to enter the University of Northern Iowa. This team was very different from the University of Iowa, but even in this third-level league team, Kurt could only be the third substitute.

As a quarterback, the third substitute is almost the death penalty. Because the quarterback is a position with very few injuries, the second substitute basically has no chance to play. The third substitute is a small role in the team carrying shoes and carrying bags. It was not until the fourth year of college that Kurt played the main player for the first time because the second substitute was injured. But it was this time that Kurt became the star of the team and became the best player of the year in the local minor league in just one year.

But despite this, Kurt, who was in the third-level league in college, joined NFL, was an out of reach. Even a small number of main players like NCAA can join NFL. But Kurt still wanted to give it a try, so he participated in the draft in 1994.

Without any doubt, Kurt was not selected, and even the opportunity to sign as a free agent was not obtained, and no NFL team was optimistic about him. After his repeated begging, the Green Bay Packers gave him a chance to try out. If he succeeded, he could become the third substitute for the league's first quarterback Brett Favre (Brett.favre), which was the coveted opportunity.

But Kurt failed and had no room for anything. After the trial, the packer immediately laid off his employees.

A diploma like the University of Northern Iowa cannot bring any normal job to Kurt. He has no special skills except playing basketball. In order to make his girlfriend live a happy life and to take care of the two children left by his girlfriend and ex-husband, Kurt became a porter in a small local supermarket. His hourly salary of 5.5 US dollars and his future father-in-law's basement allowed him to persevere. He could continue practicing during the day and stick to his dream of football.

This kind of life is still very difficult, so Kurt returned to his high school alma mater and became an assistant coach; at the same time, he would also participate in indoor football games with performance nature and become a signing player. Kurt's salary is about 20,000 US dollars a year, which is only less than one-third of a professional league player, but he is still conscientious and unwilling to give up.

Later, he became the champion of the indoor football game and was selected as one of the best indoor football players in history. Although his amazing performance was mainly due to the ultra-low level of the game, Kurt still asked for a trial opportunity for the NFL team Chicago Bears through constant soft and hard work.

Kurt was extremely excited, as if he could realize his dream this time, so he married his girlfriend. Then, just before the trial, he was bitten by a poisonous spider in his elbow, and had to leave the trial and become a passerby again.

In 1998, Kurt's continuous pleading finally annoyed the Rams, who moved from Los Angeles to St. Louis, and signed Kurt as a sparring team with the minimum wage. However, after a period of trial training, Kurt even lost his role as a sparring team. He was arranged by the team to participate in NFL commercial promotion activities and joined a cooperative amateur team called Amsterdam Seamen.

Staying away from the American Professional League, this is the real trough of Kurt's life.

In 1999, Kurt, who returned from Europe, became the team's substitute quarterback. This time fate finally favored him, but the way was so ironic. Because in the preseason, the team's main quarterback Trent Green (trent.green), was crushed to his knees by his opponent, and Kurt was the only quarterback among the remaining players who could play. At this moment, Kurt set foot on the professional league court for the first time in his life and began his dream path.

When other players entered the league to play at the age of 22, Kurt was already twenty-seven when he first entered the court. After that, it was about history.

After taking over the offensive group of the St. Louis Rams, Kurt was out of control and produced super data. Not only did he lead the team into the playoffs, but he also successfully entered the 34th Super Bowl and defeated the Tennessee Giants. He won the Super Bowl championship for the first time in history. Kurt was awarded the title of Most Valuable Player.

Subsequently, Kurt won the league's Most Valuable Player twice, won the National League championship twice, and became one of the most popular quarterbacks at the time. The game when Kurt won the Super Bowl was the first NFL ball game that Hugo watched live from TV.

But Kurt's life is not over. Even though he won the Super Bowl and won the title of Most Valuable Player, he was still laid off by the team three years later, because he was too old and unable to run fast, which was a burden. So Kurt left. Even though he was the second most valuable player in the regular season in history at that time, he had to go to the New York Giants to seek a substitute position, but after sitting on the bench for a year, he was laid off again.

At that time, all the experts believed that Kurt was too old to adapt to the high-intensity NFL game, and even Kurt's family felt so. But Kurt still did not give up, and he felt that he could play for a few more years.

Kurt then joined the Arizona Cardinals. After a year of bench career, the goddess of luck came again. The team's main and first substitute quarterback were absent due to injury and jail respectively. Kurt was ordered again in danger.

Kurt almost relied on his own, and when everyone was not optimistic about it, he brought the team to the stage of the National League finals at the age of 36 and won the championship, and was able to enter the Super Bowl. This was the first time in the history of the Cardinals that he entered the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, Kurt was only one minute away from his second Super Bowl trophy, but lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers' super long-distance fantasy pass in the last thirty-five seconds.
Chapter completed!