CNN
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If you’re not first, the saying goes, you’re last. But in the case of the annual NFL draft, finishing dead last is by no means a bad thing at all.
In fact, being selected as the very last guy on Saturday night provides access to a unique club and the most unlikely football fraternity, just as long as you don’t mind a seemingly demeaning title: Mr. Irrelevant.
Anyone who’s been drafted by an NFL team will tell you that it’s both an exhilarating and nerve-shredding experience; sitting anxiously by the phone, waiting for it to ring and hoping that you won’t be completely overlooked. When wide receiver Ryan Hoag was drafted in 2003, the lunchroom at his…
