Posted on 04/25/2020 4:52:31 AM PDT by C19fan
Jacob Eason seemed to slump lower and lower on the family couch on Friday night as the second and third rounds of the NFL draft were conducted without anyone choosing him. Once projected as a first-rounder before he was given a mid-second-round grade, the former University of Washington quarterback watched as 74 names were called out on the draft's second day -- and none were his. ESPN had a camera trained on the Eason family at regular intervals of the four-hour draft proceedings. Jacob, casually dressed in a light blue T-shirt and black shorts, looked stunned, disappointed or angry, or all of the above, take your pick.
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Getting drafted is a huge factor in the size of a contract. After that it means nothing. Plenty of undrafted players are starters and plenty of 1-3 rounders never last more than a few years.
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