Wednesday; January 25
I had never heard the term, “Mr. Irrelevant” applied to an NFL player until this year. Mr. Irrelevant is the name given to the final player taken in the NFL draft. Most “Irrelevants” just fade off into the bone pile of wishful NFLers, but this year something happened – that something is named Brock Purdy. Purdy, the Iowa State Cyclone quarterback, was drafted last in 2022, but come on to become the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and has led them into the NFC Championship Game. We won’t know what the future holds for the 2022 Mr. Irrelevant, but for this week, he is making the most of his opportunity. It is always fun to shine at a particular endeavor and it is even nicer to regarded near the top of the class but that doesn’t always pan out. What matters isn’t what you have achieved as much as what you will do with the opportunity you are given. It is fun to look at the awards of recognition we have amassed, but the idea of “what have you done lately” keeps us sh