It was 1998 and the NFL was excited about a tremendous crop of prospects as it is every year seemingly. At the top of the class were two high powered QB's, one out of Tennessee who was known for not being able to win the big game(he never beat Florida and lost 42-17 in the Orange Bowl) and the other out of Washington State, who lost to the powerful Maize and Blue in the Rose Bowl 21-16 despite throwing for 331 yards. Chicago had the fifth overall pick and they took Curtis Enis out of Penn State. I even got a limited edition rookie card of Enis for attending a sports memorabilia show. It really isn't worth much, unfortunately. Only three of the first 13 picks that year were busts and Enis and Andre Wadsworth, who was taken third were two of them, both due to injury.
When draft day came around I vehemently argued for the guy from Washington State to be taken number one over all. He wasn't. This guy was taken just behind Peyton Manning in the NFL draft and I admonished Indianapolis for taking Peyton. Peyton is a Super Bowl champion and regularly noted as one of the top 3 quarterbacks in the league. The young man from Washington State failed miserably and is apparently asking division II college kids for painkillers. Wow, I did NOT see that coming. Funny how very similar lives can be so divergent.
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