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2K5 Player Lock: Myles Zeller - Power HB

Posted on November 8, 2011 at 12:10 AM.

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Name: Myles Zeller
Position: HB
College: Memphis
Height: 6-1
Weight: 231

---April 25, 2004

Here I am, sitting at home on my couch. Day 2 of the NFL Draft. Hopeful but skeptical. We're into the sixth round now. Jammal Lord is going off the board Houston.

Time keeps ticking. The suspense is killing me. I step outside and go for a stroll down my street. Pine Bluff, Arkansas, famous for high crime rates. I remember my childhood here. The images I wish I could forget. But you can't run from your past, this avenue I walk on is what made me who I am.

I was one of the lucky ones. I had the gift of playing football. I'm lucky because that took me out of here. I didn't go to Notre Dame, and USC wasn't knocking on my door. Even the big schools around here didn't give me a single look. I wasn't SEC bound. But the University of Memphis gave me a shot, a full ride. It's by no means a safe city in its own right, but that campus was was a clean place.

I had a good career with the Tigers. A 3 year starter, earned 2 All-C-USA team honors. I specialized in short yardage bang-for-your-buck situations. But was it good enough to make it in the league?

After getting daps from old friends in the neighborhood I head back home. There was no buzz from my phone but I couldn't help but watch the TV, just waiting for my name. My teammate went. DE Eric Taylor, 212 overall pick to the Steelers. I was happy for him and couldn't imagine what it felt like. When would I find out?

*Tick*

That moment never came.

I was down, but I realized my dreams weren't over. I could still make it as an undrafted free agent. I'd just have to prove everybody wrong like I have done my whole life.

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