The brief
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Brian Calhoun was drafted by the Lions of Detroit in the third round of the NFL 2006 draft with the 74th choice in total.
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The former ball carrier went from Colorado to Wisconsin, and in a season for badgers in 2005, he led Big Ten in yards on score and all use that year.
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Since his playing days, Calhoun has returned to his Alma Mater last season to become Oak Creek Knights football coach.
Oak Creek, Wis. – What happens behind the scenes before the name of a player is called in the draft of the NFL?
Before the big event in Green Bay, Lily Zhao de Fox6 caught up with a former player who obtained this honor in this week “Draft Diary”.
What we know
Brian Calhoun of Oak Creek was a force on the ground.
The former ball carrier went from Colorado to Wisconsin, and in a season for badgers in 2005, he led Big Ten in yards on score and all use that year.
From there, he made the decision to declare the draft of the NFL after his junior season to prepare for the NFL 2006 draft.
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“I spoke to obviously my family, other coaches,” said Calhoun. “I talked a lot to the coach Alvarez of the decision. It happens very quickly and you therefore somehow have your state of mind from football to the preparation for the combination of the NFL, the professional day, then finally the draft of the NFL.”
Before the draft, Calhoun had talks with the packers, the rams and the patriots, then he knew he would be drafted, but the question was where.
On April 29, 2006, the first day of the NFL draft, which, at the time, always presented the first three laps on day 1, Calhoun organized a party with his friends and family at the home of his parents in Oak Creek.
“I went and worked in the morning, then I came back about 10 years, then I was just hidden for the draft,” said Calhoun. “I remember having all our friends and our family at home. I remember that people were coming up for noon. We had food, we laughed, looking at the project in two different pieces. I was not drafted before the third round, so it is literally a day.”
What they say
Lily Zhao de Fox6: “And at the time, we had fixed lines. So what was it like? Did you just look at the phone all the time while the hours passed?”
“While we deepen like the second and third round, many of us were sitting in the main living room while watching television, watching the choices enter,” said Calhoun. “I remember that the fixed line rings and my father was like” hey everyone, it is a regional code of Detroit. Maybe Brian, you should get it back. “And everyone has become silent.
That’s right. Calhoun was drafted by the Strait Lions in the third round of the NFL 2006 draft with the 74th choice in total.
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“It was very surreal, right?” said Calhoun. “Because everyone I think I think has the dream of playing in the NFL, but it never becomes a reality until you really hear your name and you go through the wave of emotions. So it was a feeling of relief, a feeling of joy and happiness. I was able to spend time with my family and my friends. Detroit was one of the few teams with whom I did not have any previous conversation In draf you are written by, you focus only on writing and the possibility of proving that you are able to play in the National Football League.
And what he did. Calhoun played two seasons for the Lions before an LCA injury ended his career early.
“I’m happy with what it happened,” said Calhoun. “I think there is always, you can look back and see you could do things differently. I am lucky to be written in the first place, so I would not change anything in the project process, and I was grateful to have had the chance to play.”
What is the next step
A dream realized. These days, he spends his time helping the next generation of dreamers on the football field.
Since his playing days, Calhoun has returned to his Alma Mater last season to become Oak Creek Knights football coach.
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He also wraps his time to the Savior Divine Sauveur Angels as director of fitness and performance.
With the draft of the NFL which is fast approaching, Calhoun will stop at Green Bay to see him.
The source
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