Christian Hackenberg: The Mystery Man of the NFL Draft

April 19, 2016   ·   Lars Anderson   ·   Jump to comments

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Christian Hackenberg will never forget those long, languid Sundays in the autumn of 2013. Those were, he realizes now, some of his happiest college days.
Surrounded by a few of his football buddies, Christian would sit in his dorm room at Penn State and watch the New England Patriots. Leaning in close to the bluish glow of the television screen, Christian would listen carefully as Tom Brady called the signals at the line of scrimmage. Hearing Brady's cadence before the ball was snapped, Christian excitedly would tell his friends the precise play New England was about to run.
He's checking to a Sluggo Seam! He's calling a draw! He's throwing a slant!
At first, his teammates rolled their eyes at the fresh-faced, apple-cheeked quarterback. But then, seconds later, the Patriots would execute the exact play that Christian had divined. This happened over and over as they all feasted on pizza.
"We ran the Patriots playbook basically verbatim my f...

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