Gerald Christian’s Quest ‘To Be the Most Relevant Mr. Irrelevant There Ever Was’

September 11, 2015   ·   Lars Anderson   ·   Jump to comments

The party started just before noon on Saturday, May 2, in an apartment complex clubhouse in Stuart, Florida. Mingling with 100 of his family members and closest friends, the man of the hour was aglow, beaming with joy as he hugged those who meant everything to him.
The crowning hour of his life, Gerald Christian believed, had arrived.
On the final day of the 2015 NFL draft, Gerald was confident his cellphone would ring shortly after the start of the fourth round. A 6'3", 244-pound tight end from Louisville, Gerald caught 32 passes for 384 yards as a senior and was named third-team All-ACC.
He didn't hire an agent—"Contracts are slotted now by where you are drafted, and you can save money if you do your own contract," he said—but NFL personnel at the scouting combine in Indianapolis in late February indicated he would be picked anywhere from the fourth to sixth round.
But the memory of the combine also had haunted Gerald. Throughout his football life, he ...

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