Undrafted but Undeterred: What I Learned from My First Year in the NFL

July 28, 2016   ·   Thomas Rawls   ·   Jump to comments

The following is a first-person narrative from former undrafted free-agent running back Thomas Rawls, who is entering his second year with the Seattle Seahawks, as told to Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport. 
 
"If you put the ball in my hands, I'll bet I make you smile."
It's what I told my coaches during the preseason last year. It's what I knew I was capable of. All I needed was the opportunity to show them. To show my teammates with the Seattle Seahawks. To show everyone.
If there's one word I think best describes my running style, it's "tenacious." I try to be versatile in the backfield. I can cut back, juke, run you over—I try to be a complete back.
Tenacious is also a word I'd use to describe myself as a person. I'm not going to give up. I'm not easily broken. It's how I got this far. How I went from recruit at Michigan to running back at Central Michigan to undrafted free agent to starting tailback for one of the best teams in the National...

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