With the NFL Draft Looming, Prospects Should Keep It Simple: Don’t Be an Idiot

April 22, 2016   ·   Mike Freeman   ·   Jump to comments

Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott was in Starkville, Mississippi, in early March when he made a decision. It was a dangerous decision. It was a decision he wishes he could take back. 
Prescott was stopped for speeding around 12:45 in the morning, according to the Clarion-Ledger's Michael Bonner and Sarah Fowler. Officers believed Prescott was inebriated, and they charged him with being under the influence.
News of the arrest spread quickly across the NFL. One NFC team executive described his team's reaction as "terribly disappointed." The people on that team had come to like Prescott as a person and a player. They knew the arrest would damage him and halt what had been an ascent up draft boards.
You see this happen every year. There are always players who forget a vital lesson: When it comes to the draft, teams are watching everything, and they are making simple but pivotal judgments about prospects. They're thinking, If this guy cannot stay ...

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