In the spirit of all the ridiculous articles about the NFL draft that includes fictional characters and such, I present you the best written one of the day. Total Frat Move did a detailed bio of what would happen if Forrest Gump had declared for the NFL, instead of embarking on his amazing journey--a journey that won Tom Hanks the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1995.
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The introduction to the article sums up exactly what you are in store for as they detail what Gump could have been at the next level.
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Forrest’s football prowess unfortunately ended after college, as he traded in the shoulder pads for an M16 to mow down Viet Congs on the battlefield. He put country before football, because Forrest is a damn fine American. You can’t help but wonder, though–he was an All-American at Bama, so surely his game translated to the NFL, right? What if he entered the NFL Draft? What kind of prospect would he be? What kind of numbers would he put up at the combine? Which round would he go in? What position would he play?
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The article goes on to have Gump as nothing more than a kick returner due to his limited capacity to memorize a full playbook, but he could line up at wide receiver for some packages designed for him. At the combine, Gump breaks the 40-yard-dash record, unofficially held by Bo Jackson at 4.12 seconds, with a blistering 4.01.
Gump’s other positives include his intangibles and leadership qualities that are second to none. They do note that he wouldn’t have lasted long in the league with such a limited role and little room to grow past a return man, but he would grade out as a middle-round prospect that would be a flash in the pan for a few years.
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