"The Beer Man" plays for the Saints

[odanny]

We've all heard of Kurt Warner, but how about Michael Lewis? His story is more remarkable than Warner's. Flemlo usually reports on the downfall of former NFLers, but this one is a success story, a guy who didn't even play in college but did in every semi-pro league out there. He and Warner also both played in NFL Europe.

 

[August West]

Other than a few skill positions, the NFL is the only professional sport that doesn`t require experience. A Pitt basketball star would hide when he saw the football coach coming to pester him about playing football. Sam Clancy wound up playing professional football for 13 years.

Sam Clancy | Pittsburgh Magazine

Photo courtesy of the University of PittsburghBack in the late-1970s, former University of Pittsburgh football coach Jackie Sherrill watched

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[my2¢]

Defensive tackle Eric Swann is another one that never played college football. He was drafted #6 overall by the Arizona Cardinals back in '91 and played 10 seasons, making the All-Pro team a couple of times.

But Michael Lewis's story is quite different and shows much more perseverance. Going from flag-football to semi-pro to arena-league to Europe league to NFL is remarkable. Great story.