Baltimore Ravens running back Gus Edwards watched nervously with his family at his home on Staten Island, N.Y., as the third and final day of the 2018 NFL Draft wore on. One after another, the names of hopefuls and prospects and projects were called, and none of them were Gus Edwards.
"I was just trying to stay optimistic, and at the same time, it's getting later, and it's getting later," Edwards recalled. "[Emotions] were everywhere."
Edwards said he firmly expected to be drafted after a college career that began at Miami and ended with a season as a graduate student at Rutgers. But as the reality of going undrafted set in, Edwards said he could read the awkwardness on the faces of those gathered with him.
