Axel Hornbacher had a great off-season coming off the S11 Ultimini victory that saw his team, the Portland Pythons, win over the reigning powerhouse team in the DSFL. Of course that was cause for celebration, but Axel was focused on the upcoming draft and after getting selected by the New Orleans Second Line as the 8th pick in the overall draft he headed straight to New Orleans to get acclimated to the city and the team. He spent some time exploring the night life in the French Quarter and Bourbon Street, gazed in amazement of the grand mansions of Garden District, and even picked up a nice landscape painting in Jackson Square to add to his new apartment. Most importantly, he explored all the best food that New Orleans had to offer! He was able to get all his exploration and sight-seeing done before training camp for the team started and it was a good thing too because he knew that he would be extremely busy with training and working with his new teammates in the defensive backfield: William H. Harrison, Blackford Oakes, and Clifford Rove. Axel made quite the impression on these guys when he joined them for the first day of training camp and impressed even the defensive coordinator with his instincts and superior timing.

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