My player has come a long way since when he first started playing in high school and college. Going into high school, Mellott never had any football experience or knowledge so he ended up getting benched for other players. He only was able to make a college team halfway through his junior year as a walk on after a tryout, but he still didn’t get much playing time. It wasn’t until senior year of college he got good playing time, and he actually was one of the best left tackles in the league. But since he was an unknown player before that, he was forgotten about and was written off as a fluke.
When the ISFL reached out to him, Mellott was surprised and super excited. He was eligible for the S24 DSFL draft. He had two “welcome to the league moments”. The first was in the prospect bowl. Mellott was ready to play and show people what he could do, but he didn’t play. Instead he was put in as the second string left tackle. He realized that this wasn’t college, and these people were all really good players. Sheer willpower alone wouldn’t cut it in this league, so he vowed to work as hard as he could to become the best player he could be. His second “welcome to the league” moment was his first game in the DSFL against the Dallas Birddogs. Mellott was starting in his very first game and he was ecstatic and ready to go, but in his first game he really was not that impressive, only gaining a meager 2 pancakes and also committing a penalty. In college he was able to dominate most players, but it wasn’t so easy in the DSFL. But he kept grinding and working as hard as he could to become better.
Now, in the present, Mellott is currently the second-best offensive lineman in the league with 39 pancakes and 1 sack allowed, and he has started to pop up on some people’s radars. He still has a lot of work to do, but he has gotten settled into the league and into a routine and he plans to make sure whoever takes a chance on him in the ISFL will not regret it.
When the ISFL reached out to him, Mellott was surprised and super excited. He was eligible for the S24 DSFL draft. He had two “welcome to the league moments”. The first was in the prospect bowl. Mellott was ready to play and show people what he could do, but he didn’t play. Instead he was put in as the second string left tackle. He realized that this wasn’t college, and these people were all really good players. Sheer willpower alone wouldn’t cut it in this league, so he vowed to work as hard as he could to become the best player he could be. His second “welcome to the league” moment was his first game in the DSFL against the Dallas Birddogs. Mellott was starting in his very first game and he was ecstatic and ready to go, but in his first game he really was not that impressive, only gaining a meager 2 pancakes and also committing a penalty. In college he was able to dominate most players, but it wasn’t so easy in the DSFL. But he kept grinding and working as hard as he could to become better.
Now, in the present, Mellott is currently the second-best offensive lineman in the league with 39 pancakes and 1 sack allowed, and he has started to pop up on some people’s radars. He still has a lot of work to do, but he has gotten settled into the league and into a routine and he plans to make sure whoever takes a chance on him in the ISFL will not regret it.
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