If Dante King is anything, it's confident. Since he was little, he's always been convinced that he's the best there is - maybe it's arrogance, maybe it's a defense mechanism since he's so small, or maybe it's just plain true - and the leadup to the DSFL draft was no different. After a successful pair of games at the end of last season with the Norfolk Seawolves as a waiver addition, Dante felt like his stock was sky high. "Look, I know who I am and what I can bring to a team. I've had some great conversations with general managers, and now all I can do is hope they recognize that too." The countdown started for the first overall pick: Norfolk selects running back Jay Cue Jr. Dante's heart sank. He and Cue had both gotten experience with Norfolk, but it seemed that only one would make the cut to rejoin the team next season. Oh well, at least he'll be able to provide some value to another team picking in the first round. But as the picks ticked away, including another running back Rejoignez LOrdreSombre, Dante's nerves turned into frustration and eventually into anger. He knew some teams might be turned off by his plans to debut in the ISFL as soon as possible, but he's still too talented to fall this far. When his name was finally called with the first pick in the second round - Norfolk's second selection - Dante breathed a sigh of relief. If he couldn't be a top pick, at least he gets to stay in his current location, with teammates he's already grown to love and a scheme he's familiar with. Now, there's just one mission - prove to all the teams that passed on him that they made a mistake they'll never live down.
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