Chapter 1
Draft Day. The morning of the S1 NSFL Draft was a rare showing of jitters and anxiety for Dominic Verns. He was well braced for his draft stock falling, scouts were worried about his injury past and labeled him a “tweener” - a talent without a real position in the pros. It would be a long while before that anxiety was quelled. The Orange County Otters finally called Verns’ name in the Twenty First round with the 121st pick.
Chapter 2
The Rise. Verns was thrust into a starting role with the Otters at strong safety but failed to make an immediate impact. He played in a rotating secondary seeing time at NB along with both safety roles before coming into his own as the Otters’ “$LB”, or “Moneybacker.” When asked which moment sticks out in his mind he replied quickly, “Week 14 at home versus the Outlaws to close out the season. No doubt. I had the biggest smile on my face the entire time running that pick back. Unreal feeling to come through for the rest of the guys like that.” Verns finished that game with 7 tackles and the aforementioned pick-six.
Chapter 3
The Future. “Bittersweet.” Dom replied when asked post-game how he felt about his record setting night against Arizona. “It’s obviously hard to be happy after a loss - any loss. Sure I went out and had a pretty good game but in the end it’s the ‘W’ that matters and we didn’t get it done. It’s a big moment, I got the game ball from the officials, but now it’s time to look forward to next week.
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Draft Day. The morning of the S1 NSFL Draft was a rare showing of jitters and anxiety for Dominic Verns. He was well braced for his draft stock falling, scouts were worried about his injury past and labeled him a “tweener” - a talent without a real position in the pros. It would be a long while before that anxiety was quelled. The Orange County Otters finally called Verns’ name in the Twenty First round with the 121st pick.
Chapter 2
The Rise. Verns was thrust into a starting role with the Otters at strong safety but failed to make an immediate impact. He played in a rotating secondary seeing time at NB along with both safety roles before coming into his own as the Otters’ “$LB”, or “Moneybacker.” When asked which moment sticks out in his mind he replied quickly, “Week 14 at home versus the Outlaws to close out the season. No doubt. I had the biggest smile on my face the entire time running that pick back. Unreal feeling to come through for the rest of the guys like that.” Verns finished that game with 7 tackles and the aforementioned pick-six.
Chapter 3
The Future. “Bittersweet.” Dom replied when asked post-game how he felt about his record setting night against Arizona. “It’s obviously hard to be happy after a loss - any loss. Sure I went out and had a pretty good game but in the end it’s the ‘W’ that matters and we didn’t get it done. It’s a big moment, I got the game ball from the officials, but now it’s time to look forward to next week.
(273 Words)
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[OPTION] (S2) Otters Regular Season Record : 8-6
[OPTION] (S3) Otters Regular Season Record : 5-3
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[OPTION] || Titus Marmot | Co-GM | Orange County Otters ||
[OPTION] (S2) Otters Regular Season Record : 8-6
[OPTION] (S3) Otters Regular Season Record : 5-3