For all the anxiety leading up to the 2020 NFL Draft and all the frustration as your favorite players come off the board to other teams, there are some seriously amazing moments as well. For 255 players this week, their dreams of playing football professionally are going to become a reality. All the hard work, dedication, and sacrifices they’ve had to make over the years will pay off with just one phone call.
For former LSU linebacker Patrick Queen, it was a call from Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta. As is traditional, the general manager makes the call to the prospect they’re going to take to let him know and welcome him to the team and it’s often an emotional moment for everyone involved.
Take a look at DeCosta letting Queen know he was going to be the next Ravens linebacker drafted in the first round:
"Hey, is this Patrick?" đź“ž
Behind the scenes of @Patrickqueen_'s Draft call: pic.twitter.com/O86FqzvCib
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 24, 2020
DeCosta harkened back to the Ravens’ previous first-round linebackers, Ray Lewis and C.J. Mosley. Both turned into Pro Bowl players for Baltimore, cementing a legacy at the position for decades. Queen becomes the next in that lineup and he’s ready to make his mark with the Ravens.
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