Growing up in LA without the Raiders or Rams I never was fully invested in the NFL.  That said, one of my favorite players growing up was Denver Bronco’s Hall of Famer Terrell Davis.  Dude was a running back and his nickname was TD, that’s fucking awesome.

TD’s path to the NFL was anything but easy and is kind of a crazy story.  TD went to Long Beach State and REDSHIRTED his freshman year in 1990.  He plays the next year and rushes for 262 yards on 55 carries, then Long Beach State cuts their entire football program and TD transfers to the University of Georgia and backs up Garrison Hearst.  Anyways, despite being injured quite a bit he performs well at Georgia and ends up getting drafted in the 6th round of the NFL draft by Mike Shanahan and the Denver Broncos.

Okay, here’s the best FUCKING part.  He’s slated as their 6th string tailback at the start of preseason camp.  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, SIX.. HOLY SHIT (I was 2nd string to Mike Carp at first base in high school and saw NO playing time)… Davis has 5 fucking running backs in front of him.  The staff barely knows who he is until he pulls off this absolutely SAVAGE hit in the 2nd game of preseason.

TD then parlays that hit into frog leaping every running back and becoming the starting RB that year.  I don’t even know the odds of that happening but it feels like it might be tougher to have a perfect NCAA bracket going into the elite 8.  Anyways, Happy Fucking Birthday TD.. you deserve it.