Mr. Irrelevant

(PS: No need to have knowledge of the American Football to understand this blog post.) 

The NFL (National Football League) of USA recruits 262 new players out of colleges each year. The last player chosen (262) is always nick-named Mr. Irrelevant. In the year 2022, the last player, Mr. Irrelevant, was Brock Purdy. The team recruited him was San Francisco 49ers. Brock plays the position as a Quarter Back. (A quarter back is responsible for a team's victory or loss.)

If you are the last player chosen, you might as well wish not in the League. Brock Purdy was taken as a Quarter Back. For 49ers he was in the bench as a 3rd quarter back. He will always be in the bench and almost never get a play time. 

In that year, on a Sunday, 49ers played a game against Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa Bay’s Quarter Back was Tom Brady. He was considered as God of American Football. He led his teams win 7 Super Bowls. It is like winning IPL Championship 7 times. 

Brock Purdy’s parents were hard core fans of Tom Brady. They came all the way to San Francisco to watch their favorite player Tom Brady of Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They knew their son was a substitute player in the bench for 49ers. 

When the game was about to start, the spectators received an unexpected news. The first and second quarter back of 49ers were injured and the 3rd quarter back Brock Purdy will be the playing quarter back for 49ers.  The spectators were stunned.  The last player chosen that year Mr. Irrelevant going against The God of American Football!  The parents were very happy to see their son play his first game and that too against their hero Tom Brady. 

Want to know the score of that game? Purdy played like a savvy veteran quarter back and defeated Tom Brady’s team 35 to 7. Purdy’s parents were triple happy. They came to watch their hero, Tom Brady. They saw their son play his first professional game and that too against Tom Brady.  They saw their son beat the heck out of their hero. 

From that day Brock Purdy became the starting quarter back for the 49ers. In 2022, he took 49ers to Divisional Championship. In 2023 he took 49ers to the Super Bowl and lost it. 2024 Super Bowl will be played in February 2025.