Kevin and Roger and Bears, oh my
May 1, 2015 by Mike CasazzaIt’s like Ness and Capone, the hero and the villain of Chicago side by side. Roger Goodell couldn’t have been booed more lustily and more deservedly last night, an no one was cheered quite like Kevin White. His story — or “journey,” if you watched any television or listened to any radio yesterday — ended in, I think, the most fitting way possible: He was picked No. 7 (that feels right) by the Chicago Bears, which meant he walked across the stage in Chicago in the first draft held in the city in 51 years.
My whimsy was appropriately redirected last night.
Good point. End of this chapter. “@jh901: @mikecasazza only, the story has just begun. Good luck on Sundays, Kevin White. #WVU“
— Mike Casazza (@mikecasazza) May 1, 2015
Previously, we oohed and aahed over the 40-yard dash and just how much money White made that day. White, compared throughout the process to new teammate Alshon Jeffery, can fit into another mold right now, too. A year ago, receiver Mike Evans from Texas A&M was picked No. 7 by the Buccaneers. His contract? Large.
And yet, poor Kevin White. He has to put his career ambitions on hold for a while…