{"id":1400456,"date":"2021-08-20T06:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1400456"},"modified":"2023-01-16T12:37:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T17:37:24","slug":"kurt-warner-stocked-shelves-grocery-store-missing-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/kurt-warner-stocked-shelves-grocery-store-missing-nfl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurt Warner Stocked Shelves at a Grocery Store After Missing the NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Even if you don't know his backstory, Kurt Warner<\/a>‘s NFL career in and of itself was remarkable. He appeared in three Super Bowls and won one. He turned around the fortunes of two moribund franchises, the St. Louis Rams and the Arizona Cardinals. But what truly stands out about Warner beyond his stellar results on the field is where he came from before he made the NFL<\/a>. It's a story so unbelievable, it's actually being made into a Hollywood movie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While many NFL players' journey to the league goes from high school to college to the pros, Kurt Warner took an unexpected detour to work at a grocery store when he wasn't drafted right out of college. Here's more on his amazing story from his pre-NFL days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurt Warner wasn't initially drafted by an NFL team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Quarterback Kurt Warner #13 of the Arizona Cardinals looks on as he stands on the field after their 45-14 loss against the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Divisional Playoff Game | Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Warner played his college football for Northern Iowa. Despite having obvious talent, he wasn't drafted by an NFL team. Warner told NFL.com<\/a> that his lack of initial success made him more relatable to most people. That's because he struggled to find a place in the world of professional football, whereas many NFL players find themselves drafted right away: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Not a lot of people can associate with that particular career arc. A lot more people can relate to mine, at least from the standpoint of it not always being easy and there are struggles that come into most of our lives and sometimes you have to fight through those things.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

There's no question that Warner's story is something most people can either relate to or understand \u2014 at least the part when he struggled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurt Warner went from college football to stocking grocery shelves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Is this an SNL parody? pic.twitter.com\/QSYWgm1TRu<\/a><\/p>— Danny Parkins (@DannyParkins) July 7, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>