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G.S.: Nope, but I was relieved. Just really relieved. I knew where I was going to be living and I could finally take a nap.
C.T.: Were you surprised that no team took a chance on me?
G.S.: Well, you know, you deserved to be Mr. Irrelevant. You deserved a parade. On the West Coast, the best coast. Get a week off from the column. (Pause) I guess I'm an East Coast guy now. Do I have to start rooting for the ACC teams now? (He's a huge Pac-10 basketball fan). Ugh. But I would love to go to games down there.
C.T.: Do you believe you are the largest person of Jewish descent in the NFL?
G.S.: By far. (Calls in backup) Who else is Jewish in the NFL, Dad? (Long pause) We can't think of anybody. Did you know I'm a three-year running Jewish All-American? I don't know where they get the other guys, but I'm first-team three years in a row and I think I'm one of the few D-I players.
C.T.: Civil War camp in the mountains between North Carolina and Tennessee, a real possibility or not?
G.S.: I think it's a real possibility. Now that I'm a lower-round pick we'll have to scrounge around for a few dollars. Hold on, my dad found a list of Jews in the NFL. (Schwartz scans the names and returns with an update) Most of them are on the inactive list.
C.T.: Anything else we should know?
One of my friends called me today and we were talking about where I'd been drafted and he said, "No matter what, you'll always be a three-year Jewish All-American. They can't take that away from you."
