PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers sixth-round pick Will Howard was one of several NFL prospects caught up in a cruel draft day trend that has been making headlines, prank calls meant to mimic the moment a player gets selected by a team.
“I had gotten prank called a couple times, so it was actually nice to have a real one,” Howard told Missi Matthews in a one-on-one interview via Steelers.com.
Howard eventually received the real call from head coach Mike Tomlin in the sixth round, but by then, the confusion and frustration had already taken a toll. What should have been one of the happiest moments of his life became an emotional roller coaster.
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