The NFL’s latest feelgood story out of Germany comes on the heels of another feelgood story out of Germany that didn’t end too well.
Three years ago, Bjoern Werner finished a climb from exchange student to Florida State standout to first-round pick of the Colts. On March 8, however, the Colts pulled the plug on Werner after three seasons.
He started 15 games in 2014, but he plummeted out of the starting lineup in 2015, appearing in 10 games with no sacks.
Not surprisingly, Werner’s rookie contract passed through waivers unclaimed. Somewhat surprisingly, he hasn’t gotten a single sniff since then.
Currently, teams may have up to 90 players. That’s 2,880 total NFL playing jobs. And Werner can’t get one of them.
Which perhaps says more about the Indianapolis first-round picks not named Andrew Luck than it does about Werner.
