A Bullied Kid Chases His NFL Dreams and Never Quits

Marc Megna dreamed of playing in the NFL as kid. Despite being bullied by other kids, he worked diligently and never gave up.
A Bullied Kid Chases His NFL Dreams and Never Quits
Marc Megna was a professional football player, and is the author of "Dream Big. Never Quit." Courtesy of Matt Roy
Andrew Thomas
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Marc Megna was working as a graduate assistant football coach at the University of Richmond, and was living in a storage closet that had been converted into his room. There was a mattress on the floor, a small television, and a telephone. It was the 1999 NFL draft, and Megna waited eagerly in anticipation next to the telephone.

Megna was watching the draft on his television, but had to turn it off because he was too nervous. The next thing he knew, the phone rang and he picked it up.