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“So, who are you recruiting?” Nero asked.
I stumbled over my words. “Ah, Claude. Claude Harper. It’s a small town. Maybe you know him.”
The group once again looked at each other.
Nero clarified, “You said you’re from the Cougars?”
“Yes.”
“The NFL team?” Nero added.
“Yeah,” I said confused by everyone’s responses. “Do you all not know Claude?”
Nero said, “Oh, we know him. Which is why we’re all little confused.”
“What do you mean?” I asked unsure what was going on. “Are you all joking again? I can’t tell.”
Nero looked at Cage and then Cali. All three guys’ mouths were hanging open.
“Am I missing something?”
Cage gathered himself and explained.
“It’s just that a few of us in this room have some experience in football. Even Cali set a record last year in yards kicked.”
I turned to Cali, stunned.
“And, we all know Claude,” Cage continued. “Some of us better than others. But none of us would know why there would be a recruiter from the Cougars meeting with him.”
I stared at everyone confused. “You’re joking again.”
“No!” Nero confirmed. “I played with him in high school and we’ve hung out a few times since he’s been back. And I have no clue what you’re talking about.”
I looked around baffled.
“None of you know about his records?”
Everyone looked at Cali who responded, “I didn’t even know he played in college.”
“So, you don’t know?”
“Know what?” Cage asked.
I turned to Cage. “With all due respect, you were a good quarterback. If it wasn’t for your injury, I’m sure you could have been the starting quarterback on most NFL teams. But Claude is a quarterback with generational talent.”
“Claude Harper?” Nero confirmed.
“Yes.”
“In high school he played wide receiver,” Nero pointed out.
“I know. At tryouts I saw him throw and told the coach to test him at quarterback. He took us to three straight D2 titles.”
“Claude Harper?” Nero asked again.
“Yes! You don’t know how good he is. He is probably the most amazing quarterback I’ve ever seen in my life.”
When no one responded I continued.
