054 Emerges Horizontally

"...indeed, we need to keep watching; this young player still needs to prove himself, but I must admit I was blown away."

The next day, when Blackley was a guest on an ESPN football show, he couldn't wait to share what he had witnessed the day before.

The NFL was in its offseason, but the Professional League was still busy. They had just finished the draft, and immediately it was time for the free agency market during the offseason.

This is why professionals temporarily shifted their focus from college players to the league teams' re-signings, releases, and signings.

However, Blackley couldn't contain his joy; moments later, he realized he wasn't the only one—

Even though it was just an NCAA warm-up game, ESPN's live broadcast ratings exploded, easily attracting over twenty-five million viewers, thoroughly outperforming the first round NBA playoff game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Brooklyn Nets, once again demonstrating the power of football.