[...] few can blame the former major-league catcher for struggling to reconcile the Jared discussed at length on ESPN — the franchise quarterback, projected to be the top pick in Thursday’s NFL draft — with the quirky 21-year-old who still lets his mother do his laundry. The combine revelation that Jared possesses 9-inch hands, prompting some draft analysts to speculate whether he could sufficiently grip the football in the NFL. The reports this week that the Rams already have decided to take Jared first overall. When home between workouts and interviews, the owner of 26 Cal career records avoids discussing possible draft-day scenarios. Throughout Jared’s rise to elite NFL prospect, a simple message — “success is one thing; maintaining it is another” — has been at the center of many father-son conversations. During Jared’s three seasons at Cal, offensive coordinator Tony Franklin sometimes arrived at the office at dawn to find Jared reviewing the playbook. Last season, Jared avoided tackles on at least 12 of his 43 touchdown passes. In February, at the combine, he overcame those doubts about his hand size to deliver the most accurate throwing session of the draft’s top quarterbacks. Two or three days a week the past few months, Jared has worked with former 49ers offensive coordinator Ted Tollner in Orange County. On Thursday night, in the green room at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, he will reflect on the path Jared took to this point: from wide-eyed freshman starter, to the soon-to-be face of an NFL franchise.

 

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