The Pop Culture Grid
NFL DRAFTEDITION
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How do sports stars fit in? | Childhood football hero | ... drives me crazy | Worst course taken in college | Watching the NBA playoffs? | Next big purchase | Agents are ... |
D'BRICKASHAW FERGUSON | Lawrence Taylor (left) | Doubt | Economics | Not really | A bed--Serta, Simmons or Sealy | Advisers |
VERNON DAVIS | Shannon Sharpe | Beggars | English Poetry | A little bit | A house for my grandmother | Helpful |
VINCE YOUNG | Steve McNair | Losing | History/ Geography | Yes | A house for my mom and a car for my sister | Overrated; the player makes the agent |
SEVEN PHOTOS
SIMON BRUTY (FERGUSON); CHRIS TROTMAN/GETTY IMAGES (DAVIS); GREG NELSON (YOUNG); JOHN BIEVER (TAYLOR); CHRIS HELLIER/CORBIS (SHAKESPEARE); NBA (PLAYOFF LOGO); THE KOBAL COLLECTION (CRUISE)