Kyle Boller is the NFL. He's draft hype, famously fueled after throwing a football through the uprights from his knees from the 50-yard line.
He's a "franchise quarterback," all the hopes and dreams of a fan base wrapped up into one person. He's inevitably a disappointment, a lightning rod, a punching bag for talk radio, the guy that gets blamed for the team's struggles in the playoffs. He's an injured shoulder, season-ending surgery, a free agent that no one particularly wants.
Boller became a journeyman, a "professional" quarterback that bounced around from St. Louis to Oakland, barely keeping his career because it beats any other聽job.
Finally, Kyle Boller is a tryout guy. Jason La Canfora of NFL Network reported that on Thursday, along with former Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon. Boller is hoping to catch on as a No. 3 quarterback in the town that originally drafted him in 2003.
The only remarkable thing about Boller's career arc is how unremarkable it is. Every NFL player enters the league with a dream of dominating. Boller's path is the one more players take, if they are lucky.
This is the circle of NFL life.
