In 2006, Mike Shanahan, then the coach of the Denver Broncos, thought enough of a young quarterback from Vanderbilt named Jay Cutler that he didn't schedule a pre-draft workout with the kid, lest other teams sniff out his interest and trade up to beat out the Broncos. Shanahan made Cutler the 11th pick of that draft, and by the end of his rookie season, Cutler was starting.
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