Celebrating a Last-Place Finish
Published 4/28/2008 by Les Carpenter at washingtonpost.com - NFL
Idaho linebacker David Vobora, this year's "Mr. Irrelevant," as the 252nd and final pick of the draft, will be given the party of a lifetime by an aging man with a farcical mind.
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