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failuremag.com - 6/15/2009

Mr. Irrelevant, Ryan Succop: Last in the NFL draft, but the toast of the town during Irrelevant Week.

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Ryan Succop (pronounced "suck-up") might have been picked last in the 2009 NFL draft, but he'll be treated like a king during Irrelevant Week. Plus the surprising history of all things Irrelevant. Chiefs and Steelers fans should enjoy especially. Patriots fans won't be surprised to learn ...

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charlotteobserver.com - 6/21/2009

'Mr. Irrelevant' set for revelry

— charlotteobserver.com — (By Neil White, nwhite@thestate.com) Ryan Succop hopes he is not irrelevant when the Kansas City Chiefs open... training camp at the end of July. But next week in Newport Beach, Cal., the former USC kicker and Hickory High grad has no problem being ... (more) 'Mr. Irrelevant' set for revelry

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thestate.com - 6/18/2009

Succop, aka Mr. Irrelevant, signs with Chiefs

— thestate.com — Former USC kicker Ryan Succop has agreed to a three-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs worth... a total of about $1.2 million, according to Joel Turner, Succop's Myrtle Beach-based agent. The Chiefs picked Succop with the 256th and final pick of April (more) Succop, aka Mr. Irrelevant, signs with Chiefs

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rightoffrussell.com - 6/15/2009

Mister Irrelevant is in the House

— rightoffrussell.com — Mister Irrelevant is one of the premiere Mid-Atlantic sports blogs. Their creators- Chris and Jaime Mottram are... making a living in the blogging world. Jaime is the managing editor at Blogs for Yahoo and Chris is a senior editor for SB Nation. Anyway, Jaime was kind enough to step away from his ... (more) Mister Irrelevant is in the House

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Mr. Irrelevant, Irrelevant Week has surprising connections to the Steelers
The Steelyard — My new Failure magazine feature on the history of Irrelevant Week reveals several surprising connections to the Pittsburgh Steelers, many of which I was unaware of before researching the article. Not only was the very first Mr. Irrelevant [Kelvin Kirk, 17th round, 1976] chosen by the Steelers, the creator of Mr. Irrelevant [Paul Salata] was a Steelers draft pick, taken in the tenth round in 1951. Not only that, Salata was a two-year NFL veteran when he was selected by Pittsburgh, having already played ...