Raheem Mostert's unique path to the NFL was put in full display during the San Francisco 49ers road to the Super Bowl last season. But the Niners running back doesn't seem content with getting the chance to play under the bright lights, putting the Hall of Fame in his sights.
Mostert has soaked in his big breakout seasons after being waived or cut by six different teams and being buried in the depth chart:
“I had one of those things where I just relived everything that was going on in my life,” the Niners talent explained Tuesday on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “I had my son with me on that stage. That was the most inspiring thing that I possibly could do in my lifetime right now. It was just one of those things for me where I just soaked it all in and looked back on my track record and the things that I've done.”
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Yet none of this means he's reached the pinnacle of where he wants to be.
“It really opened up my eyes to, ‘Hey, look, I did this. Why stop? Just keep going, keep doing the right things, the necessary things in order to be great,'” the Niners back continued. “That's something I want to be, man. I want to be able to have a gold jacket, and the only way to do that is to be great.”
Yet getting to the Hall of Fame is no easy task. For the record, there are only 17 undrafted players to ever make the Hall of Fame, and no undrafted running back has ever made it there.
Marion Motley of the Cleveland Browns (1946) and Joe Perry of the San Francisco 49ers (1948) were both fullbacks who reached the lauded recognition in the early days of the game.
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