Kansas City Chiefs Make Central Michigan's Eric Fisher First Overall Selection in 2013 NFL Draft

Eric Fisher following the 24-21 victory over Western
Kentucky at Ford Field in Detroit.
Picture Courtesy: My own photo following the game

When you ask how many offers Eric Fisher had coming out of Rochester Stoney Creek High School, you'll get a simple response. Two. Fisher held offers from Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan coming out of high school, which is an unlikely story if you see where he is now. To start off the 2013 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs made Fisher the first overall draft pick. Fisher's story is somewhat of a fairy tale when you consider the former 48th overall Michigan high school selection is now the first overall draft pick in the NFL.

Fisher's motivation has been not only to put Central Michigan University on the map, but also the Mid-American Conference. By being drafted first overall, Fisher obviously is the highest Mid-American Conference player ever drafted, and becomes Central Michigan University's second ever first round selection after Rockford's Joe Staley was selected 28th overall in 2007 by the San Francisco 49ers.

The 3rd team All-American selection helped lead Central Michigan to a 7-6 season after beating Western Kentucky in the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit.