Tennessee Tech: Playing the role -- Tech's Akers helped make NFL Draft a success

[News from the FCS]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The lights beamed down on the stage standing on Nashville’s riverfront. As Anthony Akers stood there, the neon lights of Broadway and the Nashville skyline greeted him.As he made his way across the stage, the Tennessee Tech senior followed the predetermined path – handshake and hug from National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell – or, in this case, his dress rehearsal stand-in – held up the jersey and basked in the moment.While he wasn’t one of the players that was being drafted over the course of the weekend, Akers played a vital role in the 2019 NFL Draft, helping event organizers put on a show that thrilled football fans across the country.His effort wasn’t out of a class assignment or an internship – he sought it out.

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