Jovan Belcher was a star wrestler before reaching the NFL - Kansas City Star

Jovan Belcher didn't take the most direct route to the NFL. He was a standout wrestler in high school and wasn't highly recruited by colleges as a football player. Even after a four-year career at the University of Maine in which he almost became the national defensive player of the year, Belcher's name wasn't called in the NFL Draft.But the Chiefs signed him as an undrafted free agent in May