Few have become relevant

Rick Devereux

Andy Stokes holds as the distinction of being Mr. Irrelevant XXX, the

255th and last pick by the New England Patriots in this year’s NFL

Draft.

Stokes, a 6-foot-5, 245-pound tight end from William Penn

University, will have an arrival party June 20 at 5 p.m. at Newport

Dunes Resort.

While many Mr. Irrelevant honorees were cut in training camp, some

not only found a spot on their team’s roster, but went on to enjoy

success in the league.

Bill Kenney, a quarterback from Northern Colorado University and a

stand-in Mr. Irrelevant II as the second-to-last-pick by Miami in

1978, was cut by the Dolphins.

But he made the Kansas City Chiefs roster in 1980.

He led the league with 346 pass completions in 603 attempts and

was second with 4,348 passing yards to earn a Pro Bowl spot in 1983.

After a nine-year career that included 17,277 passing yards and

105 touchdowns, Kenney was elected to the Missouri senate in 1994 and

again in 1998.

Marty Moore, a linebacker from the University of Kentucky, picked

222nd by the Patriots in 1994, became the only Mr. Irrelevant to play

in a Super Bowl when he suited up against Green Bay in Super Bowl

XXXI.

Jim Finn, the 253rd pick of the 1999 Draft by the Chicago Bears

from the University of Pennsylvania, played three years with the

Indianapolis Colts and has spent the past two seasons with the New

York Giants.

Michael Green has spent all five years with the Bears after being

drafted No. 254 in 2000.

He has amassed 353 tackles for Chicago, and trails only linebacker

Brian Urlacher (515) and safety Mike Brown (278) with his 254 tackles

the past three years.

Green’s 118 tackles in 2002 were listed as the most among all NFL

defensive backs by press box statistics.