The NFL Draft: Come for the picks. Stay for the really depressing and sad stories that typically have little, if anything, to do with this moment.



We heard or saw those examples countless times Thursday when a player was drafted in the first round. We saw it again Friday during the second and third rounds. We might see it again Saturday for the remainder of the draft.



And it leads to one question: Why the hell are we doing it?



Sure. We get it. A team selects a player. There is suddenly a need to pump out all sorts of information. Height. Weight. Forty-yard dash time. Bench press. Statistics. Add some highlights to show how good he was in college. Have some analysis about what makes him good while addressing areas of improvement. Then comes the time to share some details about the player to humanize him.



You know. The usual stuff. Dad played college football. Mom played college volleyball. It just shows how this kid has all those athletic...