Stocking Shelves to Winning a Ring: A True Underdog Story

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Published: May 6, 2009

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... of 1994. He failed to impress and was sent packing before the regular season even came.

After missing out, Warner needed to find a job and began stocking shelves at the Hy-Vee grocery store in Cedar Falls, Iowa. His salary? $5.50 per hour.

His aspirations of becoming a starting quarterback in the National Football League never faded, however.

Despite not being offered a job by another NFL team, while stocking shelves, Warner returned to his college of Northern Iowa and worked as a graduate assistant coach with his football team.

Still with no calls from an NFL team, Warner decided to take an opportunity with the Arena Football League during the 1995 season and signed on to quarterback the Iowa Barnstormers.

In the 1996 and 1997 seasons, Warner led the Barnstormers to the Arena Bowl in both years.

After his performance in the AFL, he caught the eye of St. Louis Rams head coach Dick Vermeil. He was signed by the Rams and sent over the Atlan...

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