O. Kowalczyk was not supposed to be here

There is a version of O. Kowalczyk's life where none of this happens. He was signed off a practice squad in November and never gave the job back. Instead: 206 yards. He calls his grandmother before every game and after every loss, which his teammates have stopped remarking on. It is a long way from Bellwether, Ohio, and he did not come the easy way.