Tyler Murray makes history, the importance of finishing well.

This is Dr. Jim Denison's The Daily Article Podcast for Friday, April 26th, 2019.

The Arizona Cardinals made Kyler Murray the first pick in last night's NFL draft.

Murray is the first player to be selected in the first round by both the National Football League and Major League Baseball.

He was drafted 9th by the Oakland Athletics last June.

Murray is obviously an amazing athlete, but the history of first picks in the NFL is not

entirely encouraging.

The first player ever drafted in the NFL was Jay Berwanger in 1936.

The team would not agree to his contract terms, so he never played a down in the league.

Tom Kosano was the first overall pick in 1979, but he chose to play in Canada instead

and never played for the team that drafted him.

Steve Imtman was drafted first in 1992, but injuries cut short his career. Same for Kajana Carter, drafted

first in 1995, and for Courtney Brown drafted first in 2000. This trend shows that it's not

where you're drafted, but how long and well you play that counts. The same is true in life.

I attended an event in Dallas yesterday morning featuring New York Times columnist

and bestselling author David Brooks. I have admired Brooks's work for years and consider him

one of the most significant public intellectuals in America today. Brooks spent much of his time

discussing the shift in culture he has witnessed. In the 1950s, American life was communal. People lived in neighborhoods

in which they did life together. Family, church, and collective rituals such as baptisms,

weddings, and other life passages framed our experience. In the 1960s, we shifted from us to me.

Truth is what I say it is. Morality is what works for me without harming you.

According to Brooks, we've now run out the string on self-centered living and are facing an

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