‘Pingel, 23, had hoped to catch the eyes of NFL scouts at Westminster College, a Division III school near St. Louis. He was a three-time All-American there, and earned small colleges player-of-the-year honors after putting up astounding numbers last fall: 136 receptions and 24 touchdowns in 10 games. Pingel wound up catching 436 passes during his collegiate career, shattering Jerry Rice’s NCAA record by 135 receptions. Pingel’s 6,108 receiving yards and 75 touchdown catches also left the San Francisco 49ers future Hall of Famer in the dust. But Pingel has no delusions. A spot has been reserved for Rice in Canton, Ohio. A spot in the unemployment line may soon await Pingel.’