I believe this is the third year the team has run an All-Access event like this, so I can't say that I was surprised/disappointed at all since it went a lot like the first two.
Most of the better-known players were introduced by Rick Smith midway through the event (rather than at the end as before), then the players went to sign at tables on the stadium floor. So if you only hung around for the first half, then yeah, you missed out on those other guys.
I'm not quite the autograph hound, and honestly, I kinda like walking around and seeing/talking to the other players anyway. That said though, these guys on a whole are generally very nice to fans during this event, probably moreso than normal given the circumstances.
btw, Anderson said he didn't lose a bet getting that faux-hawk or whatever it's called. iirc, I think he said he was just having fun with it before cutting it off for training camp.
Charles Spencer and Brandon Frye were both listed as tackles on the nametags, and I asked both of them if they were working more at guard. Both pretty much said they're happy to go wherever to make the team.
I guess all in all, I got what I expected out of it, and it beats not having the event at all.
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