**A milestone wrapped in meaning**
Paye was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2021 Draft – the first NFL first-round pick from Rhode Island since 1939.
While watching the draft from home, he sported a Black Panther inspired suit – designed by former NFL player Adonis Jennings – in tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman, who passed in August 2020. Paye, a huge Marvel fan, told _GQ_ that seeing Boseman as the first Black superhero was an inspiration to him.
"Growing up, you didn't see many Black superheroes," Paye [said](https://www.gq.com/story/nfl-draft-2021-style). "Once \[Chadwick\] came onto the scene he gave a lot of young, Black men a superhero who looks like them and someone to look up to. For me, I try to embody that."