Complex sentence: Vessels was the first pick of the Baltimore Colts in the first round of the 1953 NFL Draft, but did not join the Colts following the draft, electing instead to play with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.
Split into simpler sentences: Vessels was the first pick of the Baltimore Colts in the first round of the 1953 NFL Draft. Vessels did not join the Colts following the draft, electing to play with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.