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Originally Posted by apballin
Not familiar with his story myself
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Homeless, basically him and his mom just battling to stay afloat going from place to place crashing on couches, starting in Miami. Became a local public school celebrity due to his skill and took off. He has a little brother that he more or less raised while his mom worked to keep them fed. His mom found love, and that man is a huge part of his life. Has a very close knit group of friends and is apparently just humbled as hell and has already done one of those "when I get paid she is never working again" things and she insists she's just gonna continue to be the mom she always has been.
There's some Edge in this story, and well that turned out to be one of the greatest stories in NFL history.
Was listening to a radio show tonight talking about how the level of risk in taking a player like him is now so much lower due to the salary cap. They used the Sam Bradford example and the hell you used to have to pay taking a gamble whereas now- meh you suck again but your cap isn't shattered so you can go back to the well immediately.
More and more I like the tought of gambling and going after him at # 1. DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY OF THE DEMARCUS RUSSEL TRAITS- sort of obvious by him looking like a freakin muscle machine at combine.
03-05-2023, 08:44 PM
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