Hapless Bills Fan Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/unknown-22-old-played-5-203100057.html The time tag on this article is this afternoon, but is it a leftover from April 1st? Unknown 22-year-old who has played 5 football games in his life and was working in a warehouse signs with the Dallas Cowboys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Its real, legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 90 man camp body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Publicity stunt to get more NFL attention in their next target market. He'll be cut by August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/unknown-22-old-played-5-203100057.html The time tag on this article is this afternoon, but is it a leftover from April 1st?Unknown 22-year-old who has played 5 football games in his life and was working in a warehouse signs with the Dallas Cowboys Looks real, hope he makes especially with such a tragic beginning to his life. Is he a TE or DE though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Its real, legit. Their Mike Jasper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Is he a TE or DE though? Yes, he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Their Mike Jasper? Every year a guy or two like this get shots. They rarely, if ever, pan out but it's not a totally crazy story. Dolphins getting a guy off wall street comes to mind as another example from the last couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 didn't the boys hold some sort of competition recently where the winner got a spot on the team, (at least to compete in camp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Looks real, hope he makes especially with such a tragic beginning to his life. Is he a TE or DE though? He is playing DE in the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Looks like he has good size and athleticism. You can't coach that. Definitely worth a look and maybe they can mold him into a player. You know he is going to be hungry and you gotta love his attitude. He just likes hitting people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Why the hell haven't the Bills signed any London warehouse workers? What is wrong with Whaley? The Bills front office is always behind the curve. This team is never going to be competitive until they get a franchise London warehouse worker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE IN HAMPTON ROADS Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 After he gets cut CFL maybe? Indoor league? I think he'll have something open to him. Why the hell haven't the Bills signed any London warehouse workers? What is wrong with Whaley? The Bills front office is always behind the curve. This team is never going to be competitive until they get a franchise London warehouse worker! Pegula is cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Every year a guy or two like this get shots. They rarely, if ever, pan out but it's not a totally crazy story. Dolphins getting a guy off wall street comes to mind as another example from the last couple years.The 49ers signed some rugby player this year too. The Bills have Chris Manhertz who has never played football. I don't think that it is a bad strategy to take a chance on some guys that match up physically with top end NFL players. You try to cultivate those physical skills (like Jason Peyers) and if it doesn't work out (like Jasper) you let them go. It is much easier to teach someone a playbook than it is to teach them to be bigger, faster or stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 The 49ers signed some rugby player this year too. He's pedigree is a little more than "some" BTW. We did try our own Northman experiment in 2000 Leif Larsen, the shot put turned football turned boxer, picked 5 spots before Brady... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 After he gets cut CFL maybe? Indoor league? I think he'll have something open to him. Reading his story, I hope so. Sounds like the kid has had a hard knock life and deserves some open doors for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Malooga Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Definitely real. http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/efe-obada/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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