Yeah, and that's the point. He's supporting his parents, and his father's disabled. Incredibly mature of the kid. This is the kid you hope would become the next out-of-nowhere story of greatness. Not likely. It's more likely that he drives a train for the rest of his life. But that will be a noble story just the same. I admire him.
And this too. Unless he's working into a 10-year NFL career, he'll likely make more over the course of a full transit career than he would as an NFL player.
Noble yes it is... How do we know all of this about his parents is true (in regards to him having ro travel across country)? Either way hes a good dude but limited by his situation.... Plus hes not hungry.... lol
In a situation like that you would hope they would. Says a lot for his character to decline the offer. Apparently he was a big community guy when he was with the Ravens. Good for him.
i am so tremendously impressed by this story and this man. i dont remember him from tc but i will remember him now. to think i have to try to figure out how i am going to root for a guy like santonio holmes every week. and force myself to do it, and then there are guys like this who probably want to play like nothing else but have to make the right mature decision to take care of their family and provide consistency.
Good for him. Football is for a short part of your life anyway. Unless you need the money for medical or law school, then forget it. The money wouldn't make much of a difference.
Quite a cool story and in the same regard a sad one. This kid made a noble decision and one it must have been very difficult to make. He obviously realized his parents sacrificed for him to get to the position was in to go to college, get an education and have an oppurtunity to play in the NFL. Now he made a sacrifice for them. The kid has to be smart enough to know that once Dig was healthy he would be back in the unemployment line. He's in a field that pays well and I'm sure is extremely competitive so for him to walk away from that for nothing more than a dream isn't a smart decision when you have people that rely on you to feed and shelter them. Now maybe this story has a different ending if this was Week 2 or 3 where if he was cut another team may pick him up but with only 4 weeks left and possibly playoffs I think the kid made a good choice.
I don't understand why he turned down the Jets without even consulting with his employer and asking them for a short leave of absence. It's quite possible someone in management might grant him that, given the unique set of circumstances. Instead, the Jets call him on Tuesday and he flat out rejects them without even going into work on Wednesday to speak to his supervisor. I don't get it. Sometimes, in life, if you really push for something to work, it works out. If you don't ever try to push the envelope, you'll always wonder, as will this young man for the rest of his life.
you act like the Jets didnt say, can you be here at 7:00 am tomorrow morning? He has been out of the system since the season started and he needs every last second of prep time. The jets can't afford to have him take a day in making up his mind.
