06-17-2010, 04:19 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Re: Ty Warren missing practices to work on his degree
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Originally Posted by patsfanboy
I think it is really smart of him of finish his degree specially considering a possible strike next season.
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Actually, I think that the message is pretty much the reverse. TW earns a lot of money -- not Seymour money, but a lot. What's more a degree from Texas A&M isn't going to make much difference to his employability. What he wants to show by his example is that that isn't what matters. He had a commitment to his education and he wants to complete it. It's about honouring your commitments and being humble, not about financial needs.
I really admire Ty Warren. When he arrived in New England he didn't seem like the sharpest knife in the drawer. Perhaps that was unfair, but clearly he's an athlete not a scholar, so I don't think the academic work will come easily to him.
But he's obviously someone with an incredibly strong sense of values. His personal background was very tough (single-parent home, very little money) and he's come out from it with a huge determination to do the right thing for those around him. He was on Patriots All-Access with his family a couple of years ago visiting the ice sculptures on Boston Common. His little girls were the cutest thing you ever saw and he was clearly besotted with them.
I'd love to meet him and shake his hand.
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