Has anyone here tried out for an nfl team?

[nabwong]

I can only imagine how hard it must be but i'm curious if anyone of you had or had dreams and trained for that opportunity.

 

[PatsDeb]

Nope. The closest I came to such an event was, I have a first cousin who was a football star in Walpole as a kid and played very well at Holy Cross. He got invited to the Seahawks for a "tryout." I assume it was like an undrafted rookie free agent tryout. I think he described it as he got there, there were tons of other guys, some low level coaches or assistants or whatever had them run around a bit then told most of them (or maybe all of them) to leave. That was it. NFL dreams crushed...

 

[RayClay]

Yes.

Of course the judge called it trespassing, but you know how they are.

 

[Fencer]

Ken went through a couple of training camps with the Broncos in the 1970s. Apparently he was too small to make the team as a LB and too slow to be a safety, or something like that.

 

[Big-T]

Like most people, I'd love to give it a go - if only for the reason to see if a coach could get anything from a 6'8" body at DE or TE.

First stop though will be a team in the British league, because just playing the sport at any level appeals to me.

Ken went through a couple of training camps with the Broncos in the 1970s. Apparently he was too small to make the team as a LB and too slow to be a safety, or something like that.

Surprised they didn't try FB or something with a situation like that?

 

[Kontradiction]

I know a guy who knows a guy who's brother's cousin's friend's friend's uncle tried out for an NFL team.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

I once dated a sister of one of the Buffalo Jills, does that count? She may, or may not, have looked really nothing like this:

 

[Username]

I know a guy who watches NFL.

That's about it.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Wife's sister's husband went to BC and played RT for the Bills 2 years. Fred Smerlas' room mate.

 

[SONS_OF_BELICHICK]

Do you mean the National Flopping League....?

 

[Avenger]

two of my great uncles were NFL champions in 1928

 

[LuthierJr]

I've been to a handful of MLB tryouts (reds, phillies, padres, and Astros). It was more like an organized scrimmage with three of them. One was me and two other guys. I pitched really well in them and thought I was going to get drafted by the reds. In the end they wanted me to go to JuCo for a couple years. I didn't and now I'm a middle aged copier repairman. Didnt quite Work out just as my dumb 17 year old mind planned.

I was a very good punter in high school (42 yard average.. Without the wicked hangtime like the pros) and had some opportunities to play college football but I liked baseball better then.

 

[IcyPatriot]

Only in a few wet dreams ... it was great I caught everything thrown my way.

 

[Kontradiction]

Only in a few wet dreams ... it was great I caught everything thrown my way.

I'm on the horn with the front office as we speak. Can you suit up on Sunday?

 

[fxkane]

I drove Patriot defensive back Tim Fox from Laguardia Airport to a hotel in Manhattan back in 1979-80. An interesting half hour conversation with a pretty impressively intelligent guy. Also drove a Giant linebacker but cannot recall his name.

Also drove Decathlon Champion Rafer Johnson all around the city. A wonderful guy--and good tipper.

 

[Wax Frog]

Only in a few wet dreams ... it was great I caught everything thrown my way.

Please just tell me you washed up thoroughly afterwards

 

[Silver Blue&Red]

No, but I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night. :snob:.


...I know, weak.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Tried out last year for the Buffalo Bills, was offered a spot on the final 53 but turned them down. I only play for winners.

 

[robbomango]

Yes, I was actually a first string starter for a while catching passes from TB, even won a couple of Super Bowls but then unfortunately I woke up....

 

[Claremonster]

I personally know people who have played for numerous teams for the NFL and the MLB. Whatever that means.