Man, I forgot about his speed at that height. If he didn't get hurt during camp/preseason at Arizona, probably would still be in the NFL
I just don't understand that at all. Dude was a playmaker at WR and they wanted him at TE? I just wish he didn't hurt his wrist, but maybe this 2nd chance will blow him up again.Maybe I'm wrong here but the Steelers WR room doesn't look that strong either. Maaaaaaybe he can sneak a final roster spot if things go well? Hope he can at least catch on a practice squad somewhere.
I know the Eagles liked him as a tight end so maybe he'll get more looks because of that too.
The NFL tried making one in the early 1990s with the WLAF/NFL Europe. I'm surprised it didn't work with the NFL shield being attached to it or they haven't tried again themselves since then.
~15 years is a pretty good run for a spring football league, especially one overseas. But like every other spring league failure, some front office people couldn't leave well enough alone.
Which is why the NFL is supporting that league and it has a better chance than most minor football leagues of lasting.
Obviously I'm not the one with a fancy MBA to put together a business plan.
But something like this...
-- NFL spring/developmental league
He was like a grown man playing against middle schoolers at times. I've always been shocked he didn't stick in the NFL given his ridiculous physical talents.Hakeem would just ragdoll DBs, man I loved it. I hope he sticks with the Steelers, he could be a redzone BEAST
The NBA doesn't really need the G League other than for some logistical streamlining. Multiple continents with their own pro leagues are now feeding the NBA and plenty of American players go there to develop and get paid more than G League.
Even baseball has legitimate foreign leagues in addition to college baseball. They use it even more for logistic reasons but if it didn't exist the best non MLB players would still have options.
It's kind of crazy NFL only had college football and arena league.
In the early years of NFLE (post-WLAF), it was mostly a developmental league, with NFL teams allocating players to NFLE teams. Kurt Warner and Adam Vinatieri are among the notables who played in Europe.
Later on, the owners/GMs ****** it all up by simply using NFLE "assignments" as a method to just stash guys and gain exemptions in order to get more bodies in their own teams' training camps.
He's faster &, to me, a better deep ball target than Lazard, and he is not going the TE route, so just because he's tall doesn't mean he'll ever be a TE.Maybe I'm wrong here but the Steelers WR room doesn't look that strong either. Maaaaaaybe he can sneak a final roster spot if things go well? Hope he can at least catch on a practice squad somewhere.
I know the Eagles liked him as a tight end so maybe he'll get more looks because of that too.
He was like a grown man playing against middle schoolers at times. I've always been shocked he didn't stick in the NFL given his ridiculous physical talents.
I hope he makes it back and hits it big.
The NBA doesn't really need the G League other than for some logistical streamlining. Multiple continents with their own pro leagues are now feeding the NBA and plenty of American players go there to develop and get paid more than G League.
Even baseball has legitimate foreign leagues in addition to college baseball. They use it even more for logistic reasons but if it didn't exist the best non MLB players would still have options.
It's kind of crazy NFL only had college football and arena league.
It was reported that Butler was invited to Pittsburgh's rookie minicamp but he didn't attend. Still, GM Omar Khan mentioned Butler by name when talking about the WR position, suggesting the Steelers intended to sign him.
Edit: Late, didn’t see this on the front page. Thought people would be more excited.