this is exactly why i’m in school getting my degree in counseling with the goal of helping athletes. these dudes feel like they don’t have anybody in the building to talk to and as someone who understands that daily grind I want to prevent this from happening again.
Imma keep it a stack.. I don’t care, I’m retired I’ll say what I want. These NFL teams come out here and post these mental health awareness posts talking about they care about players “don’t be afraid to reach out”etc. All they care about is what you bring to the table when it’s game day. Most players don’t wanna get help inside the building of an NFL organization because they know you’ll get looked at differently. You go to a staff member tell em you struggling watch how different they start treating and looking at you. I seen it first hand..
I’ll start believing they care about player health when the Owner, GM, & head coach treat everyone on that roster the same from the franchise QB to the janitor. Until then don’t tell me they care cause they posted some hotline number when shit like this happens.
I’m here for any of my brothers that just wanna talk and shoot the shit. I love y’all. I care about y’all. I’m here for y’all.
Measuring 40 times from a 3 point stance is beyond archaic. Football players should focus all their time on developing real max velocity and acceleration, not obsessing over a start technique that has almost zero bearing on actual game speed.
Speed absolutely matters and should be tested, but the current 40-yard dash setup wastes time on a skill that's irrelevant to on-field success.
A far better measure would be a flying 40 (laser starting around the 2-yard mark, finishing at 42 yards) from a 2-point stance. That would take the technical aspect out of it and capture true speed apples to apples. We would still get elite 40-yard dash times, but it would be much more accurate without forcing guys to spend endless hours perfecting a track style start that means nothing.
It's beyond idiotic that football athletes pour so much energy into mastering a technical skill that has no translation to the field and can cost them a lot of money during the draft process.
ESPN sources: Bears Pro Bowl center Drew Dalman has informed the team that he is retiring from the NFL at age 27. Dalman left Stanford in 2021, and after four seasons in Atlanta and one in Chicago, he has made the sudden and surprising decision to retire.
@TimBuckleyWX are we talking more sleet than ice? i’m a masters student at a&t and want to see if going home to charlotte is worth it or if staying here in my apartment is better