Dutra5 wrote:Case in point is Trindon Holliday who signed a 4 year deal upon being drafted, got injured, I think received an injury settlement and was released. He's been trying to get on a roster since. I don't think he saw very much of that contract.
Plus kickoff returners have become less of a commodity in the NFL because of the new rules. If he can't do anything from the LOS, it's even possible he doesn't make the team.
Things are looking up for Holliday. For the second week in a row, he had a long kick return for a touchdown.
Half Miler wrote:Also, despite what the front page article on Demps says, Holliday is now the fastest NFL player EVER, based on 100m times (10.00).
Of course, some dude ran 10.06 on a cinder track in back in 1964...
Actually, Justin Gatlin got as far as rookie camp in 2007 but didn't make the team. Hopefully, both Demps and Holliday have better luck and make the regular season roster. Based on people who have made NFL regular season rosters, Jacoby Ford (10.01) is the fastest NFL player ever. On a side note, when Justin Gatlin worked out at the Houston Texan's pro-day, his best 40 time was 4.42s, slower than both Holliday (4.34) and Ford (4.28) ran at the NFL combine.
By the way, four years ago when Demps set the high school record (10.01) at the Olympic Trials, I would have bet good money that he would run well under 10 flat before his collegiate career was over.
jazzcyclist wrote:By the way, four years ago when Demps set the high school record (10.01) at the Olympic Trials, I would have bet good money that he would run well under 10 flat before his collegiate career was over.
I'm really not surprised he didn't improve. As I recall, those quarterfinals seemed ridiculously fast, with a bunch of guys PRing, but never reaching those times again.
jazzcyclist wrote:By the way, four years ago when Demps set the high school record (10.01) at the Olympic Trials, I would have bet good money that he would run well under 10 flat before his collegiate career was over.
Maybe not well under, but definitely at least a legal 9.99.
GDAWG wrote:FWIW, the minimum salary for an NFL rookie this season is $390,000 and Demps is a rookie.
He's already making more than what he would have made in Europe and the Diamond League.
And remember, football players have a lot less overhead than sprinters do. They don't have to pay for coaches, trainers, travel and medical insurance and they also have pension plans paid for by the NFL.
Not necessarily. There is speculation that the injury isn't as serious as first thought and that the Patriots "stashed" him without releasing him and having him go through waivers and then re-signed to the practice squad:
If he had been released with the plan of putting him on the practice squad, he would not make it to New England's practice squad as someone else would have picked him up:
Another sprinter in the long list of those destroyed by football. I hope I am wrong, but Goodwin belongs in the same type. Not everybody can take a hit.
After getting hurt in training camp his first two years with Houston, Trindon Holliday finally comes through August unscathed and makes the team. This guarantees him his entire $540,000 salary for the year regardless of what happens now.
jazzcyclist wrote:After getting hurt in training camp his first two years with Houston, Trindon Holliday finally comes through August unscathed and makes the team. This guarantees him his entire $540,000 salary for the year regardless of what happens now.
Oops - they just put him on IR for THE YEAR! Doesn't even sound like he's that badly hurt, but they don't want him on the roster and they don't want to lose him.
Demps is merely following the money smell. Nothing more or less. Whatever sport will give him the greatest chance to make $ is the one he's "in love with" at that moment. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I pay no attention to athletes who say they're choosing one over the other for the love. It's more for the opportunity to make a living while their body is young and strong.
