that steroids are rampant making quite a few players drug users. They are regulated too, goes ask for some or testosterone and see what you and your doctor go through.
but they take chances on them later in the draft believing they get good value. Jayron Holsey got busted at college for pot, people thought he might be a late first round talent. So when he dropped they thought they had a steal.
more and more of college athletes private activities are going to be known thanks to cell phone videos and a lack of discretion on the part of people who may see them doing these things and can't help but go blab to someone for a payoff, or even 15 minutes of fame.
Guys in the past who were considered squeaky clean may not have been.
A player doing bong hits at a party these days is way more likely to be exposed on the internet, or at least the word will get around. I just heard someone talking about Shaq Lawson taking Ex before a game? I couldnt find anything online, but theres an example of word getting around, whether validated or not.
With the increased pressure to draft well, and even the salaries of first round players (which is less than it was) makes the first round choice of all teams all that more critical. So players that would once have been considered boy scouts are now big time risks because everyone is all over these athletes and are willing to expose them for a variety of reasons. So do you shy away from exaggerated red flags? Or do you take a chance because so called red flags are really nothing more than what so many players did in the past and were rarely exposed for? I assume the Giants steer clear of even the most minor of red flags in the first and second round and might take a risk after that, like they did with Mario, who stayed out of trouble in the NFL.
Will Hill was a different kind of drug gamble, since he wasn't drafted.
Guys in the past who were considered squeaky clean may not have been.
A player doing bong hits at a party these days is way more likely to be exposed on the internet, or at least the word will get around. I just heard someone talking about Shaq Lawson taking Ex before a game? I couldnt find anything online, but theres an example of word getting around, whether validated or not.
With the increased pressure to draft well, and even the salaries of first round players (which is less than it was) makes the first round choice of all teams all that more critical. So players that would once have been considered boy scouts are now big time risks because everyone is all over these athletes and are willing to expose them for a variety of reasons. So do you shy away from exaggerated red flags? Or do you take a chance because so called red flags are really nothing more than what so many players did in the past and were rarely exposed for? I assume the Giants steer clear of even the most minor of red flags in the first and second round and might take a risk after that, like they did with Mario, who stayed out of trouble in the NFL.
In the past the Giants were like a rehab facility for football players with problems.
Kerry Collins
Christian Peters.
To name a few.