So Brock Lesnar wants to play in the NFL. I think of Stacy Andrews when I think of Lesnar, except that Lesanr is a lot faster (and lighter) and wants to play DE rather than OL.
Still, seems like lots of people are saying Lesnar has no chance. Why was Stacy Andrews drafted after playing football for a month in college? Because if you have the physical tools (Lesnar does) you can learn to play football. I can't quote the source, but I remember reading some coach talking about the Wonderlic saying that he had never met anyone too stupid to play football. It's a sport. People who are athletic do well in sports. Brock Lesnar is athletic.
Now will he get impatient and go back to 9 million a year in the WWE? I don't know. Can he learn to play football? Yes. Can a 280-290 guy who runs 4.7 or better, presses 475, and squats 695 be an awesome defensive end? yes. Now he may not make it, but you'd have to feel pretty stupid if you didn't even work him out and he ends up being a superstar.
Posted by James Trotta at June 1, 2004 1:37 AMI really enjoy reading your articles. Keep up the great work.
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