Michael82
07-20-2003, 09:08 AM
Arena Football League players don't talk about being the next Kurt Warner anymore.
Not because Warner isn't a star in the NFL. It's just he's not the only former AFL player making an impact in the NFL. Not when there's Pittsburgh's Tommy Maddox, New Orleans' Michael Lewis, St. Louis' Andy McCollum, New England's David Patten and Atlanta's Jay Feely.
The days of the feel-good story of the AFL player making it in the NFL are long gone. More and more, the NFL is turning to the indoor game to pluck its top talent and put it on a roster, hoping to reap a Warner-like benefit from a previously unknown commodity. CLICK HERE: (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/6345374.htm)
Not because Warner isn't a star in the NFL. It's just he's not the only former AFL player making an impact in the NFL. Not when there's Pittsburgh's Tommy Maddox, New Orleans' Michael Lewis, St. Louis' Andy McCollum, New England's David Patten and Atlanta's Jay Feely.
The days of the feel-good story of the AFL player making it in the NFL are long gone. More and more, the NFL is turning to the indoor game to pluck its top talent and put it on a roster, hoping to reap a Warner-like benefit from a previously unknown commodity. CLICK HERE: (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/6345374.htm)