by William Hurd, The Spectator
Typical story: hotshot college athlete comes into a professional sports draft and basically barks out what he wants and where he wants to play. Welcome to the 2004 NFL Draft, Who was this year’s crybaby? Why, it was Eli Manning, a good ol’ boy from Mississippi.
Manning complained that he didn’t want to get drafted by the San Diego Chargers in this year’s NFL draft. Who is he to say where he wants to go? This is the pampered world of high profile draft picks. These guys can get what they want when they want. When did pro athletes begin this trend? I am pretty sure this started in 1983 when John Elway was drafted by the Baltimore Colts and threatened to play for the Yankees, rather than play for the Colts. Why? Well, because the Colts were not a good team. So instead the Colts traded him to the Denver Broncos. This just doesn’t occur in football but also in other major sports....
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I like the way this guy thinks.
Typical story: hotshot college athlete comes into a professional sports draft and basically barks out what he wants and where he wants to play. Welcome to the 2004 NFL Draft, Who was this year’s crybaby? Why, it was Eli Manning, a good ol’ boy from Mississippi.
Manning complained that he didn’t want to get drafted by the San Diego Chargers in this year’s NFL draft. Who is he to say where he wants to go? This is the pampered world of high profile draft picks. These guys can get what they want when they want. When did pro athletes begin this trend? I am pretty sure this started in 1983 when John Elway was drafted by the Baltimore Colts and threatened to play for the Yankees, rather than play for the Colts. Why? Well, because the Colts were not a good team. So instead the Colts traded him to the Denver Broncos. This just doesn’t occur in football but also in other major sports....
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I like the way this guy thinks.
If you are as good as everybody thinks you are then you should be able to elevate a team.
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