Not what the NFL needs
The NFL needs a few things. Fewer penalty flags on defensive backs. More professionalism in the end zone by touchdown-makers. A team in Los Angeles would be nice.
The NFL does NOT need one more knuckleheaded wide receiver. For some reason, pro football prima donnas have migrated to the flanker position. Troublemakers can be found split wide. Terrell Owens. Randy Moss. Chad Johnson.
So why did Malcolm Kelly act the way he did Wednesday, ripping OU after pro scouts watched him run slow times in the 40-yard dash? It was bad enough that Kelly gave the scouts reason to think he wasn’t fast enough to play in the NFL. Now he’s given them reason to think he’s a goober.
If you will blast your college program — ON ITS CAMPUS — where the atmosphere is all warm fuzzies and Three Musketeerish, what would you do in the poisonous pro locker room, where criticizing the organization is part of the initiation? Dumb. Very dumb.
Kelly could at least claim solid-citizen status after his woeful 40 times, which were anywhere from 4.68 to 4.75, which can be decent for a linebacker but not for a passcatcher trying to outmaneuver Bill Belichick-type defenses. Now, Kelly’s good name is gone. Right in front of pro scouts, he turned bellyacher and excuse-maker.
American football is full of young guys who can run fast and catch the ball and maintain good attitudes. Right now, Kelly can lay claim to just one of those attributes.
-------------Berry Tramel can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including AM-640 and FM-98.1. You can e-mail him here and follow him on Twitter @BerryTramel. Visit Berry's website here.
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Nice article Barry. I have read were printed newspapers are going to be a thing of the past, but media companies still have not figured out how to make money off of internet articles. I would pay for your stories…