Could Bradford leave? You betcha
When word broke last week that Sam Bradford might be the top prospect in the next NFL Draft, plenty of folks waved a dismissive hand.
“Not Sam,” they said. “He just doesn’t seem like a guy who’d leave school early.”
I tend to think the same thing about the Oklahoma quarterback. Then again, I thought that last fall about another Sooner.
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Last winter a couple days after OU won the Big 12 championship game, Curtis Lofton sat at a table with several media types. Talk of the NFL came up.
My first thought — Curtis leaving early for the NFL? No way.
Sure, he’d just had an amazing junior season. He’s shown himself the best defensive player around. But the NFL?
Lofton seemed as unbelieving as I did. He admitted that he’d thought about playing in the league, but still, as reporters asked about submitting video to be evaluated by NFL draft types, Lofton had this bemused look on his face. It was a look that said, “Me leaving early for the NFL? Whodathunk it?”
I surely didn’t think it would happen.
Then within a month, Lofton had decided he was leaving for the NFL. His choice stunned many, and yet, Lofton is now starting for the Atlanta Falcons.
Could Bradford be starting for the Lions or Bengals or Chiefs next season?
My gut says no, but it said the same thing about Lofton. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that these are local guys, Lofton from Kingfisher, Bradford from Oklahoma City. Maybe when you’ve seen them playing Berryhill and PC West in the not so distant past, it’s hard to think about them facing the Minnesota Vikings or the New York Giants.
Listen, I’m not saying Bradford will leave OU after this season. But to think there’s absolutely no way it could happen, well, I’m going to wave a dismissive hand at that.
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