Carroll back in football -- arena football
Apparently, Ahmad Carroll is about as good at forming appropriate metaphors as covering receivers.
Carroll, a former first-round pick the Packers released after a brutal performance against Philadelphia early in the 2006 season, joined the Arena Football League's Orlando Predators in training camp this week. According to the team's Web site, after seeing a collision in practice, Carroll said, "We are not shooting blanks out here, if we were at paintball right now you would be shot."
Carroll's last stint with an NFL team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, ended after he was arrested on weapon and drug charges in May.
Carroll had a tryout last season with the New York Jets but wasn't signed, and he hasn't been in the NFL since the Jaguars cut him after the arrest. Showing he can play in the arena league may be Carroll's best chance for getting one more, um, shot.
“He’s a special guy, special athlete, a competitor," coach Jay Gruden, brother of Bucs coach Jon Gruden, told the Web site. "He has a long way to go to learn this game, but so far so good we are excited about him."
-- Tom Pelissero, tpelisse@greenbaypressgazette.com
Carroll, a former first-round pick the Packers released after a brutal performance against Philadelphia early in the 2006 season, joined the Arena Football League's Orlando Predators in training camp this week. According to the team's Web site, after seeing a collision in practice, Carroll said, "We are not shooting blanks out here, if we were at paintball right now you would be shot."
Carroll's last stint with an NFL team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, ended after he was arrested on weapon and drug charges in May.
Carroll had a tryout last season with the New York Jets but wasn't signed, and he hasn't been in the NFL since the Jaguars cut him after the arrest. Showing he can play in the arena league may be Carroll's best chance for getting one more, um, shot.
“He’s a special guy, special athlete, a competitor," coach Jay Gruden, brother of Bucs coach Jon Gruden, told the Web site. "He has a long way to go to learn this game, but so far so good we are excited about him."
-- Tom Pelissero, tpelisse@greenbaypressgazette.com
posted by PackersNews.com at
12:48 PM
2 Comments:
"Has a long way to go" to learn Arena football? It just goes to show how much more Mike Sherman had to learn in being a talent evaluator when he was with the Packers and selected Carroll with a #1 pick. Ouch!
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Vault, At
February 29, 2008 2:19 AM
football is football...there is no denying that carroll is a very talented athlete. so no, sherman doesn't need help with his talent evaluations of players. once carroll gets his techniqe down combined with his raw TALENT he will be an excellent player.
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March 4, 2008 11:07 AM
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