TE'O DRAFT STOCK FALLING, IT COULD LAND HIM IN DENVER
This past weekend , the underpants Olympics or better known as the NFL Combine took place in Indianapolis. Last years draft was loaded with prospects. We’re going to take a look at Manti Te’o and his draft stock after the NFL Combine and girlfriend hoax.
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| Te'o Addressing the Media |
Manti Te’o is probably a house hold name for all of the wrong reasons right now. He is an outstanding, hardworking kid that was a little gullible, and fell in love with a girl he never met. Unfortunately the women he thought he fell in love with wasn’t real. Yeah, I am sure you have heard the story numerous times by now. The kid made a mistake and when I say kid, I mean kid, he’s 22 years old there is still a lot of growth to happen in his life. It sickens me, that we as a nation, try to bring down the strong and clear headed men. Now that you know how I feel about the whole Te’o case, let’s take a look at his performance on Sunday.
At 1:45 PM Te’o ran his 40 yard dash. He finished 20 of the 26 participating linebackers. Clocking in at 4.82. This hurt Manti’s draft stock, not a tremendous amount, but probably a couple selections. I still believe Te’o will be drafted in the late first round. Who expected him to run much faster. This is a guy who won seven, I repeat seven awards his senior season for THE Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and came in second place in the Heisman race. Hey, he must be something right. But, with a combination of the whole girlfriend hoax, and his lack of speed in the 40 yard dash, Manti’s draft stock has dropped significantly in the past four or five months. This was a player who was predicted to be picked in the top ten come April. That’s a lot of money he’s losing people.
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| Manti Doing Cone Drills |
Last year Andrew Luck picked number one overall signed a four year $ 22 million dollar deal, the last pick in the first round, 32, David Wilson signed a four year $ 6.8 million dollar contract. Not saying Te’o won’t be able to live comfortable, but he could potentially lose millions.
Don’t be surprised if Te’o gets picked up by the Denver Broncos at 28 in Aprils draft, Von Miller has performed great at the outside linebacker position in his first two seasons. Denver needs a solid middle linebacker to complete their linbacking core. Keith Brooking played well for Denver in 2012, but he will turn 38 shortly. Manti can easily drop to 28. From what I heard, Denver Broncos, GM and ex Broncos quarterback , John Elway is interested in Te’o. Manti said he is expected to meet with 18 more NFL teams in the upcoming weeks, he could land anywhere, but there is nothing like the cold rockies!
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