"Head Coach made his decisions. You'll be seeing a red tag by your locker tommorrow."
"Sir."
"Would you like to tell me that you're surprised?"
"Sir. I would very much like to say that."
"Was this what you really wanted to be doing with your life?"
"Sir. I love football."
"That's not what I asked. You've got a decent arm. You're reasonably mobile, and I know how quickly you can pick up a playbook. But I don't see it on the field."
"Sir. It's the shoulder and the knee. It'll come around."
"Don't kid me. The guys who make it at this level are, for the most part, the guys who don't care for much else."
"Sir. I love my girlfriend, and my family. I don't see how that's a problem."
"I didn't say it was. The problem is what you are producing on the field. I think you've known this day was coming. Are you going to tell me it was your dream to kill yourself just to hold a clipboard?"
"Aw, hell."
"I like you. Staff likes you. You're a good kid. You love football. You're a good teammate. You can lead. You understand how to run a pro offense, and just as certain won't be doing it on the field."
"Sir. I think with one more shot..."
"I'm going to make a call down to a couple of friends of mine in New Mexico and Texas. It won't pay you much, but it'll get you established."
"Established?"
"Start somewhere small with Special Teams, do your job and work your way up - some day you'll get Quarterbacks. Maybe even a coordinator job."
"Established."
"It was a privilege, Eric. Enjoy your last night as a football player. Tomorrow, you'll become one of us."
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Apologies for belatedness...
"Sir."
"Head Coach made his decisions. You'll be seeing a red tag by your locker tommorrow."
"Sir."
"Would you like to tell me that you're surprised?"
"Sir. I would very much like to say that."
"Was this what you really wanted to be doing with your life?"
"Sir. I love football."
"That's not what I asked. You've got a decent arm. You're reasonably mobile, and I know how quickly you can pick up a playbook. But I don't see it on the field."
"Sir. It's the shoulder and the knee. It'll come around."
"Don't kid me. The guys who make it at this level are, for the most part, the guys who don't care for much else."
"Sir. I love my girlfriend, and my family. I don't see how that's a problem."
"I didn't say it was. The problem is what you are producing on the field. I think you've known this day was coming. Are you going to tell me it was your dream to kill yourself just to hold a clipboard?"
"Aw, hell."
"I like you. Staff likes you. You're a good kid. You love football. You're a good teammate. You can lead. You understand how to run a pro offense, and just as certain won't be doing it on the field."
"Sir. I think with one more shot..."
"I'm going to make a call down to a couple of friends of mine in New Mexico and Texas. It won't pay you much, but it'll get you established."
"Established?"
"Start somewhere small with Special Teams, do your job and work your way up - some day you'll get Quarterbacks. Maybe even a coordinator job."
"Established."
"It was a privilege, Eric. Enjoy your last night as a football player. Tomorrow, you'll become one of us."
"Thank you, Coach George."
"Call me Mike."