RS12
05-06-2011, 01:20 PM
John Clay article:
It's a subjective call, but to me, John Clay serves perfectly as the current face of the NFL's lockout and labor stand off. The former Wisconsin Badgers running back and 2009 Big Ten offensive player of the year is one of the hundreds of undrafted collegiate free agents who are trapped in limbo by the stalemate. Their college careers are over, but their pro careers aren't likely to begin until the league and its players come to terms on a new CBA.
They are players without a team, and like a lot of folks who have been forced to sit and watch the NFL's messy spring unfold, they're caught in the middle of a fight that was not of their choosing.
"It's true, we're all in a tough boat right now,'' said Clay this week, from his family's home in Racine, Wis. "Me and all the rest of the undrafted guys, we have no contact with anybody. Our agents can't talk to anybody about us, and everything's up in the air.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/don_banks/05/06/clay/index.html#ixzz1Lb7hYTlY
It's a subjective call, but to me, John Clay serves perfectly as the current face of the NFL's lockout and labor stand off. The former Wisconsin Badgers running back and 2009 Big Ten offensive player of the year is one of the hundreds of undrafted collegiate free agents who are trapped in limbo by the stalemate. Their college careers are over, but their pro careers aren't likely to begin until the league and its players come to terms on a new CBA.
They are players without a team, and like a lot of folks who have been forced to sit and watch the NFL's messy spring unfold, they're caught in the middle of a fight that was not of their choosing.
"It's true, we're all in a tough boat right now,'' said Clay this week, from his family's home in Racine, Wis. "Me and all the rest of the undrafted guys, we have no contact with anybody. Our agents can't talk to anybody about us, and everything's up in the air.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/don_banks/05/06/clay/index.html#ixzz1Lb7hYTlY