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J.J. Nelson, Combine’s fastest player, hopes Olympics are an option
Posted by Michael David Smith on February 27, 2015, 10:30 AM EST
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-at-the-combine-hopes-olympics-are-an-option/
AP
The fastest receivers at the Combine rarely become productive NFL players, but former UAB wide receiver J.J. Nelson has a fallback plan if the NFL doesn’t work out for him.
Nelson, whose 4.28-second 40-yard dash was the fastest at this year’s Combine, told Yahoo Sports that if he’s not drafted and doesn’t sign on as an undrafted free agent, he would like to turn his attention to track and see if he can make the Olympics.
“I have a lot of interest in that,” he said. “Whatever happens with football, I was considering running in the Olympics.”
Realistically, that’s a long shot. Nelson is obviously fast but being fast enough to make it the U.S. Olympic team is a whole other level of speed. Nelson was a good track runner in high school, but he didn’t run track in college.
Still, it’s worth thinking about, especially considering that Nelson weighed in at just 156 pounds at the Combine. He might simply be too small for the NFL. The Olympics would be a nice fallback plan.
Posted by Michael David Smith on February 27, 2015, 10:30 AM EST
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-at-the-combine-hopes-olympics-are-an-option/
The fastest receivers at the Combine rarely become productive NFL players, but former UAB wide receiver J.J. Nelson has a fallback plan if the NFL doesn’t work out for him.
Nelson, whose 4.28-second 40-yard dash was the fastest at this year’s Combine, told Yahoo Sports that if he’s not drafted and doesn’t sign on as an undrafted free agent, he would like to turn his attention to track and see if he can make the Olympics.
“I have a lot of interest in that,” he said. “Whatever happens with football, I was considering running in the Olympics.”
Realistically, that’s a long shot. Nelson is obviously fast but being fast enough to make it the U.S. Olympic team is a whole other level of speed. Nelson was a good track runner in high school, but he didn’t run track in college.
Still, it’s worth thinking about, especially considering that Nelson weighed in at just 156 pounds at the Combine. He might simply be too small for the NFL. The Olympics would be a nice fallback plan.
