1. 06-13-16 03:53 PM #1
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    Former NBA player Nate Robinson tries out for Seahawks

    Former NBA player Nate Robinson had a tryout Monday with the Seattle Seahawks, a league source confirmed.



    The 5-foot-9 Robinson had been playing basketball in Israel, but he has expressed interest in pursuing an NFL career at the age of 32.

    "I need to get a little stronger, a little faster," Robinson told ESPN.com's Kevin Pelton in April. "Lifting weights and watching a lot of film. Work on my feet and my hands and how to press [as a cornerback]. Basic stuff. I catch on pretty fast. Just learn some of the drills they'd have me do and start practicing and get ready for it.

    "The biggest challenge is probably all the haters, everybody counting me out, somebody not really giving me the opportunity. That's what I think the biggest challenge will be, getting somebody to give me that chance. If somebody gives me that chance, I know they'll fall in love with the fierce competitor that I am because I catch on quick. Once I do that, then the sky's the limit. I don't know. It seems like they wouldn't want me to be the first one to do something like this. That's a huge challenge."


    A Seattle native who starred in football while in high school, Robinson went to the University of Washington on a football scholarship before deciding to focus solely on basketball.

    Selected in the first round of the 2005 NBA draft, he played 11 seasons in the league and won three slam dunk contests.
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  2. 06-13-16 03:56 PM #2
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    Yeah because a lot of great d backs in their md 30's

    guy thinks he is somehow gonna "get faster" at his stage of life?

    lol
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  3. 06-13-16 04:06 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    Yeah because a lot of great d backs in their md 30's

    guy thinks he is somehow gonna "get faster" at his stage of life?

    lol
    To be fair, Darren Sproles is turning 33 next week and he's still in the NFL.

    Yeah, he's not a defensive back, but a running back. That makes it even more impressive.
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  4. 06-13-16 04:18 PM #4
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    he will go nowhere

    too old and no football experience

    a gimmick that's all
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  5. 06-13-16 04:20 PM #5
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    Allen Iverson might have had a shot at that age
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  6. 06-13-16 04:31 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    Allen Iverson might have had a shot at that age
    Nope. Too little.

    165lbs aint gonna cut in the the NFL.

    Would fear for his life.
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  7. 06-13-16 04:40 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigBusiness View Post
    Nope. Too little.

    165lbs aint gonna cut in the the NFL.

    Would fear for his life.
    kid would be hurt after 1st hit
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  8. 06-13-16 04:42 PM #8
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    Kind of humorous. Is this for some sort of PR hype?

    Wait until he gets smacked in the mouth on the first play.
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  9. 06-13-16 05:31 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    kid would be hurt after 1st hit
    Hmm they have this amazing juice you inject now. (Julius peppers) J J. Watts has been suspended twice for PED s.
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  10. 06-13-16 05:35 PM #10
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    He's got a better chance at making a roster than glen big baby fata$$ Davis did when he said he wanted to do the same years ago
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  11. 06-13-16 06:06 PM #11
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    black Danny Woodhead ?
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  12. 06-13-16 06:11 PM #12
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    Does he still have that 45 inch vert?

    Won't happen though. If you're older, you compensate with your experience and battle-toughness. Nate doesn't have either.
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  13. 06-13-16 06:31 PM #13
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    publicity ploy after the Marshawn retirement debacle. Seehawks trying to save face for whats surely a coming era of mediocrity.
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  14. 06-13-16 07:22 PM #14
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    I like Nate. Fun story. But he has no chance.
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    stick to hoops Nate
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  16. 06-13-16 08:13 PM #16
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    next headline: Richard Sherman, native of Compton California, will try out for home town Lakers as a combo guard
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