tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
*remembers when Giants fans were pissed McClain got taken and they had to settle for JPP*
Rolando McClain retiring from the NFL
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Ravens dodged a bullet. McClain has shown zero instincts, can't shed blockers, is beyond horrible in coverage, and misses way too many tackles. Honestly, watching game film from college I wasn't sold on him coming into the league. Most of his highlights were him waiting on the ball to come to him rather than him attacking the ball like Ray Lewis, Urlacher, Willis, etc. He rarely attacks "downhill".
He is good for a big hit every now and then.
He is good for a big hit every now and then.
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what a waste.. but i'm glad the raiders 86 that niqqa
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R.I.P. Kobe and Nip, that’s off the rip
Ravens dodged a bullet. McClain has shown zero instincts, can't shed blockers, is beyond horrible in coverage, and misses way too many tackles. Honestly, watching game film from college I wasn't sold on him coming into the league. Most of his highlights were him waiting on the ball to come to him rather than him attacking the ball like Ray Lewis, Urlacher, Willis, etc. He rarely attacks "downhill".
He is good for a big hit every now and then.
MLB don't matter anyways
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ATHENS, Tennessee -- Troubled linebacker Rolando McClain, who announced his surprise retirement from the NFL last month, is back in school at Alabama, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said Tuesday during a speaking engagement
"I know a lot of people get disappointed in Rolando McClain and a lot of the things he's struggled with," Saban said, "but he's with us now."
McClain, an All-American at Alabama who won the 2009 Butkus Award, was the eighth overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft and signed a contract with the Oakland Raiders that paid him $23 million in guaranteed money. He just never picked up where he left off at Alabama, as he struggled on the field and dealt with numerous legal issues away from it.
Waived by the Raiders after his third season in the league, McClain signed a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens in April. He was arrested 10 days later in Decatur and ultimately announced his retirement from the NFL as the Ravens began their offseason training activities.
Saban, who spoke before a crowd of more than 1,500 people on a steamy night in East Tennessee, focused on the positives McClain brought to the table during his three years at Alabama.
"That guy was a phenomenal leader," Saban said. "He affected everybody in the organization at a time when we needed leadership because we had a lot of bad things happen when I first got there."
Former Alabama LB Rolando McClain back in school, says Nick Saban | al.com
"I know a lot of people get disappointed in Rolando McClain and a lot of the things he's struggled with," Saban said, "but he's with us now."
McClain, an All-American at Alabama who won the 2009 Butkus Award, was the eighth overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft and signed a contract with the Oakland Raiders that paid him $23 million in guaranteed money. He just never picked up where he left off at Alabama, as he struggled on the field and dealt with numerous legal issues away from it.
Waived by the Raiders after his third season in the league, McClain signed a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens in April. He was arrested 10 days later in Decatur and ultimately announced his retirement from the NFL as the Ravens began their offseason training activities.
Saban, who spoke before a crowd of more than 1,500 people on a steamy night in East Tennessee, focused on the positives McClain brought to the table during his three years at Alabama.
"That guy was a phenomenal leader," Saban said. "He affected everybody in the organization at a time when we needed leadership because we had a lot of bad things happen when I first got there."
Former Alabama LB Rolando McClain back in school, says Nick Saban | al.com
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Former NFL player Rolando McClain said the April 21 incident in which he was arrested at Pines Park in Decatur was “the determining factor for me” in some of the life changes he has undertaken.
The 23-year-old Decatur native retired from the National Football League in May — three years into his pro career, one month after signing with the Baltimore Ravens and three weeks after the arrest — saying he needed to get his personal life together.
“With any job you’re doing, if you’re not 100 percent focused on what you’re doing, you can’t do the best you can do,” McClain said. “That was the case with me and football.
“I felt with all the legal stuff and everything else that was going on, it was the time for me to stop and take a break and reflect on my life and get myself right, and that’s what I’m doing at this time.”
McClain moved to Tuscaloosa with his wife and two children.
“We’ve got a bit of property left in north Alabama, but we reside here permanently,” he said.
He returned to school at the University of Alabama — where he starred on the 2009 national championship team — and is completing a degree in family financial planning. He plans to finish in the spring.
McClain said the past few years were “like a dream.” He played for the Oakland Raiders but was released in April, three years into a five-year, $40 million contract. He signed a one-year, $700,000 non-guaranteed deal with the Baltimore Ravens, but went on the reserve/retired list soon afterward.
“Everything was happening so fast,” McClain said. “Everybody wants this and they want that. I was thinking I was Superman; I could take it all on.
“I was headed down a bad road, and had I not stopped and gotten myself in order ... I don’t know. I wish I had the knowledge I have now.”
The April 21 incident at the Northwest Decatur park was McClain’s third arrest in his hometown in less than two years.
Police said McClain yelled “(expletive) the police” to a crowd gathered at the northwest Decatur park, then resisted officers as they tried to handcuff him. McClain pleaded not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
“Three arrests and they’ve all been in your hometown? I had to realize that it wasn’t so much the city of Decatur that I was getting arrested in, but the people that I was around,” McClain said.
He said he no longer associates with many of his friends from Decatur, but there’s no “bad blood.”
“I love the city of Decatur. I can’t forget where I come from. But at some point, a man’s got to move on and look out for his family,” he said.
At a benefit dinner in June, Alabama football coach Nick Saban said McClain was a “phenomenal leader” as a Crimson Tide player.
Now, McClain said he’s helping the program in a different capacity.
“My role is just an adviser,” he said. “I’m not coaching. I come around practice. I guess Coach respects my opinion, and so do some of the players. If I know of something that can help a player, I help. But that’s as far as my role goes right now.”
McClain didn’t dismiss the possibility of a return to football, either as a professional player or coach, but he didn’t speculate on it. At the moment, he said, he’s focused on his family, schoolwork and putting his legal troubles behind him.
“If I choose to do football or I choose to just sit on my porch and fish for the rest of my life, I’ll have a clear head,” he said.
McClain’s only charges awaiting adjudication are from his April arrest. The case is set for trial Dec. 12 in Decatur Municipal Court.
McClain’s lawyer, Harvey Steinberg, of Denver, said he could not comment on the case because it is ongoing.
http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/article_c33891e2-0f91-11e3-8568-001a4bcf6878.html
The 23-year-old Decatur native retired from the National Football League in May — three years into his pro career, one month after signing with the Baltimore Ravens and three weeks after the arrest — saying he needed to get his personal life together.
“With any job you’re doing, if you’re not 100 percent focused on what you’re doing, you can’t do the best you can do,” McClain said. “That was the case with me and football.
“I felt with all the legal stuff and everything else that was going on, it was the time for me to stop and take a break and reflect on my life and get myself right, and that’s what I’m doing at this time.”
McClain moved to Tuscaloosa with his wife and two children.
“We’ve got a bit of property left in north Alabama, but we reside here permanently,” he said.
He returned to school at the University of Alabama — where he starred on the 2009 national championship team — and is completing a degree in family financial planning. He plans to finish in the spring.
McClain said the past few years were “like a dream.” He played for the Oakland Raiders but was released in April, three years into a five-year, $40 million contract. He signed a one-year, $700,000 non-guaranteed deal with the Baltimore Ravens, but went on the reserve/retired list soon afterward.
“Everything was happening so fast,” McClain said. “Everybody wants this and they want that. I was thinking I was Superman; I could take it all on.
“I was headed down a bad road, and had I not stopped and gotten myself in order ... I don’t know. I wish I had the knowledge I have now.”
The April 21 incident at the Northwest Decatur park was McClain’s third arrest in his hometown in less than two years.
Police said McClain yelled “(expletive) the police” to a crowd gathered at the northwest Decatur park, then resisted officers as they tried to handcuff him. McClain pleaded not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
“Three arrests and they’ve all been in your hometown? I had to realize that it wasn’t so much the city of Decatur that I was getting arrested in, but the people that I was around,” McClain said.
He said he no longer associates with many of his friends from Decatur, but there’s no “bad blood.”
“I love the city of Decatur. I can’t forget where I come from. But at some point, a man’s got to move on and look out for his family,” he said.
At a benefit dinner in June, Alabama football coach Nick Saban said McClain was a “phenomenal leader” as a Crimson Tide player.
Now, McClain said he’s helping the program in a different capacity.
“My role is just an adviser,” he said. “I’m not coaching. I come around practice. I guess Coach respects my opinion, and so do some of the players. If I know of something that can help a player, I help. But that’s as far as my role goes right now.”
McClain didn’t dismiss the possibility of a return to football, either as a professional player or coach, but he didn’t speculate on it. At the moment, he said, he’s focused on his family, schoolwork and putting his legal troubles behind him.
“If I choose to do football or I choose to just sit on my porch and fish for the rest of my life, I’ll have a clear head,” he said.
McClain’s only charges awaiting adjudication are from his April arrest. The case is set for trial Dec. 12 in Decatur Municipal Court.
McClain’s lawyer, Harvey Steinberg, of Denver, said he could not comment on the case because it is ongoing.
http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/article_c33891e2-0f91-11e3-8568-001a4bcf6878.html
cleanface coney
WENT LEGIT
thats wassup i respect that
Lucky we got Reese da Gawd.
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for him getting his shyt together.
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This nikka just got married 4 months ago and has 2 kids and all he do is stay in trouble
