Old guy Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 A10 Ref, from Hassahn's point of view this would be a Godsent gift to him. I hope he gets drafted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 my bad m u TE who also starred in college hoops was Justin Gage not Gates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 17 minutes ago, almaman said: my bad m u TE who also starred in college hoops was Justin Gage not Gates. Justin Gage was at Mizzou on a football scholarship, and he moonlighted in basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A10Ref Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 58 minutes ago, Old guy said: A10 Ref, from Hassahn's point of view this would be a Godsent gift to him. I hope he gets drafted. would be an absolute godsent gift.... I would love for it to happen for him. Given draft has already occurred - his best chance is getting invited to preseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 Several guys have done this in the past decade. It he has patience, as it may take him a couple seasons to get into a lineup French could be a real success. Gonzalez, Gates, Fells, Graham, Julius Thomas, Rico Gathers, Mo Allie Cox, have all fairly recently made leap from Basketball star to NFL TE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatskablamo Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, A10Ref said: Antonio Gates who played basketball at Kent State? He's the poster child of this jump from college basketball to NFL stardom (Future Pro Football HOFer - 8x pro bowler 5x all pro). Alie-Cox just signed a 1 year $3.4m contract, which I would assume is more than most people would expect in a solid career overseas. Would love to see a Billiken playing in the NBA, but I'll take NFL as a nice consolation prize any day. You’re missing the OG of this, former Indianapolis Colt stud Marcus Pollard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Tony Gonzalez ... basketball player at Cal to NFL tight end to Hall of Fame. Duff Man and slufanskip like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crymdg2 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I've seen a few posts that Roby is moving to STL and saw he had a post in Chaifetz today. Is he coming on staff in some capacity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Gonzales was an All-American playing football in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 22 minutes ago, brianstl said: Gonzales was an All-American playing football in college. Yep. And Gates was originally at Michigan State and Saban pressured him to only play football (which is why he transferred to Eastern Michigan before ending up at Kent State). The basketball-to-football story is extremely overblown with both guys. The reality is most guys without a legit football background at some point before the pros never make the 53. French is facing an uphill battle, but I like his chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Dallas would be dream. The heir to Novacek and Witten and (I still can't get over it Jackie Smith) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatskablamo Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Billiken Rich said: Dallas would be dream. The heir to Novacek and Witten and (I still can't get over it Jackie Smith) He must be the sickest man in America still! That’s one of the all-time super bowl calls. Staubach put it right in his bread basket. Verne Lundquist on the airwaves… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 It appears that French is not just meeting with the Titans, but has signed some kind of contract with the Titans and is taking part in the Titans full team minicamp as a tryout. https://www.si.com/nfl/titans/gm-report/tennessee-titans-nfl-minicamp-hasahn-french-tryout wgstl, BuiltFordBills, BilliesBy40 and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Madani Diarra has transferred from Eastern Illinois to Indian Hills CC. Pistol and Compton like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 https://www.titansreport.com/topic/42512-the-tight-end-thread/page/10/ Reading the titans message board, French's FT% is being brought up, dude will never be able to run from that, ha. brianstl likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Please Has do not become part of the criminal enterprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 minute ago, slufanskip said: Please Has do not become part of the criminal enterprise. Honestly vcu has gotten a lot of exposure from Mo, wouldnt mind that... almaman likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 As much as i hate the nfl, i believe football suits french's physical self and skills and seems like this would be a wonderful opportunity. His weakness would be a lack of football experience and knowledge but knowing his work ethic, he'd quickly close those gaps. Count me thrilled he is getting this chance. I promise to give football another chance and will become his biggest fan BilliKat, NextYearBill, brianstl and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Mo hadn't played football since his freshman year of high school. Interesting note from French's bio, he did not play organized basketball until the 8th grade. He did play football growing up - he was a running back. I don't believe he played at all in high school though. https://www.thebluestable.com/colts/return-of-the-mac-mo-allie-cox/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCoBillsFan Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, billiken_roy said: As much as i hate the nfl, i believe football suits french's physical self and skills and seems like this would be a wonderful opportunity. His weakness would be a lack of football experience and knowledge but knowing his work ethic, he'd quickly close those gaps. Count me thrilled he is getting this chance. I promise to give football another chance and will become his biggest fan Agreed. Even without the experience in football, all of French’s best qualities on the court (athleticism, physicality, good footwork for a bigger guy) should translate very well as a tight end. I think with the right development he could see some NFL playing time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I would not try to guess whether French will make it or not. I do know that this is a wonderful opportunity for French and that he will do all he can to make it work for him. It is up to the Titans to decide if they want him or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Quality Is Job 1 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLU_Nick Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 French Cut from titans. Darn https://twitter.com/glennonsports/status/1405618448219230211?s=21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Hope the Titans lose every game now NextYearBill, BilliKat and Littlebill like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Yeah. Back to F The NFL again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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