We know, we know: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is super-mega-ultra fast. Like lightning, they say. He's a lightning Bolt. You know this, we know this, the world knows this. Good.
But does the NFL know this? Or, to put it another way, does Bolt know that his speed could be a huge weapon on a football field?
We don't know if the kid can catch (or knows what football is, for that matter), but if he could, wouldn't he make for an intriguing wide receiver prospect? If he can catch, and could translate his straight-ahead speed into diagonal cuts and breaks, what defensive back could cover him?
Those are some big "ifs," sure, but there has to be a number of teams out there intrigued by the raw speed of the world's fastest man.
And still on the subject of lightning bolts ..."Nothing to do in Joburg besides … wish I was Jamaican (or as it is now known, “the sprint capital of the world”). It’s that speed, those colours of the flag, those golden shoes, that accent, that music and that island style. It’s Usain Bolt and his teammates.The Jamaican track team have run off with more than just Olympic glory."http://blogs.thetimes.co.za/somethingtodo/2008/08/20/usain-bolts-lightning-fast-track-record/
ReplyDeleteDon't give Jerry Jones any ideas.
ReplyDeletePlus he's what, 6'-5"?
ReplyDeleteHeads up, Millen....
Usain bolt ways he wants to play football:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.spikesmag.com/news/usainboltdreamsofrealmadridchance172.aspx
why would he want to play that crap sport.in jamaica the top sports are: track,football(soccer) and cricket. nobody in that whole country plays that sport.
ReplyDeleteI would love him to play football but the real question is does he really want to.
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