[NU Sports] Jeremy Maclin To Turn Pro

[Jonathan Hodges]

I doubt that his performance at the Alamo Bowl had much impact on him going
pro - except for reaffirming what everyone already knows, which is that he's
a very talented receiver with excellent speed.

Remember that the NFL has a rule in place that one must be at least 3 years
removed from high school to go pro - in other words, a redshirt sophomore
(like Maclin) or true junior (this all came about after the Clarett
debacle).

And a lot depends on what the NFL draft evaluation committee comes back with
in each case - anyone who would be a first day pick (first 2 rounds) should
basically come out given the large amounts of guaranteed money (signing
bonuses) given to those in the first 2 rounds.  While I am personally of the
opinion that one should stay in college and finish the degree, I completely
understand coming out early and taking the money, especially considering the
high risk of injury in a sport such as football which could significantly
reduce one's value if they choose to stay another year (not to mention the
chance of a lower level of performance).

Jonathan

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 1:43 PM, <Hakirsch at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 1/9/2009 11:41:32 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> NEONRye at aol.com writes:
>
> > Couldn't he have done this a year ago?:-)
> >
>
> Good point !--Keyshawn has a great Rose Bowl against us and goes
> pro--Maclin
> does the same--maybe if we had stopped him on the punt , he would have had
> to
> stay at Mizzou !?
>
> Harry
>
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