Did u ever play football? for how long? what position?

[JMS]

I didn't play football in Highschool or in College. I played Rugby 2 years in highschool throughout college and for several years after college with a mens club here in the DC area.

Only time I played football was in 86 during the strike season. I tried out for the NE patriots. Cut class the entire time I was there. At the time I was just under six six two hundred fourty pounds. First day about three thousand guys tried out. I remember guys pulling up in plumber trucks. Guys finishing beers and smoking cigarrets in the parking lot before the first practice. I remember seeing guys with serious crack problems in that parking lot too.. and I don't mean drugs.. Remember the coach asking what position I played... Running back I said... defensive end he said.... First thing they did was run sprints by position and dropped like four fifths of the guys after 15 minutes.. Never played in a game. I dropped out after about the tenth day because of school.

Years later major leage baseball was going to go out on strike. I had never played baseball either. But a buddy of mine called me from atlanta and said they were holding open try outs and was I interested. I considered it for about 5 seconds, but by that time; I would have been one of the guys with the crack problem in the parking lot. I passed. Don't think major league baseball ever put a strike team on the field anyway. They settled with the players before the strike.

As I remember Redskins strike (scab) players that year all got superbowl rings because the skins went on to win it all that year. That's the year Charley Casserly distinguished himself as GM material. He was put in charge of the assembling the strike team early in the year. A lot of teams just had a open call in the newspaper like New England, Casserly actually put some thought into the skins strike team. As I remember he found a former all american QB doing time in the district. Got caught his senior year with a brick of coke under his seat. Charley also got a great reciever. That QB still holds the single game passing record for the skins. They won all five strick games, and all they ever did was have that QB throw to that WR... Beat a largely intact dallas team down in texas in their final game. Not a single regular Redskins crossed the strike line.

As I remember Charley had to sign that quarterback out of prison every saterday before the game and then sign him back into prison on Sunday after the game...

[artmonkforHOF]

High school ball.

In Canada we play with 12 men 4 downs, CFL size field NFL size endzone.

I played the weak side inside linebacker position (we played a 4-4 d), then switched to CB the 2 years I played after that (mono and knee injury kept me out the last 2 seasons) Never really a standout, just made some plays, and missed a few too.

First game as DB, I had one of the easiest flutter passes thrown right at me, I saw it and everything went into slow mo, I knew all I had to do was take a few steps forward, lower my hands and I was going to the house! Well the slo mo was a littel to slo mo, I ended up taking only one step and sort of fell into where the ball was going to meet me.......but I was falling to fast, ball of the chest, then the elbows, then the knees, got a few slaps at it and.......dropped INT made 2 picks after that through the years but nothing as easy as that first one was, or should have been.

I also played a lot on Kickoff and kick return, never as a returner but next row up from our 2 return men, so I ended up running a few, longest was 72 yards, got shoestringed just after their 15yard line.

And no Im not retarded, when iwent to HS in Canda, we went up to grade 13. now they changed it to 12.

[Walking Deadman]

LT primarily for 3 years. Actually scored a TD playing on the 2nd stringers as a DT.

Gave it up to take college courses in my senior year of HS.

Since then only the occasional sand-lot or touch game.
Hard to find anybody to really throw the ball around..........

[redskinsfan17]

i was a defensive end for all my football career. I played for the Minot Magicians (north dakota) and the Elizabethtown Bears (Pennsylvania). Like the other poster said, i love hitting the QB's. I also got to keep my #67 throughout my career

[Major Harris]

First game as DB, I had one of the easiest flutter passes thrown right at me, I saw it and everything went into slow mo, I knew all I had to do was take a few steps forward, lower my hands and I was going to the house! Well the slo mo was a littel to slo mo, I ended up taking only one step and sort of fell into where the ball was going to meet me.......but I was falling to fast, ball of the chest, then the elbows, then the knees, got a few slaps at it and.......dropped INT made 2 picks after that through the years but nothing as easy as that first one was, or should have been.

your story reminds me of a not so great moment in my athletic career.

as i mentioned earlier, my 8th grade year, our team went undefeated and unscored on. i started on special teams and got a lot of playing time at wr on offense. but i didn't get to be a full time starter until my 9th grade year.

first game of my freshman year, first quarter. quarterback rolls to my side, i've got deep outside 1/3rd. the slot receiver runs the worst out and up ever, and when the ball went in the air, i was thinking 6 the other way. backpedaling, i'm sure me intercepting this pass is nothing but a formality. as it goes over my head, i reach up, get a fingertip on the laces as i fall back. i get up, and damn near run the receiver down, but it was too late.

i gave up the first points in 2 years.

i was sure to run off the field on the opposite end of the coaching box to where my coach was, but he sprinted down the sideline and let me have it.

i'm now on his coaching staff, and i hear about that A LOT.

[Rdskn4Lyf21]

You ought to post this on Monster.com

Who knows, maybe the Niners could use you?

[twa]

Played from jr high thru High school,corner and wr

Hit like a mac truck and ran like a deer and still hold the record for knocking players out of the game.
Still regret not playing college ball...but money called

[Shallow1]

Played OLB from JR high school,High School,Big Ten Football, 8 years and 2 national chapionships in flag football, and stopped when I tore my ACL 2 months ago. I played some RB,CB and SS when I was in JR high school as well, but settled in at LB.

[edgun88]

7 years. Middle school and highschool. I miss it soooo much. I played mostly on the line guard tackle and center.

[No_Pressure]

Little league through highschool.

Played halfback im 6'0 235 so guess what I was built for.

[jrockster21]

Played 3 years in high school, left offensive tackle and some DT. Played rugby in college.

I wish I'd trained harder...I kind of took high-school football for granted.

[SkinsindaUSAF21]

Like I said earlier i played FB, TE, and MLB...
My strengths were: HEART, my biggest strength of all that never quit attitude. Great hands can catch anything. above average speed but excellent agility can stop and turn on a dime. I seem to gain speed as i make the cuts. Field awareness is anotherbig part of my game, the ability to see and read an entire play in a matter of seconds. Lower body strength, even thought im not that big ( only 5'6 175 but ive been adding muscle for bout the last 3 months and have already gainded 10 pounds so i plan on being about 195-205 by next year) I can squat about 525, and i leg press 1400. so im kinda like a lil bowling ball. Excellent blocker once again i might be small but I excell at blocking larger people, I guess i got the advantage of being able to get lower i dunno? Sure tackler.

Weaknesses: I know i aint perfect so here is some of my weaknesses. Speed is a two way thing i have above average speed but thats it im not overly fast and being my size that hurts. Tackling im not ST now i cant lower the boom, but on the other hand i know the proper technique therefore i rarely miss a tackle. OK so i dont have too many weaknesses but my biggest one is durability. I have had several major injuries during my short career:Broke my right ankle, all 10 of my fingers, fractured my hip, and have had 4 concussions.

End note: I was the first ever rookie to make all-county in my division. and was a 3 year selection for all-county.didnt play 4th year i dropped out due to personal reasons.

[SkinsindaUSAF21]

First game as DB, I had one of the easiest flutter passes thrown right at me, I saw it and everything went into slow mo, I knew all I had to do was take a few steps forward, lower my hands and I was going to the house! Well the slo mo was a littel to slo mo, I ended up taking only one step and sort of fell into where the ball was going to meet me.......but I was falling to fast, ball of the chest, then the elbows, then the knees, got a few slaps at it and.......dropped INT made 2 picks after that through the years but nothing as easy as that first one was, or should have been.

Sounds like a buddy of mine we were part of the onside kick team and were on the front line. well the kicker kicked it straight up and went right for him. (Now this dude always said he had the best hands on the team) Puts his hands out stood right underneath it....... and let it slip right thru his hands. they recovered and went on to kick the game winner with 3 seconds left.

[MikeSellers45]

I wanted to play this year but I didn't feel I was in good enough shape so I am not going to try out. Hopefully I will hit the weight room hard this year and play lineman or something my senior year seeing as I am 6'3" 260.

[Cooley4President]

I played 3 years in high school, TE and DE. Actually, I only "played" 2 years, the first year I spent on the bench trying to be an undersized tackle. Moved me to TE and tried me on the D-Line and I ended up starting for 2 years both ways. Well, when I wasn't hurt. I eventually had to have my shoulder reconstructed before my senior year and had to stop playing.

Had alot of good times in the #82/#72 jerseys...