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sportscurmudgeon · 04-21-2004, 06:56 PM

Latest news from the St. Paul Pioneer Press is that Lesnar was injured in a motorcycle accident last weekend in Minnesota and lost about a week of training/conditioning for his NFL "tryout". He will go to Phoenix area and resume training Monday.

He is hoping to get in a supplemental draft and is trying to sell himself as a DL/MLB. His workout for NFL scouts/personnel people is around 20 May.

Just to put some history into this thread, back in the 1970s, Geroge Allen had the idea that he would sign Andre the Giant to play DT for the Redskins. Then he found out what Andre was making in wrestling and it was about 5 - 8 times more than any lineman on the Skins at the time. (NFL salaries used to be outrgeously low!) So Allen gave up on the idea of a 7'5" DT who weighed about 450lbs.

Also, a relatively unknown DT for the Denver Broncos became a pretty famous rassler - - Wahoo McDaniel.

And don't forget Ernie "Big Cat" Ladd who was in Super Bowl 1 as a DT for the Chiefs.

04-21-2004, 06:56 PM	#29
sportscurmudgeon Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,159	Latest news from the St. Paul Pioneer Press is that Lesnar was injured in a motorcycle accident last weekend in Minnesota and lost about a week of training/conditioning for his NFL "tryout". He will go to Phoenix area and resume training Monday. He is hoping to get in a supplemental draft and is trying to sell himself as a DL/MLB. His workout for NFL scouts/personnel people is around 20 May. Just to put some history into this thread, back in the 1970s, Geroge Allen had the idea that he would sign Andre the Giant to play DT for the Redskins. Then he found out what Andre was making in wrestling and it was about 5 - 8 times more than any lineman on the Skins at the time. (NFL salaries used to be outrgeously low!) So Allen gave up on the idea of a 7'5" DT who weighed about 450lbs. Also, a relatively unknown DT for the Denver Broncos became a pretty famous rassler - - Wahoo McDaniel. And don't forget Ernie "Big Cat" Ladd who was in Super Bowl 1 as a DT for the Chiefs.