Rolando McClain retires after one week with the Ravens

[Mr. Scot]

Apparently the thought of offseason conditioning was a bit much (link)

 

On the day that the linebacker was due to report to the Baltimore Ravens for the first day of the team's offseason workout program, he sent a text to ESPN.com saying, "I gotta follow my heart. It ain't football. If football made me complete I would play. But whenever I think of it my heart pulls me away from whatever reason. ... This means I'm done."

Last week the Ravens activated McClain, 24, off the reserve-retired list. Last year, after McClain had been released by the Oakland Raiders following a string of arrests, the Ravens signed him to a one-year contract worth the veteran minimum of $700,000.

McClain had not played football since the 2012 season and was no lock to make the Ravens' roster. He was reportedly late for a workout with team officials last week, which he later disputed. Left undisputed was that the workout did not go well. He reportedly failed a conditioning test and it would not have been surprising if the team had released him.

In college at Alabama, McClain won the Lambert award, given to the nation's best linebacker. The Raiders drafted him with the No. 8 overall pick in 2010.

 

I have a vague memory of someone a few years back suggesting we should try to acquire him (while he was still with the Raiders but expected to be released).

[Cary Kollins]

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

getting really tired of this "i'll post random gifs and hope that people pie me" poo

[SCP]

He ended up going back to school I think. Hopefully he ends up being successful at something else. Football ain't for everybody.

[Black]

Hopefully he has a plan in place, he obviously has some issues based on his history.  

[Herbert The Love Bug]

Maybe he has his heart set on salty fries and happy meals. He can join brandon hogan at McDonald's Sent from my SCH-I545 using CarolinaHuddle mobile app

[philp]

Maybe he has his heart set on salty fries and happy meals. He can join brandon hogan at McDonald'sSent from my SCH-I545 using CarolinaHuddle mobile app

Hogan is still playing. CFL. You never know, in very rare cases, some players make it back to the nfl.

[Mr. Scot]

Hogan is still playing. CFL. You never know, in very rare cases, some players make it back to the nfl.

 

So is Eric Norwood.

 

Duke Robinson is in the arena league.

 

[Cary Kollins]

"getting really tired of this "i'll post random gifs and hope that people pie me" poo"

 

 

 

it's only random if you didn't read the op genius

[Paintballr]

getting really tired of this "i'll post random gifs and hope that people pie me" poo

Welcome to the internet in 2014, go check reddit out its nothing but that.

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[Mother Grabber]

"getting really tired of this "i'll post random gifs and hope that people pie me" poo"

 

 

 

it's only random if you didn't read the op genius

 

I'm going to pie every post you make in this thread, just to piss off SPV.

[LinvilleGorge]

He ended up going back to school I think. Hopefully he ends up being successful at something else. Football ain't for everybody.

 

This.  Best of luck to the guy. 

 

Not gonna lie though, if the Panthers had wasted a 1st rounder on the guy like the Ravens did, I'd despise him.

[Carolina_Crazy]

This. Best of luck to the guy.

Not gonna lie though, if the Panthers had wasted a 1st rounder on the guy like the Ravens did, I'd despise him.

He was drafted by the raiders. Then the ravens traded for him. But yeah the should still be pissed.

[Jangler]

random gifs get pie when they fit the thread or post