EGram wrote:Just because Allie Cox signed does not mean he is actually going to ever play a game in the NFL. It's amazingly hard to make it in the NFL without playing any college ball.
Stephen Neal was one of the greatest collegiate HW wrestlers of all time and even won the HW World Championship a couple months out of college. He had about 10x the physical talent as Mo and played in a sport that's far more physical yet he basically redshirt his first 2 years in the league and did not become a starter until he was in year 4.
Cox is on his way to playing Basketball Professionally overseas, then this offer popped up so he might as well give it a try. Certainly signing does not mean he will ever play a game.
A few things going in favor of Cox having a chance at football:
- Indianapolis has a history of giving College Basketball Players an opportunity. Tight end Erik Swoope and recently retired lineman Joe Reitz were collegiate basketball players before playing in the NFL
- The guy expected to be the #2 Tight End, Dwayne Allen, went to the Patriots
- Cox is a bull of a guy, with good hands. 74% Free Throw shooter his last 2 years at VCU - very good coordination
- Cox is a determined individual, majored in Criminal Justice and is currently pursuing his Masters in Criminal Justice. He is going to be a very successful individual:
•Completed an internship with the Virginia General Assembly in 2016.
•Completed an internship at Richmond law firm McGuireWoods during the 2015-16 fall semester.
- At 6'7" 255 pounds he has the size to be a tight end in the NFL
- Since Cox was eligible last season, unlike other College Seniors, he was able to go to pre-draft workouts last year and could have signed then. Cox had every team in the NFL attend his public workout except for two teams. He visited several teams as well and the Colts signed him. Doesn't mean he makes the team but it helps
Will he make it? Who knows......but I would not bet against this guy