Armond Armstead signs with agent

[zbikowski88]

Wish Armond was Irish, but good luck to him I hope he does well

Michael Lev ‏ @LevOnUSC
Former #USC DT Armond Armstead has signed with an agent and will participate in some portion of pro day tomorrow.

 

[D-BOE34]

HELLO RAMS! Hope they snag him up in a bold 4th round. He isn't going to be expected higher will he?

 

[clashmore_mike]

He'll have to go the supplemental draft route won't he?

 

[zbikowski88]

"Because he graduated in December, Armond Armstead will be eligible for April’s NFL draft, a league spokesman said."
Former Trojan Armstead hires agent, turning pro - USC : The Orange County Register

 

[BGIF]

If he had difficulty passing a college physical how does he pass an NFL physical?

 

[Andy in Sactown]

If he had difficulty passing a college physical how does he pass an NFL physical?

Several million dollar question. Certainly seems like your question is rhetorical (or at least intended to be), but I ask is the liability the same in the NFL? Is there an option for a legal waiver of risk not acceptable by the NCAA at the college level?

Too many variables, even without the actual medical condition to speak authoritatively.

I resign myself to two things on this subject:

1) Certainly doesn't look good not to have a clean bill of health.
2) Everything else is out of bounds for informed deduction.

Edit: I know BGIF was really alluding to #1, but I don't think it hurts to remind people of #2.

 

[BGIF]

Several million dollar question. Certainly seems like your question is rhetorical (or at least intended to be), but I ask is the liability the same in the NFL? Is there an option for a legal waiver of risk not acceptable by the NCAA at the college level?

Too many variables, even without the actual medical condition to speak authoritatively.

I resign myself to two things on this subject:

1) Certainly doesn't look good not to have a clean bill of health.
2) Everything else is out of bounds for informed deduction.

Edit: I know BGIF was really alluding to #1, but I don't think it hurts to remind people of #2.

Can't answer specifics but an NFL franchise would have to risk a draft choice on a player that it appears couldn't get cleared to play in college. Colleges may be more noble (I know U$C) and might simply not want to take the risk nor risk the student athlete ( ND as opposed UF with Wenger) whre in the NFL's a player's a commodity, a business decision subject to risk analysis.

 

[Grahambo]

Bryan Fischer ‏ @BryanDFischer
Armond Armstead said he wanted to play w/ his brother but when he picked Oregon, he decided to go pro because he couldn't transfer in conf.


Bryan Fischer ‏ @BryanDFischer
Armstead said he's fully healthy and can pass any test but USC didn't allow him to work out at Pro Day.


Whitney Blaine ‏ @whitneykblaine
Armstead said Haden originally allowed him to participate but that changed. He will enter the 2012 NFL Draft & have his own ProDay Apr. 9.

 

[TerryTate]

Bryan Fischer ‏ @BryanDFischer
Armstead said he's fully healthy and can pass any test but USC didn't allow him to work out at Pro Day.

Calling BS on this one.

 

[Grahambo]

Calling BS on this one.

I know. If that was true then we would be discussing how him and Arik would be killer along with Lynch, Nix, Tuitt, KLM.

 

[TerryTate]

I know. If that was true then we would be discussing how him and Arik would be killer along with Lynch, Nix, Tuitt, KLM.

ND's medical staff had his records for weeks. Couldn't clear him

 

[irishff1014]

Calling BS on this one.

I agree 2 big time schools wont sign you off over a month ago and you are healthy that quick No way.

 

[Grahambo]

ND's medical staff had his records for weeks. Couldn't clear him

Oh yeah, definitely well aware of that. We know USC and ND couldn't clear him. I wonder if Arkansas couldn't clear him either.

 

[Irish Insanity]

Former USC player eyes CFL championship two years after suffering heart attack - Yahoo! Sports

 

[TerryTate]

Saw this yesterday. Happy he found a place to accept him. Extremely talented player with some physical ailments. Happy to see he's progressing so well.

 

[Old Man Mike]

I'm thankful also that the young man can pursue his dream, and hopefully do so safely. This also points out how ignorant some of the postings on IE were when the recruitment drama was taking place last winter, and that Kelly and the staff were progressing in rational ways on a complicated front, while certain IEers were expressing nonsense theories. Wish we'd stop doing that when it becomes critical of Kelly.

 

[PANDFAN]

Despite Risks, College Football Still Using Powerful Painkiller - ABC News

 

[Ironman8]

He signed with the Patriots today.

 

[irishff1014]

He signed with the Patriots today.

Damn how are you so fast???

 

[Me2SouthBend]

He signed with the Patriots today.

Which makes him eligible for this weekend. Wait, what?!?

 

[BleedBlueGold]

He signed with the Patriots today.

This made me laugh. I can't stand Adam Schefter, yet I follow him on twitter. He's just now tweeting the Pats have officially signed Armond. I'm thinking it's breaking news, so I get on IE to post it, and sure enough, you posted it a week ago. Haha. Schefty is losing a step to Ironman.

 

[ResLife Hero]

Too bad
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Patriots DT Armond Armstead -- a promising talent out of the CFL with health issues -- announced his retirement.</p>— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/statuses/489491916770533377">July 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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