'13 IN ATH Jaylon Smith (Notre Dame Man & Graduate)

[IrishLion]

I'm surprised nothing's leaked out about the medical re-checks yet. I read in several places that they'd be over by late morning.

 

[NorthDakota]

Seems like such an awesome dude. I really hope he's able to get back to 100% and I really hope the Browns grab him with pick 65 if he's still around.

Steelers pls n thx

 

[#1rish]

I'm surprised nothing's leaked out about the medical re-checks yet. I read in several places that they'd be over by late morning.

Yeah, Myles Jack's checkup was leaked and apparently some teams had a few issues. Shaq Lawson's shoulder checked out.

 

[Kingbish01]

Steelers pls n thx

Agreed, and we don't need him anytime soon so he can heal up all he wants.

 

[GATTACA!]

Steelers pls n thx

 

[ulukinatme]

Steelers pls n thx

That would be the rich getting richer. Pitt has put together a young, nasty front 7, considering Tuitt and Shazier are already in there. Looking at Pitt's depth chart, it looks like every starter was a 1st round draft pick except for the NT Cam Thomas. Lot of young talent there, which is a far departure from where they were several years ago.

[EDIT] Okay, not every starter was a 1st round. Forgot Tuitt fell to the 2nd, but should have been a 1st. Pitt definitely got lucky.

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ND?src=hash">#ND</a> LB Jaylon Smith, who was a top 5 pick before the injury, is expected to sit out 2016. Many teams believe he'll be back to form in 2017.</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/721016462945738752">April 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Teams are still reviewing info on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ND?src=hash">#ND</a> LB Jaylon Smith (knee) after rechecks. But I'm told his report wasn't much different from the Combine.</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/721016218380058624">April 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[NewBrunswickIrish]

Agreed, and we don't need him anytime soon so he can heal up all he wants.

Yeah, let him sit out this year and take over for Timmons soon.

 

[NorthDakota]

Agreed, and we don't need him anytime soon so he can heal up all he wants.

Yeah, our boy could hang out, take a redshirt year. See some duty next season. And then be the guy year 3.

That would be the rich getting richer. Pitt has put together a young, nasty front 7, considering Tuitt and Shazier are already in there. Looking at Pitt's depth chart, it looks like every starter was a 1st round draft pick except for the NT Cam Thomas. Lot of young talent there, which is a far departure from where they were several years ago.

[EDIT] Okay, not every starter was a 1st round. Forgot Tuitt fell to the 2nd, but should have been a 1st. Pitt definitely got lucky.

As they should.

Very fun front 7. But Timmons is not getting any younger and is an ideal guy to help Jaylon out. Incredible athlete coming out of college.

 

[greyhammer90]

Titans with one of our gabillion second round picks. Please.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I'd take him in the second.

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[BobbyMac]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Notre Dame LB and NFL Draft prospect Jaylon Smith likely to miss entire 2016 season: [<a href="https://t.co/EkzUAPASHU">https://t.co/EkzUAPASHU</a>] <a href="https://t.co/keR3Scb949">pic.twitter.com/keR3Scb949</a></p>— Allan Bell (@AllanBell247) <a href="https://twitter.com/AllanBell247/status/721055162085830657">April 15, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[irishfan]

He grew up a Patriots fan....NE has 11 draft picks and can easily trade up if he falls to the bottom of the 1st. I'm sure everyone here would be just thrilled to see him end up in New England...

They took Dominique Easley at the end of the 1st round in 2014 and essentially "redshirted" him his rookie year while he was rehabbing so there is some precedent for this in that organization.

Pats cut Easley....so maybe they'll be more hesitant. Although Easley's problem was half attitude issues and half injuries.

Haven't seen much online with him going anywhere higher than Round 3 after today's evaluation. Like everyone else here, I'd be ecstatic if my team took him in Round 2. But I doubt any team with a HC/GM who needs to win ASAP will do that.

 

[IrishLion]

The Bengals took Darquez Dennard two years ago in the first round and essentially redshirted him... a guy can hope?

 

[GATTACA!]

Browns took Ifo Ekpre-Olomu last year to redshirt. We ended up cutting him, but hey there is precedent. I'd be ecstatic if we got Jaylon at 65.

 

[IrishLion]

Browns took Ifo Ekpre-Olomu last year to redshirt. We ended up cutting him, but hey there is precedent. I'd be ecstatic if we got Jaylon at 65.

Why'd he get cut? Not the same post-injury?

I thought he was going to be a stud.

 

[ACamp1900]

Why'd he get cut? Not the same post-injury?

I thought he was going to be a stud.

Oh he will be.. as soon as he signs with someone else....

 

[pkt77242]

Why'd he get cut? Not the same post-injury?

I thought he was going to be a stud.

The Browns felt that based off how the injury healed that he wouldn't stay healthy/would get injured again.

I believe that some one picked him up off waivers.

ETA: The Dolphins picked him up.

Dolphins claim Ifo Ekpre-Olomu | ProFootballTalk

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Damn was hoping for a better result.

Get healthy Jaylon and get the big second contract!


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[kmoose]

Nice article about Jaylon......

Notre Dame Linebacker Jaylon Smith: 'I'm the Best Player in the Draft' | Bleacher Report

 

[zelezo vlk]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news guys, but this needs to be shared.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source says Jaylon Smith's recheck showed drop-foot problem, caused by nerve damage, hasn't improved since the combine.</p>— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) <a href="https://twitter.com/LesBowen/status/722087348050092032">April 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[GoldenDomer]

Can he come back to school? Or did he make a really bad decision?

 

[zelezo vlk]

Can he come back to school? Or did he make a really bad decision?

I don't know about the specifics of his insurance policy, but I don't know if his policy would have been good for another year. At this point, he will get his payout and I'd be shocked if he wasn't picked up with at least a 7th round pick. At that point, he will rehab on the team's checkbook and if he recovers, he will play and be one year closer to unrestricted free agency. That being said, if he can't recover, he will be able to return and finish his degree unless other circumstances will prevent that. I don't know of any, but that's the only reason I could think of where he would not be welcomed back to get his degree.

 

[ab2cmiller]

He made the only decision that he could really make. Unless he wanted to risk coming back to ND, not playing this year, nerve damage never gets better and he never sees a dime from the NFL.

The worst case scenario for Jaylon now is that he doesn't get drafted, collects 5 million dollars tax free, nerve damage never gets better and he never plays in the NFL.

 

[ScooterIrish]

He made the only decision that he could really make. Unless he wanted to risk coming back to ND, not playing this year, nerve damage never gets better and he never sees a dime from the NFL.

The worst case scenario for Jaylon now is that he doesn't get drafted, collects 5 million dollars tax free, nerve damage never gets better and he never plays in the NFL.

Exactly. Hope it gets better but he made the right decision.

 

[greyhammer90]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news guys, but this needs to be shared.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source says Jaylon Smith's recheck showed drop-foot problem, caused by nerve damage, hasn't improved since the combine.</p>— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) <a href="https://twitter.com/LesBowen/status/722087348050092032">April 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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If he really isn't going to recover, this goes beyond being upset as an ND fan. He is an exceptional talent that I would've gotten a ton of pleasure watching at the LB position for years. The idea that we may never see a 26 year old grown-man Jaylon in his prime is a tragedy for the sport.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

All eyes look toward Taylor Decker . . .

 

[ND NYC]

whoa whoa slow down...foorst of all what the hell is "drop foot" and is this in fact been confirmed?

I couldn't handle his playing career ending on a Monday at 445pm thru a tweet.

 

[#1rish]

Drop foot is when you have difficulty lifting the front part of your foot.

 

[woolybug25]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news guys, but this needs to be shared.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source says Jaylon Smith's recheck showed drop-foot problem, caused by nerve damage, hasn't improved since the combine.</p>— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) <a href="https://twitter.com/LesBowen/status/722087348050092032">April 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Where's that Doctor fella that posts occasionally? I would love to hear his opinion on this.