2007-03-08 16:02:09 · 12 answers · asked by Baragon 3 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Michael Lewis, WR/Returner for the New Orleans Saints.
He never played college football and played in the arena league from 1999-2000. A New Orleans native, drove a beer truck to support his family and at the age of 29 tried out for the Saints and made it as a special teams returner in 2001.
In 2002 had one of the greatest seasons as a special teams player, shattering the NFL record for combined kickoff and punt return yardage with 2,432 yards in 2002 (breaking the mark of 2,187, set by WR MarTay Jenkins of Arizona in 2000). Lewis returned 44 punts for 625 yards (14.2 avg.) with a TD and 70 kickoffs for 1,807 yards (25.8 avg.) and two TDs. He also made his only Pro Bowl apperance in 2002.
Check out the USA Today story before his record setting season, just after his tryout: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/stories/2001-10-11-focus.htm
2007-03-08 16:26:52 · answer #1 · answered by sweetie_tdp 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you might want some inspirational story that will move people and inspire them. But I'm going in the other direction. In all seriousness they should make a movie about Aaron Rodgers. I have no idea what his personal life is like so they may need to embelish that a little but i think it has the potential to be very funny. You have this kid from California, good college qb, could be the first pick in the draft, gets invited to the draft by the NFL (they invite the players they think will go the very highest or else they would be embarrassed at having to sit ther waiting for their number to be called....) Alex Smith goes 1rst but he should go soon... and he slides, all the way to 24! to play in the cold behind consecutive games started.... Brett Favre. Every year our plucky hero thinks/hopes Favre will retire, but alas not. He could spend half the movie explaining that we should have gone number 1. The actually plot could have nothing to do with football at all. Maybe its really a sit-com.
2007-03-09 01:46:03 · answer #2 · answered by thetyrannyofmen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some players that I would like to see have a movie made about them:
Pat Tillman, Tom Brady, Jim Brown, Ryan Leaf, Reggie White, Desmond Howard, Brett Favre, Emmit Smith, Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders.
I was going to put Gayle Sayers but then I remembered that Brian's song is about his relationship with Brian Picolo.
2007-03-09 06:18:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jenn R 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Michael Lewis
2007-03-09 00:45:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hollywood Henderson
2007-03-09 04:36:57 · answer #5 · answered by Tony S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ryan Leaf because he was a great college player but NFL career was horrible miserable failure
2007-03-09 00:16:08 · answer #6 · answered by Preston S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tom Brady...went from low round draft pick to one of the best QBs in NFL history already...3 Super Bowls...
2007-03-09 05:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jerry Rice.
I would like to see how the best become the best
2007-03-09 05:02:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
rod smith... undrafted and holds records on the broncos, is a great team leader and has an excellent work ethic
2007-03-09 03:41:08 · answer #9 · answered by thelittlelim 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
kurt warner
2007-03-09 00:05:43 · answer #10 · answered by Dave & Sunny 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋