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NFL AM: New York Giants Haven’t Seen JPP
The Giants haven’t seen Jason Pierre-Paul, Marshawn Lynch doesn’t want you to see his biopic, and 25 teams go to see Isaiah Battle workout.
Giants still haven’t seen Pierre-Paul:
The New York Giants sent vice president of medical services Ronnie Barnes and other team officials to see Jason Pierre-Paul Monday, but NFL Network’s Ian Rappaport reported the Giants were unable to see Pierre-Paul, and may not see the defensive end until he signs his franchise tender.
This is a problem for the Giants who need to decide how to handle Pierre-Paul and his roster spot. Pierre-Paul would be a prime candidate for the NFL’s non-football injury list, but New York cannot place Pierre-Paul on the list until he’s under contract.
Pierre Paul’s teammate Victor Cruz joined SiriusXM NFL’s Bruce Murray and Rich Gannon Tuesday and explained he was “shocked” when he heard the news of his teammate’s freak injury.
“I was definitely, obviously shocked just like everyone else to hear the news,” Cruz told Murray and Gannon. “Obviously it’s not something that you want to hear about a teammate. I have reached out to him; I sent him a text message, but obviously he’s probably nowhere near a phone right now. But I just hope he’s healthy.
“I just hope everything goes positively and that he’s able to be with us come training camp. That’s the only thing a guy like myself can ask for right now.”
The situation between the Giants and Pierre-Paul is an interesting one. Many believed the defensive end wouldn’t sign his franchise tender or show up for training camp on time before the fireworks incident, but now the issue is even more clouded.
The Giants have already reportedly rescinded a long term offer to Pierre-Paul, and it’s going to be difficult for the team to decide to make another in the future. Pierre-Paul is an elite NFL talent, who’s shown an ability to dominate when at his best. However, his work ethic, injury history and now decision making are all big concerns for a player who leaves you scratching your head in confusion as often as he leaves you in awe of his abilities.
Marshawn Lynch scrapping unintentionally hilarious biopic:
The story of Marshawn Lynch is a good one. Lynch is a man who came out of the inner-city to achieve unbelievable heights including a successful NFL career and a Super Bowl championship.
Lynch believed his story was good enough for a biopic, and decided to employ life-long family friend Mario Bobino to put the film together. As you might expect, the previously unknown filmmaker did a less than stellar job producing the movie.
In February, without Lynch’s knowledge, Bobino released a trailer for the film that was so unintentionally funny, that it will leave you wanting more and more of Lynch’s abandoned film, “Family First: The Marshawn Lynch Story.”
Unfortunately, the film was so bad that Lynch’s agent, Doug Hendrickson told Rolling Stone the movie will never be released.
Henderson simply told Rolling Stone, “he did a terrible job, and the film will never be released.”
Rolling Stone reached out to Bobino, who says he believes the film will never be released, in part, because he lost the trust of Lynch after releasing the trailer without the tailback’s approval.
“It will never be the same between us,” Bobino told Rolling Stone. “I think the issue with me and him now is a trust issue. He doesn’t trust me anymore, so that’s why the movie isn’t going to come out. It’s a trust issue with me now because I put out that promo out with his consent.”
Lynch has been known as one of the NFL’s more bizarre characters, and the trailer of his scrapped biopic won’t do anything to change that. While his story is one of success and should be a shining example for young people wanting to get out of the inner-city, it comes across like a Saturday Night Live skit about “Boyz n The Hood.”
If you’re a fan of unintentionally, hilariously bad cinema, do yourself a favor, and find and watch the trailer. You can thank us later.
25 teams attend Clemson tackle Isaiah Battle’s pro day:
NFL teams rarely decide to part with a draft pick in future drafts in order to select a player in the supplemental draft, but that might change Thursday. There’s a good chance that Clemson tackle Isaiah Battle will get selected somewhere between the 3rd and 6th-Round of Thursday’s supplemental draft.
Only 43 players have been selected during the supplemental draft, the last being Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon, who the Browns pledged a second-round pick on in 2012.
Offensive tackle is one of the hardest positions to fill in the NFL, and that was evidenced by 25 teams being represented at Battle’s pro day. With that many teams willing to send personnel to watch a potential supplemental pick, it’s likely that someone takes a shot at the 6-foot-6, 312 pound tackle.
Other supplemental draft eligible players include North Carolina Central wide receiver Adrian Wilkins, West Georgia defensive tackle Dalvon Stuckey, Houston defensive end Eric Eiland, UConn tight end Sean McQuillan, and Kansas defensive back Kevin Short, but it’s unlikely anyone outside of Battle gets the call on Thursday.
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