PR stunt I'm guessing.
@GrantWahl Grant Wahl
Just spoke to KC press officer: @Ochocinco on trial w/team next Tue-Fri. Coach Peter Vermes is serious about it, as is Ochocinco. We'll see!
http://twitter.com/#!/GrantWahl/stat...56753153261568
OchoCinko to trial with Sporting KC
PR stunt I'm guessing.
@GrantWahl Grant Wahl
Just spoke to KC press officer: @Ochocinco on trial w/team next Tue-Fri. Coach Peter Vermes is serious about it, as is Ochocinco. We'll see!
http://twitter.com/#!/GrantWahl/stat...56753153261568
the new bo jackson. curious to see how he fairs.
hes an athelete but as for being a soccer player. I know dude played in Uni or high school
Hmmm...millions in the NFL or thousands in the MLS...which contract to sign?
i posted this a couple of years ago...
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns...oot=us&cc=5901
dude loves soccer.
sounds good enough for MLS to me. haha.Originally Posted by Ossington Mental Youth
he's fast so that will help a lot.
Have you been keeping up with the NFL and the lockout situation?
^i have, with a lockout does that mean they dont get paid
i know it's a PR stunt.
but he shouldn't be risking those knees and ankles...
one ill-timed tackle...and he's doing pre-game on the NFL network.
This smells like Michael Jordan trying out for the Chicago White Sox as opposed to Bo Jackson playing for the Kansas City Royals. Anyway, it's good publicity for MLS which is always welcome.
He's not making any money this fall if he's locked out.
He's a joker...loves doing stuff outside the box (ie. DWTS). It's good promotion, I certainly chuckled at it. I don't think anyone is serious about this.
I've always wondered how much better MLS and national soccer in the USA would be if you took a certain percentage of those wide receivers and running backs and got them into soccer at a young age.
I can see him signing, if just for a paycheque, Sporting Kansas will sell his shirts, MLS raises their profile among the NFL watching population...
Ocho is a soccer guy.
he proclaimed his love of the sport when he attempt a PAT.
I'd like to see Steve Nash try out for the Whitecaps. i've seen him play and man, he looks better than many USL players. he could be a backend-roster MLS player I think.
love ocho!
It's not a matter of them playing it at a young age. Since alot of them do already. It's the fact that most of them have chosen an alternative sport in which they see more opportunity to make more money in the U.S
Why, is Chad about to be investigated for gambling, too?
Is there a reality show following this?
players locked out...no union...free to do whatever he wants to do
It's just a trial. Minicamps and NFL practises are probably more of an injury risk.
Ocho loves soccer and I love Ocho, should be fun.
Jordan didn't just try out for the Sox, he was signed to their minor league club, played a whole season and hit .202. Stole 30 bases though (also had 11 errors).
he was suppose to race C.Ronaldo, but got injured. Apparently they are good friends (i the sense that rich people hang out with other rich people)
I've got no problem with him trying. However, I think it would augur ill for the league to have him make the squad; it would attract mainstream media and feed the prevalent belief that the league is a joke. While everybody who follows the league understands it's not top flight, I would hope and fully expect that it's at least good enough to not have somebody step right in from another sport and excel, no matter how much of an athlete he is.
^^ +1
they still get paid cause their contracts are still valid. his is expired though, which is the only way he could do this trial (cause no team would let a player trial another sport these days)
lockout or no, his contract expired so he'd be free to do whatever he wants anyway.
Chad 85 will talk incessantly about this for weeks I'm sure. Huge free PR bonanza for SKC. The SKC FO has to be careful not to piss off their players if this becomes too much of a circus however.
I think this has a lot of upside. If he stinks then it was a lark and then will be done. If he can move the ball then he can brag how great he is and SKC might get a reserve player.
Oh! No, I don't watch or follow the NFL at all...makes more sense now
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I don't see it being that huge of a deal. Johnson's physical conditioning is just as good as 90% of the league, and if he plays a lot of soccer in his down time, he could be good enough to at least make a team. I reckon Steve Nash might be good enough to make an MLS team, too.
Look at a guy like Deion Sanders, who became a good player in more than one sport - and those leagues were top flight, unlike MLS. It's really rare, but it happens.
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Just read ok the tsn news ticker that he is on a 4 day trial with KC
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