Herschel Walker : Return to Football not out of question

[Shogun]

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20110124/SPORTS02/110124029/Herschel+Walker++Return+to+NFL+possible

Could Herschel Walker put an NFL uniform on again?

The 48-year-old said not to discount the possibility.


Walker played in the NFL from 1986-1997. He has since transformed into an MMA fighter, and is set for a bout on Saturday.


On Monday, he said he hasn't ruled out putting his renewed fitness -- for which he credits his MMA training -- to use on the football field.


"I know I can play," Walker said, via AOL FanHouse. "If I continue to stay in the shape I'm in now, I know I can play when I'm 50. Right now, if you asked if I can play today, there's absolutely no doubt in my mind I can play football today, that I can help out a team today.


"I 100% guarantee you I can help a football team out."


Walker was a Pro Bowl running back in 1987 and 1988, his best year when he rushed for 1,514 yards.


He said he'd like to play football in Atlanta, close to his home.


"I still say I may try out for football again and show people I can do that," Walker said, "because I want to be the George Foreman of football and come back and do it one more time."

This is the kind of shape is he in now

http://mmajunkie.com/dyn/images/fighters/herschel-walker-2.jpg

[Bugeater]

ROFL

[WebGem]

Could he be our QB?

[Shogun]

Bring him in for a look?

[WV]

He's a beast I'll give him that, but obviously intelligence still isn't his strong suit.

[KCUnited]

The right 53 year old.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Well, I think he could be a viable 4th string rB for the
redskins.

Maybe.

[WebGem]

The right 53 year old.

rofl

[KCrockaholic]

lol wow....But you know what? It would be pretty damn cool to see happen. Watch him come back and put up better numbers than LJ. That's a good measuring stick.

[mlyonsd]

Really wish he had moved a bit to the left before that pic was taken.

Anyway, what's he want to do?

[Shogun]

Heres a pic Dave Camarillo at American Top Team sent me on twitter a few months ago of Herschel who just got done running a fucking 4.3

http://c0013454.cdn1.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/x2_24b5773

[Tribal Warfare]

motherfucker is a stud, he's always been a world class athlete

[Skyy God]

The right 53 year old.

Lulz.

[bowener]

ROFL

I thought about laughing, but then I realized he is a bad mother fucker, and in freakish shape. Besides, if one of his personalities quits on you, you have a shit load of others to go with.

[mlyonsd]

2 months ago Jack Lalanne would have chased him down in the open field and stripped the ball.

[KCrockaholic]

Heres a pic Dave Camarillo at American Top Team sent me on twitter a few months ago of Herschel who just got done running a ****ing 4.3

http://c0013454.cdn1.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/x2_24b5773

A 4.3? You're fucking kidding. If he can do that, he can still play.

[Pushead2]

that man is in some fucking shape.

[Bugeater]

Are you people fucking kidding me? When you're that age you get hurt more easily, and it takes longer to recover. How fast he is or how good of shape he is in doesn't matter, he's still going to get hit.

[RealSNR]

He's in phenominal shape right now.

And I can't think of any better way for a 48-year old to get OUT of shape quicker than a year of professional football.

[mlyonsd]

Are you people ****ing kidding me? When you're that age you get hurt more easily, and it takes longer to recover. How fast he is or how good of shape he is in doesn't matter, he's still going to get hit.Exactly. He might not even make it through pre-season.

[bowener]

Exactly. He might not even make it through pre-season.

Who cares. It ain't me! Preseason might be fun to watch then.

[Bewbies]

I guarantee you Dawg fans down here would love to see the Falcons take a flier on him.

[BillSelfsTrophycase]

Can he play Nose Tackle?

[evolve27]

HW > Chambers. Thread over.

[bowener]

I guarantee you Dawg fans down here would love to see the Falcons take a flier on him.

A flier? He would be a FA, right?

[JD10367]

From the 1:09 to 1:25 mark. This is in 1996, when he was 14 years younger. And a little fucking white kicker did it. Imagine now.

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[DaFace]

lol wow....But you know what? It would be pretty damn cool to see happen. Watch him come back and put up better numbers than LJ. That's a good measuring stick.

Pretty much this. I'd give him about a 1% chance of actually being able to make an NFL squad and be reasonably productive, but it'd be fun to watch him try.

[Deberg_1990]

IM sure lots of teams would take a flyer on a 48 year old former RB with a ton of miles who hasnt played in 13 years.

[KCBOSS1]

It would definitely cause a crazy buzz.

[KCBOSS1]

I'm 41 and I already feel better just thinking about it.

[Hammock Parties]

Probably still runs a 4.7.

[stlchiefs]

That would be awesome to see him try.

[Shogun]

If He can do it maybe Len Dawson will come to be our QBOTP/QBOTF

[Bwana]

LMAO

[Rain Man]

SIGN HIM AND TRADE HIM TO MINNESOTA! SIGN HIM AND TRADE HIM TO MINNESOTA!

[WebGem]

If He can do it maybe Len Dawson will come to be our QBOTP/QBOTF

ROFL

[Bugeater]

SIGN HIM AND TRADE HIM TO MINNESOTA! SIGN HIM AND TRADE HIM TO MINNESOTA!
You sir, are a genious.

[pr_capone]

Jeez... if HW somehow makes it to someones training camp, you know Ricky Henderson is gonna start beating on some GM's doors.

*BANG BANG BANG* HEY! RICKEY WANT'S TO PLAY SOME BASEBALL. RICKEY CAN STILL PLAY!!! *BANG BANG BANG* YOU LISTENING? I'M BETTER THAN LOU MOTHER ****ING BROCK MAN... YOU GOTTA LET RICKEY PLAY! IF THAT OLD TIRED ASS HERSHEL WALKER CAN PLAY FOOTBALL, RICKEY CAN PLAY SOME DAMN BASEBALL!!!

[ClevelandBronco]

I was just thinking that the Broncos are one 48-year-old running back away from the Super Bowl.

[LiveSteam]

IM sure lots of teams would take a flyer on a 48 year old former RB with a ton of miles who hasnt played in 13 years.

The Pats will. & he can do this
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[Chiefs Rool]

I would actually love to see that.

[cdcox]

At 49, my boyhood dreams of being an NFL star aren't dead after all.

[Phobia]

You know, he knows, 32 coaches know, everybody knows he's not playing in the NFL again but a lot of people now know he has an MMA fight this weekend who wouldn't have otherwise known.

[pr_capone]

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[Pushead2]

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this was not impressive from a MMA stand point.

[Rain Man]

You know, he knows, 32 coaches know, everybody knows he's not playing in the NFL again but a lot of people now know he has an MMA fight this weekend who wouldn't have otherwise known.


It sounds so manipulative when you put it that way.

[Consistent1]

Jeez... if HW somehow makes it to someones training camp, you know Ricky Henderson is gonna start beating on some GM's doors.

*BANG BANG BANG* HEY! RICKEY WANT'S TO PLAY SOME BASEBALL. RICKEY CAN STILL PLAY!!! *BANG BANG BANG* YOU LISTENING? I'M BETTER THAN LOU MOTHER ****ING BROCK MAN... YOU GOTTA LET RICKEY PLAY! IF THAT OLD TIRED ASS HERSHEL WALKER CAN PLAY FOOTBALL, RICKEY CAN PLAY SOME DAMN BASEBALL!!!

Haha, Rickey. I did read somewhere recently that Canseco was honestly trying to get a a chance with some willing team.

[007]

a 48 year old body is still a 48 year old body. No team will truly give him a shot.

[tyton75]

dude is 48 and you are talking about him playing a whole season as the starting running back? hell no he couldn't do it.

but could he make a football team and see some limited action as a change up type back and make a difference until he gets hurt? I wouldn't bet against him

[007]

If he thinks he can still compete why did he retire.

[JD10367]

Being muscular, even at a higher age than normal, does not make you a football player. There have been plenty of Tarzans who played like Jane. You also need speed (which he lost a decade and a half ago), determination (which he obviously lost or he'd still be playing), and recuperative abilities (which at his age will be minimal without help from Rodney Harrison's drug dea... er, I mean, "online friends").

Flapping your lips generates attention. End of story. He accomplished his mission: informing the sports world that he's not dead. Move along, Herschel, nothing to see here.

[Sofa King]

He'd be a good 1st down back, every 3rd series, every 3 games, once a year.

[Iowanian]

I'm under 40 and my neck went out last night just from sitting at a desk too long.


Good on him, but he's a lunatic if he thinks he can still take the beating of the NFL.

[JD10367]

I'm under 40 and my neck went out last night just from sitting at a desk too long.

Depending upon which website you were at, you can also get bad eyesight and carpal-tunnel in your wrist. :D

[Over-Head]

this was not impressive from a MMA stand point.Neither was Tank Abbott, but hell he made a *career* of sorts outa the MMA scene

[Mile High Mania]

Why not... you're telling me that a contending team couldn't find a spot for him in a rotation? If all the stories are true about his speed, etc... hell, go for it.