Haircuts for some players?

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http://www.kffl.com/article.php/47733/160

The way Jenning said it, he was happy to be at UM and didn't go searching much further. After they ditched him, he was left high and dry at a point when scholarships were already given out by just about every big school. This article touched on it, but there was more in depth coverage about it when Jennings was first drafted.

what kffl says makes a lot more sense to me. he had a verbal commitment, but never got offered a scholorship from u of m.

the way your previous post made it sound was that he was there and they let him go for whatever reason, which boggled my mind because he's always been a great ball player and a model citizen, so they would have no reason to kick him off the team

[RashanGary]

Jennings had a different story of how it went. I think he always dreamed of playing at UM so after they had a verbal agreement he stopped searching. He thought he could have caught on with a big school if they didn't ditch him last minute like they did. And the point is, how do you know Bigby wasn't similar. Bigby has talent. All the schools and NFL teams that passed on him made a big mistake. Same with Jennings. It happens.

[twoseven]

Harlan - I think you ar better off knowing what this guy looks like cuz you are gonna go see him when the lights turn out on your soul.

Guy looks more like he works at Lucifer's Burgers and Tap

[cpk1994]

according to SI, players wouldn't be required to cut their hair, they could simply tuck it in:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/03/26/bc.fbn.nfl.hair.ap/index.html

[Guiness]

what cpk said - the proposed rule states that the hair must be tucked up inside the helmet. Sportsline has another article on it.

I remember reading about (I think it was) Harris keeping his hair tucked into a cap for a couple of years in college because he didn't think the coach would approve.

Flowing-hair issue on agenda for owners meetings


March 26, 2008
CBSSports.com wire reports


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NEW YORK -- NFL owners will consider a proposal to ban players from having hair flow from their helmets below their names on the back of their jerseys.

The rule banning long hair on the field was proposed by the Kansas City Chiefs. It does not require players to get haircuts, but does "require them to tuck it up inside their helmets," said Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, chairman of the league's competition committee.

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is the best known of the players, most of them defensive backs, with hair flowing outside their helmets. Others include cornerbacks Al Harris of Green Bay and Mike McKenzie of New Orleans.

A new ruling might affect Polamalu's image, but help him on the field. Two seasons ago, the Pittsburgh safety with the long ponytail had his hair grabbed by Kansas City's Larry Johnson and was thrown to the turf after an interception against the Chiefs.

Because the rule was proposed by a team, the competition committee did not take a position on it. It will be discussed on Monday at the owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida with a package of other rules.
AP NEWS
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[Chester Marcol]

what cpk said - the proposed rule states that the hair must be tucked up inside the helmet. Sportsline has another article on it.

I remember reading about (I think it was) Harris keeping his hair tucked into a cap for a couple of years in college because he didn't think the coach would approve.

Flowing-hair issue on agenda for owners meetings


March 26, 2008
CBSSports.com wire reports


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NEW YORK -- NFL owners will consider a proposal to ban players from having hair flow from their helmets below their names on the back of their jerseys.

The rule banning long hair on the field was proposed by the Kansas City Chiefs. It does not require players to get haircuts, but does "require them to tuck it up inside their helmets," said Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, chairman of the league's competition committee.

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is the best known of the players, most of them defensive backs, with hair flowing outside their helmets. Others include cornerbacks Al Harris of Green Bay and Mike McKenzie of New Orleans.

A new ruling might affect Polamalu's image, but help him on the field. Two seasons ago, the Pittsburgh safety with the long ponytail had his hair grabbed by Kansas City's Larry Johnson and was thrown to the turf after an interception against the Chiefs.

Because the rule was proposed by a team, the competition committee did not take a position on it. It will be discussed on Monday at the owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida with a package of other rules.
AP NEWS
The Associated Press News Service

Would they have to make special helmets for some of those dreads? Kind of like that movie Club Paradise with Robin Williams. One of his chefs had a chef's hat 5 feet tall.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Jennings had a different story of how it went. I think he always dreamed of playing at UM so after they had a verbal agreement he stopped searching. He thought he could have caught on with a big school if they didn't ditch him last minute like they did. And the point is, how do you know Bigby wasn't similar. Bigby has talent. All the schools and NFL teams that passed on him made a big mistake. Same with Jennings. It happens.

The burden of proof isn't on us, it is on you. Kinda hard to disprove a negative.

We have no proof of a verbal to Bigby. All that we know is that Bigby at one point in time dreamed of playing at the U..so do many football players.

What we do know is that he decided he wouldn't cut his hair so he took them off his dream list and attended a mid major...and that doesn't look good for your argument.

Players that can play at the U but don't attend there go to over top schools..not UCF. And, not UCF when they weren't even a member of the MAC...they were an indepedent.

So, you are basically saying he couldn't even find one D1 school that was in a decent conference.

[Scott Campbell]

Would they have to make special helmets for some of those dreads? Kind of like that movie Club Paradise with Robin Williams. One of his chefs had a chef's hat 5 feet tall.

Here's Bigby with the new helmet:

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the crackhead is right justin...

he wanted to go there, but when you're supposedly that caliber of a player, it's not exactly your CHOICE. you play in the miami area, you dont decide what other florida major colleges are allowed to scout you. it doesnt work that way ... and you for damn sure arent gonna go under the radar. not down there, not here...

[Scott Campbell]

Says Seahawks defensive end Patrick Kerney: "I'm just glad it wasn't an issue in 2001 when I had a mullet."

[3irty1]

I'll be pissed if the NFL makes Al cut off his ferocious mane.

[BallHawk]

PER PFT

Bill Williamson, formerly of the Denver Post and newly-hired by ESPN.com, reports that the proposal to keep long hair off the backs of player jerseys likely will be “tabled” — which is fancy talk for “ignored without a vote.”

Falcons president Rich McKay said that the league needs to gather more information before acting on the rule, and could poll players to gauge their feelings on the matter.

In our view, the strategy is a way for the league to avoid a thorny issue (especially in light of Article VII, Section 2 of the CBA) while still saving face.

McKay also pointed out that the proposal was made by the Kansas City Chiefs, and not by the Competition Committee. (Translation: “Don’t blame us for it.”)

Meanwhile, a reader had this to say in response to the comments of Chiefs coach Herm Edwards, who recently compared the NFL uniform to the fact that his father wore an ”Army suit“: “Can someone please let Herm Edwards know that I don’t know his father, but as a 21.5-year active duty Air Force member, I’m pretty sure his dad didn’t put on an ‘Army Suit.’ I’m pretty confident it was a uniform, and his service much like mine was intended to preserve one of many freedoms, including one’s personal grooming choices.”