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Originally Posted by ForeverChiefs58
I can't believe anyone would feel sorry for this guy??
Police reached out to him the Saturday before the draft to tell him his on again/off again 9 month pregnant girlfriend was gunned down by someone she knew, not to mention his baby boy was trying to hang on for his life at that time. He never got back with police despite them telling his family and agents they needed to speak to him. A rep for Collins didn't get back with police until the day of the draft to let police know he would contact them at some point after the draft.
There is something wrong with that.
Nfl teams private investigators know more than anyone, and him not being selected at all speaks volumes.
Look at what Eagles said even though they need O-line help and didn't select one in draft.
"It wasn't a hard decision," said Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly, whose team did not draft a lineman. "I don't think we should be talking about draft picks. I think two people have lost their lives, and I think that's a little bit more important than that. We weren't really thinking about the draft at that point in time with him."
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It's not a matter of feeling bad for La'el - he's not owed anything. It's more of the double standard and hypocrisy of the league. Guys like Shane Ray and Randy Gregory fall in the draft, La'el goes undrafted. If you're a QB, however, you go #1 overall.