NFL Draft Myron Rolle skips NFL Draft to study at Oxford on Rhodes Scholarship - Page 2

**jAZ** · 01-13-2009, 01:36 PM

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Florida State’s Rolle to Skip NFL Draft for Rhodes Scholarship
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By Bob Bensch and Curtis Eichelberger

Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Florida State University safety Myron Rolle is bypassing an immediate chance at a multimillion-dollar contract in the National Football League to study at Oxford University.

Rolle, a three-year starter for the Seminoles, is accepting a Rhodes scholarship to study at the school in England, said his brother McKinley Rolle, who is managing Myron’s media appearances.

Rolle, 22, started all but one game for Florida State this season, arriving late for the Nov. 22 game at Maryland after completing a Rhodes Scholar interview. He finished third on the team with 62 tackles and was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference second team.

He graduated in 2 1/2 years with a degree in exercise science and is pursuing a master’s in public administration, Florida State said when it announced in November that he was among the 32 scholarship winners. He will work on a master’s degree in medical anthropology there.

“We’re expecting Mr. Rolle to join us at Oxford,” Colin Lucas, warden of the Rhodes Trust, which supports scholars selected to study at the school, said in a telephone interview. “He hasn’t given any indication he won’t.”

The New York Times said Rolle has been told he was projected to be one of the top 49 picks in the NFL draft, with the potential to go higher with a strong performance at the league’s scouting combine.

The top-picked safety in 2008, Kenny Phillips of the New York Giants, made $3.8 million this season, including bonuses. He was selected 31st overall.

Rolle, who graduated from the Hun School of Princeton, New Jersey, has said he plans on attending medical school after a career in the NFL.

Former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley and ex-Maryland Congressman Tom McMillen, both basketball players, were Rhodes Scholars, as was former NFL quarterback Pat Haden.

To contact the reporter on this story: Bob Bensch in London at bbensch@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: January 13, 2009 10:59 EST

**RealSNR** · 01-13-2009, 02:03 PM

Even though this decision was a no brainer, I guess it actually did take a Rhodes scholar to figure it out.

Badum CHA

Basileus777 · 01-13-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

He'll probably still be a first day pick in 2010

No he won't. He was probably a 3rd rounder if he came out this year. It's probably why he chose to wait a year. Rolle isn't all that great of a prospect.

**alpha_omega** · 01-13-2009, 02:06 PM

Impressive...i guess thats one thing Tim Tebow can't do.

**DaKCMan AP** · 01-13-2009, 02:11 PM

This is an old story, but yes, Myron Rolle is an extremely impressive person. A Rhodes scholarship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and the NFL will be there for him next year. For a guy like him he'll be successful in whatever he does.

Chief Chief · 01-13-2009, 03:11 PM

Y'all who think he's made a foolish decision will be singing the "I Just Jizzed In My Pants" song when ya see him hooked up with a beret-wearin', cigar-smokin' cutie complete with love handles, similar to the one former Rhodes scholar William Jefferson Clinton snagged.

Basileus777 · 01-13-2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Chief Chief

Y'all who think he's made a foolish decision will be singing the "I Just Jizzed In My Pants" song when ya see him hooked up with a beret-wearin', cigar-smokin' cutie complete with love handles, similar to the one former Rhodes scholar William Jefferson Clinton snagged.

You know, for some reason that's not the image that comes to mind when I think of Hillary Clinton.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-13-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Basileus777

No he won't. He was probably a 3rd rounder if he came out this year. It's probably why he chose to wait a year. Rolle isn't all that great of a prospect.

I wouldn't call a 3rd rounder a "poor prospect", especially if he was ranked 49th overall best player available.

So if worse comes to worst, he drops to the 4th round. Big deal. He's a Rhodes Scholar that studied at Oxford for a year.

PhillyChiefFan · 01-13-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by H5N1

good for him.

This. there should be more student athletes like him.

Good for him.

Micjones · 01-13-2009, 03:20 PM

But, but...
Jason Whitlock says that Black athletes are a bunch of misguided, troubled, good-for-nothing delinquents.

Wait... He's Bahamian. WHEW!!!

Chief Chief · 01-13-2009, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basileus777

You know, for some reason that's not the image that comes to mind when I think of Hillary Clinton.

Understandable...

The "cutie" part threw ya off...

Sorry...my error...

Change that term to: "BAD-ASS BITCH"

Basileus777 · 01-13-2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I wouldn't call a 3rd rounder a "poor prospect",

Me neither, which is why I never said that.

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