To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Trent Richardson says he just needed a little less freedom in the NFL and more of the structure he had at Alabama, and his professional career wouldn't have had such a terrible start.
Richardson told Matt Zenitz of AL. Richardson is the only running back in the last nine NFL drafts to be picked in the top five. The freedom of being an NFL player proved too much, though. RBs are not weak recievers They are physical, ecpically adrian peterson.
I agree with the comment about opposing defenses stacking the box because they know the Browns have no receiving threat and a rookie QB. I bet peyton hillis could bench plus t-rich on top and look how that worked out for us. This is getting silly. Every time I turn around the Browns are hyping this guy.
You must be logged in to leave a comment. He is built like an upside down triangle. His legs are small for a guy his size, but he is extremely quick on his feet. His upper body is about as muscular as you'll find in college football. He doesn't have a sizable paunch like most linemen, so that thickness is pure muscle. He certainly looks the part. He bench presses a lot more than I do already. He can play noseguard, end, what you want him to play, he can probably play it.
He runs like a deer, even as big as he is. As before, Saban doesn't release weight room statistics, but if Jesse benches more than Vlachos, then it's safe to say he's pretty strong. Since arriving in Tuscaloosa, he has dropped over 10 lbs.
But when I finally got to watching football, I was like, 'Man, this is crazy. I'm not on the field. I am not on the field on a Sunday right now, and I'm not done with football. I'm not ready to be done with football. Why is this time going to be different?
There is a popular belief as to why Richardson has a career average of just 3. Analysts say Richardson lacks vision, a trait important for running backs to identify openings in opposing defenses. Even Joe Banner, an executive with the Browns when they traded Richardson, has said they made that trade because he and others in the Cleveland organization "didn't think Richardson had great vision.
Richardson doesn't agree. He will give you a look like you just said something stupid if you ask for his opinion of those assessments of his vision. A primary issue, Richardson said, was losing the structure he had thrived under at Alabama.
Considered one of the hardest workers on the team throughout his time with the Tide, Richardson struggled without that structure and admittedly didn't work as hard after reaching the NFL.
It was just so structured. In the NFL, everything's on your own. There were also the family members and friends constantly asking for money to the point, Richardson said, that it became mentally exhausting and took away from his focus on football. There were countless texts and calls each day.
With Hall's help, Richardson has cut out many, if not all, of the family members and friends that so consistently asked for money and caused so much stress. In late February, even before beginning to talk to the Ravens, Richardson was talking optimistically and passionately about life and football while seated at a booth inside a restaurant Hall owns.
A longtime friend was seated nearby. Asked whether Richardson sounded like that a year ago, the friend shook his head aggressively and said, "He's back to the old Trent.
Getting another opportunity. Richardson's first contact with the Ravens was days after that night at the restaurant, a phone call with Harbaugh on a Sunday night that turned into a multi-hour conversation about life and football.
It ended with Harbaugh telling Richardson that he was going to talk to Newsome the next day and that he would be back in contact during the week.
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