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Browns' Terrelle Pryor attempting the near-impossible: Switching positions
The quarterback drama never really ends at Cleveland Browns training camp, but you have to admit, this year's slant is different. Josh McCown and Johnny Manziel look firmly locked in as the team’s starting and backup quarterbacks, respectively, and show no signs of trading places any time soon.
Instead, the role-switching in Cleveland involves an intriguing position change by Terrelle Pryor, the former Raiders starting quarterback who is attempting the ridiculously rare feat of turning himself into an NFL wide receiver—practically overnight. As of mid-June, Pryor was a quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, his fourth pro team, trying to secure a roster spot. Not even eight weeks later, he's across the Buckeye state in Cleveland’s camp, trying to learn the intricacies of the receiver position, and hoping to flash just enough potential to entice the receiver-needy Browns to find some way to use his supreme athleticism.
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“Cincinnati released me, [and] they did me wrong I feel,” Pryor said. “Seattle released me, and I had a better preseason than their backup guy (Tarvaris Jackson). I was with Hue in Oakland, but it could have been out of his control [in Cincinnati]. The top guys were A.J. McCarron [supporters]. I saw he wasn’t even doing that well in camp this year. It’s funny how things like that happen, but at the end of the day, I’m here now and actually I love this place. I love this team, love the attitude, and we just need some guys who can come in here and who can make some plays.”
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According to Pryor, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, was contacted by “25 teams” after Pryor declared his willingness to play receiver. “I know Dallas was big in it,” he said. “I think the Patriots were on it. That’s where I thought I was going to end up going, because they called a lot, Dallas and New England.”
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“I think it’s the first time ever that a starting quarterback became a receiver, an outside receiver,” Pryor said. “There’s some guys who did it coming out of college as a quarterback, but they were 5'10" to 6'0". I’m 6'5", I’ve run a 4.32, and I can jump over people. That’s fun in itself. And I’m competitive. I’ll block you. I’ll hit you. I’m going to do whatever I have to do. If I have to beat you up, whatever I’ve got to do to beat you.
“I know I’ve got to grow in some areas on the field in the receiver spot. I understand that, but I think with my athletic prowess and my competitiveness and my ability to catch the ball, I can help the Browns.”
Entire article: http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/08/12/terrelle-pryor-cleveland-browns-wide-receiver?xid=si_topstories
Browns' Terrelle Pryor attempting the near-impossible: Switching positions
The quarterback drama never really ends at Cleveland Browns training camp, but you have to admit, this year's slant is different. Josh McCown and Johnny Manziel look firmly locked in as the team’s starting and backup quarterbacks, respectively, and show no signs of trading places any time soon.
Instead, the role-switching in Cleveland involves an intriguing position change by Terrelle Pryor, the former Raiders starting quarterback who is attempting the ridiculously rare feat of turning himself into an NFL wide receiver—practically overnight. As of mid-June, Pryor was a quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, his fourth pro team, trying to secure a roster spot. Not even eight weeks later, he's across the Buckeye state in Cleveland’s camp, trying to learn the intricacies of the receiver position, and hoping to flash just enough potential to entice the receiver-needy Browns to find some way to use his supreme athleticism.
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“Cincinnati released me, [and] they did me wrong I feel,” Pryor said. “Seattle released me, and I had a better preseason than their backup guy (Tarvaris Jackson). I was with Hue in Oakland, but it could have been out of his control [in Cincinnati]. The top guys were A.J. McCarron [supporters]. I saw he wasn’t even doing that well in camp this year. It’s funny how things like that happen, but at the end of the day, I’m here now and actually I love this place. I love this team, love the attitude, and we just need some guys who can come in here and who can make some plays.”
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According to Pryor, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, was contacted by “25 teams” after Pryor declared his willingness to play receiver. “I know Dallas was big in it,” he said. “I think the Patriots were on it. That’s where I thought I was going to end up going, because they called a lot, Dallas and New England.”
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“I think it’s the first time ever that a starting quarterback became a receiver, an outside receiver,” Pryor said. “There’s some guys who did it coming out of college as a quarterback, but they were 5'10" to 6'0". I’m 6'5", I’ve run a 4.32, and I can jump over people. That’s fun in itself. And I’m competitive. I’ll block you. I’ll hit you. I’m going to do whatever I have to do. If I have to beat you up, whatever I’ve got to do to beat you.
“I know I’ve got to grow in some areas on the field in the receiver spot. I understand that, but I think with my athletic prowess and my competitiveness and my ability to catch the ball, I can help the Browns.”
Entire article: http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/08/12/terrelle-pryor-cleveland-browns-wide-receiver?xid=si_topstories
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