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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9230887/lawrence-okoye-gets-nfl-shot-san-francisco-49ers

Lawrence Okoye: 'No limits' on self

Olympic discus finalist Lawrence Okoye has never played football, but after signing with the San Francisco 49ers, he said he thinks that through hard work he can make an impact in the NFL.

The 49ers signed Okoye, 21, as an undrafted free agent and plan to train him to become a defensive lineman. The 6-foot-6, 304-pound British athlete wowed scouts at the super regional combine at Cowboys Stadium in April, running the 40-yard dash in 4.78 seconds and posting impressive results in the vertical jump (35 inches) and broad jump (10-foot-5).

He holds the British record in discus (68.24 meters) and qualified for the finals in the event at the 2012 London Olympic Games but finished last.

He told the San Jose Mercury News this week that he was "terrible" when he first began throwing the discus at age 18, but his success there gives him confidence that he can work hard enough to have success in professional football. Okoye also played rugby as a teenager.

"I had to work really hard to become good at it. It's going to be the same path in this sport," he told the newspaper. "When I start out, I'm not going to be as good as everybody else. I'm going to look out of place, that's for sure. But with some work and with time and effort, I know I can catch up and hopefully become a dominant player in the league."

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Those measurables ... and those [strike]thighs[/strike] tree trunks. :yow1:
 
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Great game between 2 good teams. I lost a little respect for Clay Matthews after his WWF flying neck strangle when Kaepernick was 2 yards out of bounds, but whatever.

Hopefully the 9ers don't play the Packers again in the playoffs. 3 times in a year is enough. I want to see another matchup.
 
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Fuck the Seahawks. I hope they lose every game forever. Something about them has always pissed me off, even when I was young enough to not understand why I hated them. Niners can't just not show up like they did. The noise is just an excuse.
 
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Another shit show on offense so far. When your QB is buying you 4-6 seconds with his feet, and still nobody can get open, you have a serious deficiency. On top of that, since they know the WRs are worthless, they're just loading up the box.

Manningham might be back mid-October, but he's marginal. Crabtree, best case November, but you don't know what he can give you coming off an achilles injury. They need to trade for WR help. If the clowns are serious about moving Gordon, they need to be on the horn with them post haste, or risk this season going in the tank. It's that bad.
 
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