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Former Ohio State Buckeyes receiver Anthony Gonzalez moves from NFL to grad school
Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
updated September 27, 2012
Anthony Gonzalez made a lot of big catches at Ohio State but is best remembered for making this leaping catch of a Troy Smith pass at Michigan in 2005 that set up the game-winning touchdown.
Carlos Osorio, Associated Press
Columbus -- The application for the Stanford Graduate School of Business, from an accomplished 2006 Ohio State graduate, didn't include a lot of relevant work experience. There was some activity with his profession's labor group and a charity with which he'd become involved.
Other than that, there was just that one job -- professional football player.
Throw in his status as a first-round draft pick of the Indianapolis Colts and Academic All-American at Ohio State; that helicoptering, game-saving catch against Michigan in 2005 and the national championship game in 2006; and the idea that, if needed, Peyton Manning could be a reference, and Anthony Gonzalez got in.
And now he's no longer a football player.
The former St. Ignatius and Ohio State star began classes at Stanford last week, turning 28 on the second day of class. After two solid years with the Colts in 2007 and '08 and three years since battling injuries, Gonzalez is content to move on from football.
"One hundred million percent, no doubt," Gonzalez said Wednesday during a phone interview with The Plain Dealer from Northern California.
After catching 94 passes for 1,240 yards his first two years in the league, a litany of injuries -- both knees, ankle, back -- limited him to 11 games and just five catches between 2009 and '11. He signed with the New England Patriots in the off-season, but after a virus, wisdom teeth surgery and a scheduled second sports hernia surgery after there were complications from the first, the Patriots released Gonzalez in May. Gonzalez had already laid the groundwork at Stanford, and he took that as a sign.
"I'm actually happy they released me," Gonzalez said. "My body definitely was and still is telling me you shouldn't be playing professional sports right now."
He still trained and thought about going to preseason training camp, but no teams called for a while. When one did at the end of the preseason, Gonzalez said no.
"That was a big moment," Gonzalez said, "and honestly, there was a huge overwhelming sense of relief. I finally made the decision. Deep down it's what I really wanted, but it was still really difficult to do."
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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2012/09/former_ohio_state_buckeyes_rec.html
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OhioState001
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Apparently filed paperwork to run for Congress tonight. Ohio 16th Congressional District. Incumbent Republican is not running and I believe Anthony is running as a Republican.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Just sayin': Personnally, I see nothing wrong with OhioStae001's post. He is posting an update as to what Anthony Gonzalez is up to these days. OhioState001 expressed no political option whatsoever on any issue and/or candidate. It is always nice to hear something about any "Buckeye Alumni" that involves "real life" positive endeavors that advance their careers after football (i.e. as opposed to anything related to criminal activity, domestic abuse, and/or addictions, etc.).
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I think Kyle was referring to Gonzalez's decision to run for office, not 001's posting about it.
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OhioState001
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With 88% of the vote in, it looks like Gonzo will win the Republican primary against "crazy Christina".
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sparcboxbuck
What happened to my ¤cash?
Yeah, WTF was up with her. Man, some of the social media stuff they did in her campaign came off as childish. And I live in Illinois for Christ’s sake...
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sparcboxbuck
What happened to my ¤cash?
LOL, keep going and you've got an Illinois Most Wanted list... Don't know why, but Springfield seems to be a temporary stop on the way to the federal pen.
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