E-Dog Night Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Pretty cool article on the Redskins newest addition. Now I know why we signed him - he's found God! (Ugh, sorry, cheap shot.) Seriously, the dude has been through a lot. If he can get healthy, he could make a nice addition to the team. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=645435 Bodiford's grit helped him turn life around By BOB McGINN bmcginn@journalsentinel.com Posted: Aug. 10, 2007 Green Bay - Shaun Bodiford knows that he probably should be on the streets, incarcerated or dead. The fact that Bodiford instead is playing pro football makes no sense at all. When the Green Bay Packers kick off their exhibition opener tonight at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, watch where No. 19 lines up. Just to the left of the kicker (L5 in special-teams terminology) will be Bodiford, a 5-foot-11, 192-pound wide receiver eager to perform the most hazardous duty on a football field. "I went down as a 4 once or twice in pre-season my first year but never a 5," Donald Driver said. "You've got to be loony to hit a wedge. Shaun is one of those loony guys. He doesn't have a problem doing it." Wide receivers almost never are assigned to sprint 50 yards and sacrifice themselves on the shoulders, chests and arms of 300-pound blockers. A year ago, Green Bay's "wedge busters" were defensive end Jason Hunter and several linebackers. Dozens of aspiring players in a National Football League camp will tell you they'll do anything to make a team. When Bodiford says it, you believe him. "I've always had that Napoleon complex," he said. "I just want to show the big guys that I can bang with the best of them. I want to play football." The tattoo, crude and almost illegible on the inside of his left forearm, reads: "Shine. Rise Above All." Bodiford looks down at it often, a reminder of where he came from and what he dreams might be in store. Ten years ago, he was living on the streets of his native Seattle, stowing away in the homes of various friends or sleeping on garbage bags behind a 7-Eleven. His mother first kicked him out of the house when he was 13. Two years later, she kicked him out for good. "I sold drugs probably when I was 15," Bodiford said. "For, like, a couple months. Then I was, like, 'It's not for me.' My conscience got to me." One night, Bodiford was crashed in some flea-bag motel in a section of town where the drug traffickers did business. "A crackhead walked into my room and said, 'I can kill you right now,' " he said. "I woke up and he was looking at me. I don't know if he was holding a gun but he was holding something. I just lay there. That's why I'm really not afraid of anything but failure." Bodiford said he had never been arrested or been in trouble with the law. "I was lucky," he said. "Grace of God. God is good." Click link above for full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milliondollarslim Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 i know this is crazy but maybe the front office that found Chris Wilson, Westbrook, Heyer, Mason, Torrence, Golston, Montgomery and HB Blades is on some kind of roll, which would be long overdue admittedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the burgundy and gold Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 sounds like a player who will do anything for the team. It's always good to have those kind of guys around. After reading that i have no problem with the pick up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Skins Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Whatever he's been through I hope he works out. God is good, though...Regardless. Nice find E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANTAYLOR21 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I hope this guy pans out for us on ST and as our 5th WR. Earlier today i was a upset we didn't get Doug Gabriel or Clarence Moore but after reading that i hope Bodiford gets every oppertunity to shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mi6 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Personally, I would like to wish Bodiford the very best and continued success in finding God. However, talentwise - a proven commodity, I wish we had picked a taller receiver. Doug Gabriel or Clarence Moore ... especially, Moore would look in a Skins uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praise_gibbs Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Very nice story! Unfortunately, nice stories don't make football players. Love to see what he can provide on the football field. Welcome to Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Good luck to him. A guy his size busting wedges can easily end up on IR. Still, that kind of heart can be contagious. Makes me thing of Rudy...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinDan0557 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I'll be happy if we can just send him over the middle and actually catch the ball and take hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudMouth12thMan Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 God is good, true dat' and let's hope he continues to bless this cat. Crack is bad, football is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Adama Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Really hope he does well. Good luck! God is definitely good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxpunk2006 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 This signing makes a lot more sense to me after reading this article. Shaun sounds like exactly the kind of guy you want rounding out that 5th WR spot. This guy's ST skills are going to be invaluable to us, especially with the loss of Ade Jimoh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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