Warren Sapp: Jadeveon Clowney not No. 1 draft pick
By Mike Dyce
The Houston Texans are trying to figure out what to do with the first overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. According to former NFL player and current television analyst Warren Sapp, they shouldn’t take South Carolina Gamecocks Jadeveon Clowney. During Monday’s edition of “NFL Total Access,” NFL Media’s Heath Evans and Sapp were discussing Clowney’s decision not to work out for teams when Sapp went off.
“That’s the real issue with me,” said Sapp, via NFL.com. “What else is he doing, not waking up? The next job you have is rushing the quarterback, young man, getting ready for the NFL. If you wake up every morning and you’re not prepared to go out and do the things you have to be either be an outside linebacker or pass rushing specialist, what else is there?
“You can blow your knee out walking your doggy,” Sapp continued. “So why would you not work out for a team that has twenty million-plus dollars for you?”
There is a certain validity to Sapp’s point but why not save yourself and keep yourself out of harms way. After all their are scouting combines and his Pro Day, and then working out for each team, how many times do they need to see him work out?