The hot topic Monday was Christian McCaffrey announcing he would forgo Stanford’s Sun Bowl tilt in order to prepare for the NFL Draft. The reason why is obvious: he doesn’t want to risk injury in an exhibition game. McCaffrey joined LSU running back Leonard Fournette as prominent players to choose this path this season. Another marquee player, Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett, announced he would suit up in his team’s bowl game.
Marcus Lattimore supports Christian McCaffrey, Leonard Fournette sitting out bowl games
There’s no questions as to why he’s in their corner.
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Former South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore is behind them 100 percent.
McCaffrey responded “thanks a lot! You’re a legend man! Great example,” and Lattimore hit him back.
Lattimore is one of those guys who college football fans and media alike all got behind after two horrific knee injuries. We all wanted to see him succeed. He had immense potential, and I remember him most vividly when I got to watch him rip Florida’s defense to shreds in person back in 2010.
He had a short stint in the NFL, but nowhere near what was expected when he burst on the scene for the Gamecocks.
Lattimore came out in support of Fournette and McCaffrey and it’s easy to see why. There is an unfortunate empathy here. Fournette was sidelined almost half of this season with a pesky ankle injury. McCaffrey sat out one game and part of another with an undisclosed injury of his own.
Especially at their position, any added wear and tear is simply putting more tread on the tires, and it could be dangerous to put yourself at risk in a relatively meaningless game. Go get healthy, and go get paid.
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