Danny Woodhead
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I think he's showed them a lot of toughness over the last couple years. And my bad he wasn't the 3rd, the 4th last year I believe and then like you said he got his chance in the last game and impressed. He's slated to be the 3rd rb for this year. Talked to some raven fans and they really like him, they think he's the front runner for the 3rd spot.
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Despite injury, Woodhead not ending pro football hopes
By CON MARSHALL Monday, August 04, 2008
Even though Danny Woodhead, the former Chadron State College football star, was injured last Friday during contact at the New York Jets’ training camp at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., he will likely continue to pursue his dream of becoming a pro player, his father said Monday night.
It’s my understanding that he will have surgery next month, rehabilitate and try it again next year,” said Mark Woodhead by telephone from his home in North Platte.
What a bummer,” the elder Woodhead said about the injury. “He’s pretty cool about it. He was having a blast and playing well. He felt good about his chances (of making the team.)”
Mark Woodhead declined to be specific about the injury, but said it was to his son’s left knee, is a major injury that will require surgery and usually takes about a year to rehabilitate.
Danny felt he could compete physically, although he said everybody, no matter which position they play, is fast at that level,” Mark Woodhead continued. “He said the mental aspect of the (pro) game is huge. There’s a steep learning curve. He said the Jets have more than 20 pass protections. He said everybody has to know what all the other players are doing.”
Mark Woodhead, who also played football at CSC in 1978 and ’80, said the way he understands it, Danny will continue to be the Jets’ property, even though an Associated Press story said he has been placed on the waived-injured list.
The way I look at it, it will be kind of like a redshirt year for him,” said the elder Woodhead. “He can still learn while he’s there and rehabilitating. Since the injury happened early in training camp, he’ll have lots of time to get ready for next year.”
Woodhead signed a free agent contract with the Jets immediately after the NFL draft in April. Reports indicated he had attracted widespread attention during mini-camps early this summer because of his speed and flare.
During his four years at CSC, Woodhead became college football’s all-time leading rusher with 7,962 yards and finished with 9,479 all-purpose yards and 654 points, both the second most in college football history. He was named the Harlon Hill Trophy winner in both 2006 and 2007 and also was a two-time Academic All-American.
Woodhead was married earlier this month. His wife, Stacia, is living in Omaha after graduating as a registered nurse this spring. She has been planning to move to New York in the near future.
Woodhead’s older brother, Ben, who was a wide receiver for the Eagles before going to medical school to become a physician assistant, married his high school sweetheart in North Platte on Saturday. A younger brother, Joel, will be a freshman and play football at CSC this fall.
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