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Law school or the NFL? Ohio State linebacker chooses torts over tackles

Given today's economy, any recent college grad would consider themselves lucky to have two viable options. Andrew Sweat, former linebacker at Ohio State, does have two options, and he's choosing to be a 1L instead of an LB.

He had a chance to make the Cleveland Browns roster as an undrafted free agent, but instead declared on Twitter that he was heading to law school.

Fair enough. Sweat did sustain a concussion in college and if that, plus the ongoing concern surrounding football-related head injuries, has persuaded him that the NFL isn't a good option, then it doesn't seem like it's an unreasonable decision. Not that it would be my place to call it reasonable or unreasonable.

Some did criticize, though. Eli Mystal, a former lawyer and current editor of legal blog Above the Law, took Sweat to task over bailing on the NFL, saying the decision was "the biggest mistake of his life." Deadspin followed suit.

Sweat responded, again via Twitter.

I suppose that does add another layer of sense to things. His dad can get him a job in the legal field, so unless Andrew Sweat was raised in an "Andrew has two daddies" situation and the other one is Pat Shurmur, then the law thing is probably more of a slam dunk. It would be hard to fault a guy for taking the sure thing.

Of course, I'd say the same thing about following his dream to the NFL, too. But maybe that's just it ? maybe the NFL isn't his dream. Maybe he's like Judge Petrovsky and law was his destiny.

In any case, good luck to him. Everybody's got choices to make about their future, and it seems like Andrew Sweat is in a pretty sweet position, no matter which path he chooses. Maybe one day he'll get to help defend the NFL from the onslaught of concussion-related lawsuits it's facing.

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Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/law-school-nfl-ohio-state-linebacker-chooses-torts-190045948.html

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Donald Driver wins ?Dancing With the Stars?

The hallowed walls of Lambeau Field tell the tale of the most storied team in NFL history. Thirteen world championship trophies, 21 Hall of Famers and the most revered coach in all of sports have been witness as a nondescript Wisconsin town turned into a football powerhouse, and did it all while the sport transformed into a national religion. Bart Starr, Don Hutson, Ray Nitschke, Reggie White, and soon, Brett Favre, will have passed through Lambeau's halls and into a lasting spot in Canton. But all the NFC titles and Super Bowls and cheering fans and history and magic and frozen tundra can only pale in comparison to Tuesday's monumental news: Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver was named the winner of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars." Ice bowl? What Ice bowl?

Shutdown Corner will provide an unnecessary, yet thorough, recap of Driver's victory on Wednesday morning.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/donald-driver-wins-dancing-stars-032057290.html

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Video: Calvin Johnson hits it out of the park during Tigers batting practice

Friday was a pretty good day for the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Not only did Justin Verlander come within two outs of his third career no-hitter in a 6-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Pirates, but Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson provided some interesting fireworks for the home crowd before the game even started.

Johnson warms up with a couple hacks, the third swing provides a blooper not unlike the Josh Harrison single that ended Verlander's potential gem, and then ... wham! Swing No. 5 heads out to the bullpen.

Not surprisingly, Johnson has been a baseball guy for a long time. The former center fielder grew up in Tyrone, Ga., with a love for the game and didn't play football for the first time until the seventh grade. "My mom wouldn't let me play," Johnson told the Lions' official website just one day before his BP dinger. "I always wanted to play, but she wouldn't let me when I was little. She was afraid I'd get hurt."

Baseball was something Johnson did from a much earlier age. "I know more baseball history than I know football history," he said. "I've always been a Ken Griffey fan ... [Fred] McGriff was my dude. He had long arms and used to have his own baseball camp ? I remember all of that."

Johnson was contacted by the Tigers and asked to throw out the first pitch of the Pirates game, with the added perk that he could grab a bat as well. He did the same in 2007, and he's the second Lions player to do so this season -- quarterback Matthew Stafford (a pitcher in high school) had the honor on April 22.

Johnson remembers pitching as well ("My best pitches were slider and cut fastball ? cut fastball was my best"), but he really wanted to knock one out of there.

The man known as "Megatron," quite possibly the best receiver in the game, recently agreed to a huge new contract -- $132 million over eight seasons, with $60 million guaranteed. It's a testament to his ridiculous talent and work ethic that his own coach, Jim Schwartz, has said that Johnson may be underpaid.

"Calvin's one of those guys that, and we've said this about a few guys in our building now, that whatever you pay him is not enough," Schwartz said at the presser announcing the deal.

Of course, he didn't have to pay to get into the park, but if he did, Johnson would have had enough scratch to treat the receiver buddies he took along.

"Me and the fellas get to go to the game. We'll have a good time. We get to meet the team, that'll be fun.

"I love hitting home runs," he said very prophetically, just a few hours before he did just that. He then gave a signed football to manager Jim Leyland, who may have wondered if Johnson was available to hit cleanup.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/video-calvin-johnson-hits-park-during-tigers-batting-134345298.html

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