CoachTsurfing Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Despite a personal e-mail from commissioner Roger Goodell, Joe Thomas rejected the NFL's repeated written and verbal invitations to attend the draft-week festivities in New York. Thomas wants to maintain a years-old tradition in which he spends draft day fishing for coho salmon on Lake Michigan with his dad. The league repeatedly has reached out to Thomas -- who recently signed a lucrative endorsement deal with Under Armour and will be profiled in an upcoming Sports Illustrated issue -- but it has met the same type of resistance as a defensive end going against him. Thomas hasn't budged. Nor will he. Thomas doesn't believe a trip to New York will do anything to enhance his draft status; he could go as high as No. 2 to Detroit or as low as No. 5 to Arizona. I think this is awesome. Not worrying where you are going. Just getting chosen and going to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Great job by Thomas. The league wants high character guys yet they bother him to go to a party instead of spending time with his Dad. I am glad he stood up to them. I really like his decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 This is what Cell Phones are for... good for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.I.MikeBleedsGreen Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I would also pass on the draft, If I could go fishing with my Dad one more time.Miss ya Dad R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Great job by Thomas. The league wants high character guys yet they bother him to go to a party instead of spending time with his Dad. I am glad he stood up to them. I really like his decision. I'm sort of torn on weather this is a good decision. 1.) He seems to be very family oriented with this decision, and is probaly a real stand up guy. or 2.) He does what he wants, when he wants. I think its going to be 1, but all i know about him is this story, he's a great Tackle, and he went to WI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I'm sort of torn on weather this is a good decision. 1.) He seems to be very family oriented with this decision, and is probaly a real stand up guy. or 2.) He does what he wants, when he wants. I think its going to be 1, but all i know about him is this story, he's a great Tackle, and he went to WI. I hear ya... sounds like its just an innocent annual fishing trip... which is actually timed almost perfectly for his NFL career in the offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cant Hackett Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I think this is fine, as long as the Vikings didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Sounds like a class guy who puts his fimily above all the glitz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Sounds like a class guy who puts his fimily above all the glitz. Think he'll fall to 25? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Think he'll fall to 25? That's what prayer is all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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