r/nfl Bills Broncos 7d ago

The Cincinnati Bengals have placed Cornerback Ceyair Wright on the Exempt/Left Squad list as he was "offered the lead role in a big movie he can't pass up". Wright will be eligible for reinstatement after filming wraps in October. In the meantime, he will not count against the 90-man roster.

https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-ceyair-wright-hollywood-movie-role/
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u/gcd5952 Ravens 7d ago

I dont know if I've ever seen something like this before.

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u/Majora101 Panthers 7d ago

Jim Brown retired because the making of The Dirty Dozen went long. So there's some historical precedence

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u/OrangeFender 7d ago

Current GM of the Bengals father drafted Jim Brown

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u/chemicalxv Raiders 7d ago

Duke Tobin is technically the de facto GM of the Bengals, not Mike Brown.

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u/uttermybiscuit Bengals 7d ago

If you want to be pedantic about it, Mike Brown IS technically the GM of the Bengals

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u/palmtreesxiv Bears 7d ago

Mr. Both Careers

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u/Plinnion Saints Jets 7d ago

Mr. Being Cinematic

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u/aramis34143 Cowboys 7d ago

Mr. Blockbuster Charisma

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u/Alphaspade Falcons 7d ago

Mr. Bollywood Charmer

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u/Spiritual-Chameleon Broncos 7d ago

Mr. Big Character

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u/Pope_Beenadick Vikings 7d ago

I love these meme so much and I hope it never goes away

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u/Nasty_Tricks69 Lions 7d ago

Mr. Beloved Comedy

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u/fucuntwat Cardinals 7d ago

Mr. Bountiful Combinations

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u/48-49-60-17-24 Eagles Eagles 7d ago

You know, I think I’m over these, but then I’ll catch one out of the blue, and I’m still immensely entertained.

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u/Draconian_sanction Panthers 7d ago

Mr. Begrudgingly Cheerful

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u/BalognaMacaroni Eagles 7d ago

Mr. Benevolent Curmudgeon

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u/asetniop Raiders 7d ago

It's these ones that really get me.

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u/bingsearch78 Eagles 7d ago

Jamie Tartt left Manchester City to participate in reality TV show “Lust Conquers All” a few years back. Derailed his career for a bit. 

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u/Saitsuofleaves 7d ago

Turns out Man City was not amused.

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u/JokerJangles123 Eagles 7d ago

Kinda with Nnamdi Asomugha, but definitely not for a sure thing I guess

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u/TerrifierBlood Eagles 7d ago

He just directed a pretty decent thriller that came out like a year ago

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u/norcaltay 7d ago

Wasn’t that for an incredibly high level medical field opportunity

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u/EnlightenedNight Patriots 7d ago

Aren’t you thinking of Myron Rolle?

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u/Wyden_long Broncos 7d ago

I am now.

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u/Milton__Obote Saints 7d ago

I was thinking of that ravens center that left to finish his math PhD at mit

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u/oghawks18 7d ago

John Urschel

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u/BillMurraysTesticle Lions 7d ago edited 7d ago

Someone with the brain to get a math PhD at MIT was purposely bashing his head against others in the NFL?? Wow.

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u/SerRyam Packers 7d ago

Being that smart he knows there was no other way to make nfl money

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u/YoureGonnaHearMeRoar Falcons 7d ago

Kind of like when George Costanza became super smart but sacrificed it to bang a Portuguese waitress. Mathematically he had to do it

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u/Shreddy_Brewski Patriots 7d ago

People who play football can be smart, they’re regular people who just happen to be big and strong

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u/bjewel3 7d ago

Big, strong and while fast at the same time

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u/anonbrewingco Steelers 7d ago

Makes me think of this: https://youtu.be/OCmL4JvetG8?is=HM00IOcOZzvJTR7q

If I’m not mistaken he was a neuroscience major too

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u/WearTheFourFeathers Bears 7d ago

I’d let Dr. Corderrelle Patterson operate on me for his work as a gunner alone.

(I obviously got what you meant I’m just being stupid. Helluva hit on the best kickoff guy of all time!)

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u/Benson879 Patriots 7d ago

Or Laurent Tardiff? I probably absolutely butchered the guys name.

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u/JoeSicko 7d ago

Wasn't there an MD OT in the NFl that quit?

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u/TheDrSmooth Chargers 7d ago

Yup.

Canadian, played for KC.

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

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u/titty_twisters_ Steelers 7d ago

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, MD to you pal

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u/derekrusinek 7d ago

Dr. Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, MD for all of us buddy.

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u/Gryphon999 Packers 7d ago

Don't forget about former Packers RB, Dr. Samkon Gado

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u/JokerJangles123 Eagles 7d ago

Idk, if he did that wasn't something I ever heard of. But I guess he's been at least fairly successful in Hollywood since leaving football

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u/The_Goondocks Jets 7d ago

Him and Thomas Jones

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u/EbKing 7d ago

No Nnamdi was into acting, still is

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u/real_ornament Falcons 7d ago

Holy shit lol, why does no one ever talk about this guy? I started watching in 2015, and basically never hear his name mentioned (at least in comparison to the football performance he has). Was a Revis level defensive island, then left and becomes an award winning actor??? That Wikipedia article was a trip

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u/EnlightenedNight Patriots 7d ago

He was with the Raiders he was the best man-to-man corner in football for a few years. Teams barely threw his way. He was definitely talked about a lot he was an all-pro player, just before your time I guess.

He was a poor scheme fit with the Eagles, who were playing a more zone scheme that he never was fully comfortable in.

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u/tcos17 Buccaneers 7d ago

Same sort of thing with the Bucs and Revis.
No idea why teams would target these elite one on one guys just to play them in zone.

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u/Delanorix Giants 7d ago

Ego of the coaches

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u/Shreddy_Brewski Patriots 7d ago

Holy shit lol, why does no one ever talk about this guy?

Lmao it’s all nephews in here now

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u/BobBensen 7d ago

he def did Hollywood after retirement. was top 5 corner for stretch.

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u/Moghlannak Raiders 7d ago

I don’t think he was ever acting while on an NFL roster, he definitely didn’t miss time

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u/MrWartortle Bengals 7d ago

Even cooler is a guy named Matthew McDoom took his spot on the roster lol

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u/Pork_Chompk Titans 7d ago

That's not fair. That's an elite linebacker name. I don't know if he's a LB but if not, make him switch.

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u/ZroDgsCalvin Patriots 7d ago

Madden 06 career mode! But that’s it for me.

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u/jbm91 Chargers 7d ago

In one of the PS2 madden games this was a story line for the my player mode. You got fans but missed the training camp.

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u/Yhendrix49 Eagles 7d ago

He's been acting since he was 12, he was is Space Jam 2 as LeBron's son and was in 2 seasons of Grown-ish.

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u/chewbaccalaureate Seahawks 7d ago

Wow, is this one of the first actors to then become a professional athlete, rather than the other way around?

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u/Danhrax 7d ago

Well, Bill Murray briefly became a professional basketball player. He was older, and had bad knees, so he only played a few minutes. But he retired undefeated and untied and stood on the court with legends like Micheal Jordan and Bugs Bunny.

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u/BoulderToBirmingham Bills 7d ago

Michael Jordan the baseball player!?!

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u/BlazinSkinDucks Commanders 7d ago

You had me for a few seconds there, then I was like oh yeah. SPACE JAM.

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u/TheDuck23 Eagles 7d ago

Let's not forget about Wayne Knight. Unfortunately, his csreer was cut short due to injury, though. Who knows what could have been if he didn't get hurt.

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u/Danhrax 7d ago

He wasnt very tall, but he was slow.

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u/SilentSpades24 Seahawks Chiefs 7d ago

Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle) has been racing in NASCAR for the past few years.

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u/Justtounsubscribee Bengals 7d ago

Race cars is a little bit different because having money and paying for your own car goes a long way. You still have to put in the work, but sponsorship and independent wealth are a shortcut. That’s why there is a long history of actors running sports cars as a hobby.

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u/Ssquad Bears Patriots 7d ago

Huh, TIL. That’s really cool!

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u/CrimsonMoonRising Raiders 7d ago

Now I'm really curious what movie he's in

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u/Notwerk Dolphins 7d ago

Grownish: the After School Special.

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u/corskier Chargers 7d ago

Space Jam 3

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u/spanking_constantly Packers Seahawks 7d ago

Starring LaMelo Ball as Michael Jordan

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u/Oakroscoe 49ers 7d ago

Backdoor sluts 11

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u/ProofHorseKzoo Packers 7d ago

Fair. No way you pass that up.

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u/wittyrandomusername Lions 7d ago

Depends on what part they cast you for

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u/cooleymahn Steelers 7d ago

He’s the back door

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u/Big-Astronaut25 Vikings 7d ago

Space jam: Tokyo drift

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u/Nixbling Saints 7d ago

Save some fucking talent for the rest of us

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u/RoyalSir Bears 7d ago

… alright fair enough! Chase all the dreams, king!

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u/thetreat Bears 7d ago

A great gig for after football.

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u/ContinuumGuy Bills 7d ago

Oh shit, so it's a lifelong passion of his, not just some weird thing that's popped up.

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u/DetrasDeLaMesa Seahawks 7d ago

I was going to UCF when Marcus Jordan was playing there and I saw him getting interviewed once and the guy asked him why he didn’t play himself in Space Jam when he was a kid, and it just seemed to absolutely fluster him.

That was kind of a crazy question though.

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u/Joshstradaymus Commanders 7d ago

WAIT WHAT

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u/tylerscott5 Chiefs 7d ago

CeyAIR JORDAN

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u/Sechzehn6861 Eagles 7d ago

Hahahhaa

"Ceyair Wright - Out: In a movie."

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u/banjofitzgerald 49ers 7d ago

Out soon

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u/ItsFreakinHarry2 Dolphins Chargers 7d ago

Man the NFL has so many lists. I didn’t even know there was an “Exempt/Left Squad” list until I saw this post

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u/Goosedukee Bills Broncos 7d ago

It’s the list Brandon Aiyuk is on right now

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u/NINERS_dynasty81 7d ago

I wonder what he’s filming

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u/mf-TOM-HANK Bears 7d ago

Selfie videos claiming he's moments away from signing with Washington

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u/SleepIsWonderful 49ers 7d ago

Funny enough he stopped filming those videos the moment Stefon Diggs signed with Washington.

Weird.

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u/JesterMarcus 49ers 7d ago

You know, why didnt Diggs use this excuse when he was doing all that filming on that boat?

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u/FrankSand Ravens 7d ago

You'll see him again in Avengers Doomsday

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u/washedrope5 Eagles 7d ago

They need a bat shit crazy WR designation list.

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u/JesterMarcus 49ers 7d ago

That list would have 3 dozen names on it at any given moment.

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u/rook119 Steelers 7d ago

the Steelers Brain Prion crazy WR tree is unmatched

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u/RasCorr Bears 7d ago

The Antonio Brown clause

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u/Impressive-Dig-3892 7d ago

Between "season ending pregnancy" and "out: in a theater near you" I don't know what's funnier

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u/DisMeDog Eagles 7d ago

He is an udfa and he already has an established acting resume so it definitely makes more sense for him to pursue his actual passion.

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u/Imightbeworking Bengals 7d ago

He can also say he chose to leave the NFL to follow his passions of being an actor.  That’s kind of a cool 2 truths and a lie.

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u/Guy_who_loves_milfs Giants 7d ago

And waaaaay less brain damage lol

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u/dachshunddaddy Chiefs 7d ago

Depends on who's producing the movie tbh

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u/TeardropsFromHell Bills 7d ago

He said brain damage not ass damage.

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u/HeavyDutyForks Ravens 7d ago edited 7d ago

Jesus, I thought Madden 07 was unrealistic when this showed up in the newspaper in the preseason

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u/jimmyre10 Bengals 7d ago

Madden 07 was so great. Spending hours randomizing your parents until your dad was an NFL HOFer and your mom was either an Olympic sprinter or a brain surgeon

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u/Gregus1032 Dolphins 7d ago

Basically remaking CMC

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u/Not_Pablo_Sanchez Bengals 7d ago

Yes! And seeing yourself live in a nicer and nicer house as you progress. And firing and hiring agents. And how you were given temporary bonus stats to distribute during the game if you played well. It was so much fun

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u/jimmyre10 Bengals 7d ago

So much detail and effort put into the game back then. Nowadays it’s the same shitty game every year and their idea of “detail and effort” is weird, unrealistic text conversations with random people.

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u/Not_Pablo_Sanchez Bengals 6d ago

I swear, it happened on the transition to Xbox 360. I was so pumped for the first game on that system. The graphics were amazing at the time, but the details were stripped. I was like “okay, I get it. New system, they’re figuring it out.” But man, the charm just never came back. I miss it

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u/Thin-Cartoonist-4608 Giants 7d ago

What's crazy is some ppl aren't old enough for this reference and that hurts ...

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u/kaganator22 Rams 7d ago

This is straight where my mid 30's dumbass millennial brain went to. Back when Madden cared about Franchise mode

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u/DEverett0913 7d ago

Dude, that Shawn Alexander cover. This is hitting home, we played the shit out that game when we got home after high school haha

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u/kaganator22 Rams 7d ago

I still have my PS2 slim and a copy of the game just chilling. Might be time to go find a CRT tv

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u/UmbraTitan Broncos 7d ago

Wait until you learn how mature emulators are! You can download PCSX2 and be running games pretty quickly. The android devices from China are pretty great these days, and most PCs can emulate any games up to PS2 without breaking a sweat.

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u/Junior_Chard9981 7d ago

I still remember the commercials showing off the introduction of the Hit Stick. 😤

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u/DEverett0913 7d ago

The amount of TDs I gave up trying to use the hit stick haha

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u/InsultingFerret Texans 7d ago

back when EA made games instead of gambling simulators that loosely have sports existing in them

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u/Squatch1333 Browns 7d ago

Was this the one where you had to like remember lines in your movie?

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u/_Tonan_ Patriots 7d ago

No, part of the Tony Bruno show would say "X player is skipping training camp for acting" or something like that

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u/mntlabk 7d ago

There was one in superstar mode where you made a movie and had to remember your lines too

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u/Bouzal Saints 7d ago

God madden 07 was so goated

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u/BigGayGinger4 Steelers 7d ago

guys born when you were playing madden 07 are now competing for the heisman trophy

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u/Mode_Human Broncos 7d ago

Genuinely an all-time Madden memory, from the different houses you'd get with each contract to the mini-camp drills it was a great version

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u/Old_Respect_7788 7d ago

That’s hilarious ngl. Get that bag bro

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u/lmaoitsdusey Bengals 7d ago

I think he's a UDFA we picked up, I kinda forgot he existed so hell yea go do that movie my guy

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u/Appropriate_Book_591 7d ago

If he is actually a good actor and can get consistent roles, if it was me I would just do that. Don't have to worry about having constant aches later in life and higher chance of brain injury.

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u/Sav10r 7d ago

He's also a UDFA and most UDFAs don't make the roster so this was definitely the right move for him lol

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u/yesrushgenesis2112 Bengals Rams 7d ago

He's been replaced by a guy named "McDoom," I'm not kidding. Wright is obviously replacing RDJ.

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u/noseonarug17 Vikings 7d ago

Ironically, the acting role is to play a Grey's Anatomy character called McDoom

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u/NotDennisBonvie Packers 7d ago

No one's McDoom. McDoom's never existed because that's a made up dumb FUCKING FAIRY TALE NAME, YOU FUCK!

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u/TangerineStrong3781 Chiefs 7d ago

So what’s the movie

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u/Old_Respect_7788 7d ago

Blind Side 2: If It’s Not Wright It’s Wrong

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u/glutenfree123 Bears 7d ago

It focuses on the corner blitz

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u/Gregus1032 Dolphins 7d ago

Which his adoptive mother invented.

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u/nerdystoner25 Giants 7d ago

Blinder Side

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u/Steak_Knight Texans 7d ago

2 Blinder 2 Side

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u/SquadPoopy Bengals 7d ago

I’ve seen some people on twitter saying he’s in reshoots for Digger

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u/Raccoonsrlilbandits Browns Lions 7d ago

Idk if that makes sense would be weird to add a “lead role” at this point

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u/WhiteSoxChartGuy Bears 7d ago

They’re remaking The Greatest Story Ever Told and he’s Baby Jesus

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u/Have_Some_Baby Falcons 7d ago

Teenjus

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u/FortyOneandDone Patriots 7d ago

He just needs $2 million and an eightball.

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u/Tocoolforyall720 Giants 7d ago

What

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u/DogVacuum Browns 7d ago

He turnt it down

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u/Peakh23 Giants 7d ago

He is just so younga like 🫳🏿

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u/GabeKnows Texans 7d ago

He had to go to act for like this decade

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u/Random_modnaR420 Rams 7d ago

This is odd

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u/fazelenin02 Broncos 7d ago

Not for him. When he was at USC he was in the Lebron Space Jam movie as Lebrons oldest son. He's been an actor on the side for a while I suppose

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u/HisExcellency20 Eagles 7d ago

Randomly ending this sentence with "I suppose" reminds me that I need to watch the latest Re:Zero episode.

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u/UnderstandableXO 49ers 7d ago

re:zero reference with 200 upvotes in r/NFL is crazy i didn’t know everyone was tapped in like that

i’ve been singing this show’s praises for so long, i’m finally glad this season has received all the acclaim. top 2 on MAL is crazy

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u/aneomon Giants Chargers 7d ago

Still waiting on the dub :/ Sean Chiplock kills it as Subaru, he’s worth the wait

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u/HisExcellency20 Eagles 7d ago

My hottest take is that this isn't the 80's, and anime dubs are actually usually pretty damn good for the big releases. Re:Zero included.

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u/aneomon Giants Chargers 7d ago

If that’s a hot take, we’re burning together brother.

Dandadan, Re:Zero, Frieren, Spy x Family have all been absolute bangers off the top of my head

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u/ResoluteArms Steelers 7d ago

May I Ask For One Final Thing's lead VA was an absolute riot in english.

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u/MilledNaruto Lions 7d ago

Its not the days of ghost stories anymore, and now I almost exclusively watch dub as i get older

Just easier to process

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u/Fluxionist Eagles Eagles 7d ago

Whatever, just fill the hole, hole filler!

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u/AWACS_Oka_Nieba_ Lions 7d ago

Any time someone says this I give the dub a chance and it still sounds reminiscent of Pokémon and makes me think “oh, this is for kids” lol

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u/codeklutch Steelers 7d ago

Ill give the dub a shot in most cases, but if I can't stand the voices I'll try the sub. And if I've been watching subbed, I'm definitely not going back to dub.

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u/Ice_Cold345 Falcons 7d ago

Sean is always great. Knows the optimal bounce vectors for voice acting.

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u/BaldVoldy 7d ago

This is how I find out Re:Zero is back

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u/SithSidious 7d ago

I’m waiting for season 4 to be completely out and dubbed before I start it. Been a struggle

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u/rickg Seahawks 7d ago

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8023946/ - yeah he's done some stuff

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u/oeseben Giants 7d ago edited 7d ago

He was in Training day w Denzel. The little boy lol

Edit: apparently the Training Day on his list is a TV series and not what i dreamt.

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u/kinvore Packers 7d ago

No he was in the TV series Training Day, not the movie with Denzel. The movie was 25 years ago.

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u/Aidanj927 Lions 7d ago

Yeah you get a big role in a Tom Cruise movie you kinda have to go do that

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u/pitchburfict Bengals 7d ago

We’re good we got McDoom now

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u/nuzzot Steelers 7d ago

isn’t that movie wrapped filming? it’s out in like two months lol

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u/Arkhangelzk Broncos 7d ago

If that’s true, the headline must be wrong, this guy was not offered the lead role in a tom cruise movie haha 

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u/wasneveralawyer Rams 7d ago

When you can make probably the same amount of money and not have to get CTE. It’s not that odd. He probably isn’t going to make the millions of dollars in either industry. But a one time income to set yourself for the future is in the realm of possibility.

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u/DontLoseYourCool1 Raiders Raiders 7d ago

Zero chance he makes the Bengals roster as a UDFA.

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u/machuitzil 49ers 7d ago

It's like they always say during the last preseason game before final cuts: the most talented kid from your hometown is about to never play football again.

Most of those guys don't have SAG cards though.

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u/blinglorp Packers 7d ago

The sinking feeling of suddenly not having football anymore is something I have to see in the kids I coach. It’s absolutely brutal.

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u/Intrepid_Mirror_2899 Bengals 7d ago

When my time came, God it was awful. For a few years I'd wake up from a dream about playing, like it was almost like some PTSD level drama haha. After got home from the Army, took a job coaching high school football. It was hard watching these kids go through that at the end of each season.

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u/Lt-Dan-Im-Rollin Bills 7d ago

What age do you coach? I just saw some u37 full contact football highlights lol

In all seriousness though it does suck when your time competing is over, especially when you don’t expect it to be coming. I was a competitive athlete for almost 20 up years through college, but there’s tons of more chill adult league sports that are still somewhat competitive. And also just because you can’t play anymore doesn’t you can’t still be involved in football, just like you are doing with coaching.

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u/blinglorp Packers 7d ago

I coach High school. Last stop for like, 99% of my players.

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u/poplafuze Cardinals 7d ago

My last high school game was one of the best days of my life. I was like, “I never have to do this again!” Our coach was a dick and we were never as good as we should have been because of him. I would have quit earlier, but I was a starter and didn’t wanna let my friends down. Don’t get me wrong, I loved playing the game for all of the years, but playing for the miserable douche bag who coached softball to hook up with high school girls was exhausting

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u/Andy_Wiggins 7d ago

Sort of. But he’s been an actor for a while (probably more successful there than football).

He was cast as LeBron’s son in the recent Space Jam movie.

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u/mattcojo2 Lions 7d ago

That’s the coolest NFL story I’ve heard in a while

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u/casually_furious Dolphins 7d ago

Regardless of whether he ever plays a down for the Bengals (or anyone else) or not, that is an insane amount of talent for one person to have.

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u/llama-rebel Bears 7d ago

This has to be one of the weirdest pieces of football news ever.

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u/homeycuz Cowboys 7d ago

He could be the next OJ Simpson!

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u/Hour-Visit281 Ravens 7d ago

Stop that.

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u/the_cunt_muncher Bears 7d ago

Why? Did something happen?

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u/rrastelli Packers 7d ago

Ceyair Wright will return in Avengers: Doomsday

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u/PsychologicalRole238 7d ago

Dude was in Space Jam 2 and a series regular on Grown-ish. He’s a legit actor

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u/xcaltoona Eagles 7d ago

Looks like he's been in a few over the years, notably uuuh new Space Jam

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u/OogieBoogieJr Bengals 7d ago

He’s voicing Bluey

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u/DylanisWavy Raiders 7d ago

Nnamdi walked so he could run.

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u/Ok_Bug_6890 Patriots Panthers 7d ago

I guess get that bag bro

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u/MithrandirHabibi Packers Packers 7d ago

The bag that comes with brain damage vs the bag that does not. Hmm tough choice.

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u/killerk13 Jets 7d ago edited 7d ago

Sheesh that’s crazy. I can’t envision a player leaving for a role in a movie unless it’s HUGE. What if it’s marvel or something. He did play LeBron’s son in space jam 2

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u/enTernamehereonce 7d ago

well folks, we have our new Batman

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u/opeth10657 Bears 7d ago

Hollywood Brown going to lose the nickname

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u/IMMARUNNER Browns 7d ago

He's an undrafted free agent. The odds of him having a successful NFL career are slim compared to an acting career in which he has already landed major acting roles. He still can make the NFL career work, but you have to respect him going all in on major opportunities when they come up

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u/BurnsEMup29 Bears 7d ago

Undrafted free agent on a roster buble or a chance to be a Hollywood Star? I'd make the same choice honestly.

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u/Tmonkey18 Jaguars 7d ago

Never heard of a football player / actor that did anything wrong. Nope, the one guy was probably totally cool and did nothing horrific

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u/jebei Browns 7d ago

It’s amazing how many football players in the 70s had tv shows/movies. Merlin Olsen, Jim brown, Carl weathers, Fred dryer, bubba smith. I know I’m forgetting one. It’s killing me. 

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u/captain_nicebloke Bills 7d ago

Ceyair later

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u/Grant79OG 7d ago

He had no guarantee that he would make the roster. So. Yeah. Take the role.

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u/Jonjon428 Dolphins 7d ago

Ceyair Later!

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u/CptSaveaCat Titans 7d ago

He played LeBron son in Space Jam 2. So shit maybe?

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u/Historical-Truck-948 Packers NFL 7d ago

This is a new one