OJ football career
OJ went to USC and was the best player in college football both years. He only played in 1967 and 1968 and attended the 1969 NFL draft. He was picked number 1 and made from $250k to $650k for a four-year contract. His first year he only had 697 yards and only 2 touchdowns. The second year he had fewer yards- 488 but 5 touchdowns. If he continued this way do you think that he would've got in so much trouble?
I don't necessarily think that his football career would determine how much trouble he would have gotten into n the near future. It was nearly a distraction that he would soon loose interest in and move onto other aspects of his life. Which would have possibly lead to the conflicts he got into later in life.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, regardless of whether or not he moved on, Simpson's career was still incredibly successful. He got in trouble because he was a prime suspect in a double homicide, not because he was not successful enough.
DeleteWith the amount of success OJ had with his football and school career it seems unbelievable that he would commit crimes or do anything to hurt his own success for the future. But, football wasn't his whole life and there were other things he had to deal with. I wonder if maybe his fame had caused him to feel mentally unstable or if that was a factor at all.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Quinn. I do not think the initial years of his NFL career had a big impact on the trouble he got in following his retirement. However, after his second season he improved significantly, and even broke the NFL single season rushing record. I believe this contributed to his already enormous ego, and made him feel like he could get away with anything. However, I still do not believe it played a large role in the trouble he got into after his football career.
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