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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Ex-linebacker Trying to Sack a Seat in Congress
Colin Allred spent years in the NFL avoiding being a distraction. Now that hes retired, hes ready to distract the Trump administration with a run for a spot in the House.
Last week, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress related an unusual bit of campaign biography:
The next week, in a game against Jacksonville, on a kickoff return my entire right side just shut down. Thats when I knew I had a neck problem.
Every politician can tell you a story of adversity that at least according to them proves their mettle for high office. Few of these stories involve a kick return. Allreds collision with Ihedigbo happened in 2009. The next season, against the Dallas Cowboys, Allred ran into Martellus Bennett on a power running play. I was lying on the turf, Allred said. He was like, Hey, man, are you OK? I was like, No, man, Im not OK. I just knew that was it. Allred could no longer help the Titans. But if things go right, he might help the Democrats.
One of the curiosities of Donald Trumps presidency is how much pressure he exerts on athletes. Last month, Bennett and other holdouts skipped the Patriots White House visit; on the other side of the aisle, Curt Schilling has followed Trump into the postfactual Upside Down. Allred, who is 34 and lives in Dallas, belongs to a third category of athlete: He is actually running for something. Allreds congressional race is fascinating not just because hes an emissary from the sports world but because the seat hes running for is the kind Democrats need to win if theyre going to take back the House.
https://theringer.com/colin-allred-nfl-house-of-representatives-texas-campaign-aafdd5ac7c8b
Last week, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress related an unusual bit of campaign biography:
We were playing the Jets, said Colin Allred, a former linebacker with the Tennessee Titans. It was a really physical game. [James Ihedigbo], who was a safety a big, jacked-up guy he ran into me on a kickoff return. When he hit me, I lost [the feeling in] my hand I couldnt close my right hand. I came over to the sideline and said, Coach, theres something wrong with my hand.
The next week, in a game against Jacksonville, on a kickoff return my entire right side just shut down. Thats when I knew I had a neck problem.
Every politician can tell you a story of adversity that at least according to them proves their mettle for high office. Few of these stories involve a kick return. Allreds collision with Ihedigbo happened in 2009. The next season, against the Dallas Cowboys, Allred ran into Martellus Bennett on a power running play. I was lying on the turf, Allred said. He was like, Hey, man, are you OK? I was like, No, man, Im not OK. I just knew that was it. Allred could no longer help the Titans. But if things go right, he might help the Democrats.
One of the curiosities of Donald Trumps presidency is how much pressure he exerts on athletes. Last month, Bennett and other holdouts skipped the Patriots White House visit; on the other side of the aisle, Curt Schilling has followed Trump into the postfactual Upside Down. Allred, who is 34 and lives in Dallas, belongs to a third category of athlete: He is actually running for something. Allreds congressional race is fascinating not just because hes an emissary from the sports world but because the seat hes running for is the kind Democrats need to win if theyre going to take back the House.
https://theringer.com/colin-allred-nfl-house-of-representatives-texas-campaign-aafdd5ac7c8b
Running for Pete Sessions seat.
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The Ex-linebacker Trying to Sack a Seat in Congress (Original Post)
bluedigger
May 2017
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Retrograde
(10,073 posts)1. Sounds like an impressive young man
and the kind of candidate we need to encourage
monmouth4
(9,664 posts)2. Young, smart, down to earth. What more could you want?..n/t
Stallion
(6,473 posts)3. Wow! That's My District
I remember him from his Baylor days. Also went to Hillcrest High School which is the public high school most associated with "North Dallas" so he knows the area well