Recent information has come out surrounding S10 DSFL Prospect Antonio Summer. Summer played last season's post-season match ups for the Portland Pythons against the Kansas City Coyotes and Tijuana Luchadores, and will be returning to the draft pool this season to be selected by one of the four teams for the S10 campaign. As a player coming straight out of high school and having not gone through either the NCAA or CIS route (despite him signing with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies), Summer has been notified that a special rule will be connected to him surrounding his eligibility for the NSFL. NSFL guidelines state that a player must have spent at least two full years out of high school before being eligible for NSFL play, which means that even if Summer is applicable on a team next season following the draft, he will not be eligible to move up. Summer has spoken to the media on this and claims that he is perfectly okay with spending two seasons in the DSFL to develop.
As much as I believe in my talents and think that I could excel in even a minimal role in the NSFL this year, I also know that it will be difficult to keep up with the best players and that I will likely find myself taking smaller minutes and sacrificing success for an early start. For that reason, I think a second year to grow as a player in the DSFL, and possibly even a third if allowed will make me into a much better player down the road. I think that while there is always time to play in the NSFL and find success there as an athlete, you have a limited amount of years you can spend vying for the Ultimini Championship, and I want to make sure I can get both rings under my belt before I leave the football world.
Summer was within minutes of winning the championship as a draftee free agent this season before Portland took a devastating loss to the Tijuana Luchadores in the league finals only a few short nights ago. Currently the DSFL is stacked with ripe running back talent, and this will likely stay the same next year seeing as the NSFL has a limited amount of roster spots even for the best running backs on the come up. Recently it was announced in the media that sophomore and record setting Marshals running back Marquise Brown would be leaving for the Philadelphia Liberty of the NSFL, a huge announcement that brings with it a major roster opening and primes Summer for a role to take on. Elsewhere around the league, most teams are backed up with two, and sometimes even three major threats in the back field which gives even more cause for Summer's decision to want to stick around until a viable and strong role opens up where he can truly put his talents on display for all to see. The world is watching.
As much as I believe in my talents and think that I could excel in even a minimal role in the NSFL this year, I also know that it will be difficult to keep up with the best players and that I will likely find myself taking smaller minutes and sacrificing success for an early start. For that reason, I think a second year to grow as a player in the DSFL, and possibly even a third if allowed will make me into a much better player down the road. I think that while there is always time to play in the NSFL and find success there as an athlete, you have a limited amount of years you can spend vying for the Ultimini Championship, and I want to make sure I can get both rings under my belt before I leave the football world.
Summer was within minutes of winning the championship as a draftee free agent this season before Portland took a devastating loss to the Tijuana Luchadores in the league finals only a few short nights ago. Currently the DSFL is stacked with ripe running back talent, and this will likely stay the same next year seeing as the NSFL has a limited amount of roster spots even for the best running backs on the come up. Recently it was announced in the media that sophomore and record setting Marshals running back Marquise Brown would be leaving for the Philadelphia Liberty of the NSFL, a huge announcement that brings with it a major roster opening and primes Summer for a role to take on. Elsewhere around the league, most teams are backed up with two, and sometimes even three major threats in the back field which gives even more cause for Summer's decision to want to stick around until a viable and strong role opens up where he can truly put his talents on display for all to see. The world is watching.
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