Jeremy Maclin: "Being Injured Sucks"

by JasonB on Dec 7, 2011 11:44 AM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 30: Jeremy Maclin #18 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs with the ball against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on October 30, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Jeremy Maclin wrote a new blog over on GQ.com about his experience having to sit out these past few weeks. As he has all season, Maclin gave us an interesting and eloquent insight into what it's like to play in the NFL, or specifically this time... not play.

Being injured, in a word, sucks. Life is reduced to two things: treatment and meetings. It is all work, with none of the exhilaration, the fire, the competitive release of playing in games. Our team doctors are great guys who know what they're doing, but there are limits to how quickly physical parts of the body can reach the level of healing required for me to play as hard as I need to in order to contribute. Obviously, all I want is to be out there doing it for my team. Michael [Vick] and I are in the same boat.

The last time I was really injured was freshman year in college, when I tore my ACL and so ended up redshirting the whole year. I thought that was pretty bad. But there is no redshirting in the NFL, and the most critical juncture of the season is passing as we speak. It is probably the equivalent of putting all of your heart and soul for years into a work presentation-and then catching the flu day of and having to watch your colleagues give the presentation without you.

Read his full post on GQ.com.

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Love Maclin

That is all

Born in North Carolina; raised a Philly fan

The blood in my veins is red but when you cut me it turns GREEN!!

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by CarolinaGreen on Dec 7, 2011 11:52 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Jeremy Maclin: “Being ~~Injured~~ a 2011 Eagle Sucks”

If you dont like Big Red, then F#%@ You!
-Ricky Bobby

by GreenInBaltimore on Dec 7, 2011 12:01 PM EST reply actions

lol no kidding

Formerly BWestFactor
FLY #7 FLY !

by ShadyMcVickFactor on Dec 7, 2011 12:09 PM EST up reply actions

At least someone get’s it.

Rest up Mac. We’ll need you next year.

Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.

That is all.

by EREX21 on Dec 7, 2011 12:14 PM EST reply actions

I did not realize he was so eloquent.
I’ll look at him differently from now on.

"Even those invested in the idea that the journey is the destination may feel they've taken a train to nowhere." - Terry Lawson

by waterfield on Dec 7, 2011 12:42 PM EST reply actions

The D-Jax-Mac Attack is back, Jack! AFLACCCC!!!

by mvict on Dec 7, 2011 1:15 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Jeremy Maclyn isn't good

by DonnyD on Dec 7, 2011 1:38 PM EST reply actions

No he is not good, he is great!

by Eaglesfan0568 on Dec 7, 2011 1:46 PM EST up reply actions

there are sooo many reasons y he sux and 4 some reason none of u are seein it well im gonna show u all y he sux so bad.

so number 1 he is slow. like super slow. he def the slowest wr on our team and probs the slowest in the nfc east. we need sped on the field and he doesn have enuough to ever get open for the deep ball. all u need 2 do is watch him compared 2 DJack and you will see hes wayyyyy to slow to be a good wr in the nfl which is different from col;lege.

by DonnyD on Dec 7, 2011 1:47 PM EST up reply actions

yeah he only ran a 4.4 forty at the combine. He might as well be running in quicksand, right? Seriously though, is this guy serious? He’s too slow? C’mon Man

by bula412 on Dec 7, 2011 2:02 PM EST up reply actions

and it’s funny that the basis for your argument is to compare him to the fastest receiver in the league

by bula412 on Dec 7, 2011 2:03 PM EST up reply actions

You're missing the joke.

Completely…

"I once had a friend named Charlie, and Charlie was always late to school
He had a black eye one day, but he wouldn’t say just what happened to him
Charlie got mad in class one day, and stood up with a .22 pistol
Told everybody that he couldn’t take it anymore, he was over being the victim"

by Snax on Dec 7, 2011 2:06 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, its sad isn’t it :-(

I would like to thank my hands for being so great, for allowing me to type this post.

by corn on the kolb on Dec 7, 2011 2:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

joke
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your head

If you dont like Big Red, then F#%@ You!
-Ricky Bobby

by GreenInBaltimore on Dec 7, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions

Where this .....come from

You’re looking for wwe web site

by Mrrc7 on Dec 8, 2011 8:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I guess that joke is way over my head.

by Eaglesfan0568 on Dec 7, 2011 2:09 PM EST reply actions

It's an old joke.

I notice you joined only recently, so you wouldn’t have been around when the joke started. It’s from at least last season, maybe even the season before.

Clear eyes, full bologna sandwiches!

by NOLACuse on Dec 7, 2011 2:31 PM EST up reply actions