VanJack
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I guess Rourke has earned a lot more cash than he'd have made staying in the CFL for another season.
But it's hard at this point to see his move the NFL as anything other than a disappointment. He's now on his third team, after Jacksonville signed him and obviously never intended to ever play him. He was scooped up on waivers by New England, but never got any reps there either.
Now he's with the New York Giants--who see him as little more than practice roster fodder at this point. So much about playing in the NFL is about 'opportunity'. And some college hotshot that a team drafts and pumps the tires on, will always get more opportunities even if they fail, over and over again.
Rourke is this undrafted kid who played in a pro league north of the border on a big field, with rules that almost nobody in America understands. He might as well be a QB from Aussie Rules Football.
Sadly, Rourke still has a long road ahead of him to earn the credibility he needs to get on the field somewhere.
But it's hard at this point to see his move the NFL as anything other than a disappointment. He's now on his third team, after Jacksonville signed him and obviously never intended to ever play him. He was scooped up on waivers by New England, but never got any reps there either.
Now he's with the New York Giants--who see him as little more than practice roster fodder at this point. So much about playing in the NFL is about 'opportunity'. And some college hotshot that a team drafts and pumps the tires on, will always get more opportunities even if they fail, over and over again.
Rourke is this undrafted kid who played in a pro league north of the border on a big field, with rules that almost nobody in America understands. He might as well be a QB from Aussie Rules Football.
Sadly, Rourke still has a long road ahead of him to earn the credibility he needs to get on the field somewhere.