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LSU pass rusher Arden Key sent out the following tweet on Monday about his disappointing junior season.


Key set the single-season school sack record (12) in 2016 as a sophomore but missed five games in 2017 and recorded just 4 sacks.

The Georgia native is currently preparing for the NFL Combine in Phoneix, AZ.
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Black n Gold99 months
So he waited until the eve of the combine to tweet that? The only thing not sitting well with Key is his dropping draft stock.
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FournetteForEver799 months
He wouldnt tweet it if his draft stock didnt plummet
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FournetteForEver799 months
Went from top 5 pick to mid-late 1st round pick.. Blew millions for himself
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km99 months
Yep.
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rrboy99 months
Huge disappointment. He played LSU last year instead of playing for LSU.
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Bige1199 months
Can’t these guys get a little slack? I mean isn’t part of playing at LSU having the fans behind you forever? I forgot, when we were 20 we all made perfect decisions with the maturity of a 40 year old.
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atltiger648799 months
"I mean isn’t part of playing at LSU having the fans behind you forever?".....no. Just because someone plays here doesn't mean they're absolved of all bad behavior. That's just being a blind homer.
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Tiger Vision99 months
The entire purpose of this tweet is summed up i that last line "The Georgia native is currently preparing for the NFL Combine in Phoneix, AZ." This 'is just damage control. Someone finally figured out that NFL teams don't want a lazy arse. This is the spin that his agent is telling him to put out there in advance of the combine / draft hoping some dumbass GM from a team like Cleveland bites on.
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ELchapoLSU99 months
Well good God aren’t you a special retard
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Tiger Vision99 months
You are the fool if you think he is not being coached by someone to say the "right" things in advance of the draft. He is going to have to go through interviews at the combine and explain his extended absence from his team and coming back out of shape. This is the beginning of that explanation. He is going to say that he has learned from his mistakes and he is a changed man. Some team with a history of making bad draft picks is going to fall for this routine.
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VesperiaLSU99 months
He just proved that he didn’t learn anything by declaring draft when he had a horrible junior year and out of shape.
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Hester Carries99 months
It was your own doing. Hopefully thats part of the lesson you learned.
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Ripley99 months
It was just a tweet to be able to implement a trendy reference to Drake's new song "God's Plan". Highly likely nothing was actually learned.
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STRIPES99 months
Well isn't that wonderfull? Arden Key takes some mysterious time off and comes back out of shape. He wasted a year and now is proud he allegedly learned "a life lesson" at LSU's expense. Good for you Mr. Key. What a horrible team mate. Bye.
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LSU FSU Grad99 months
Seems like spin in preparation for the combine and draft process to me. He sees an obvious issue and is trying to get in front of it.
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Four Leaf Tayback99 months
Impending failed drug test? We’ll see
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LSUfan38999 months
If it doesn't sit well with you why wouldn't you come back
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SoulGlo99 months
It didn't matter until the draft stock started dropping.
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eugene1928LSU99 months
Almost always root for the ex-Tigers. This guy not so much, I felt he quit on his team and that is disappointing. Don't see much happening for him at the next level.
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AustinKnight99 months
Don’t know if in all my years(30) of watching Tiger football I’ve seen a bigger fall from grace amongst LSU fans regarding how they feel about a player one year to the next based on performance. Not saying he doesnt deserve it one way or another. Just making a statement
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PsychTiger99 months
I'd propose JJ, but then again he would have had to have consistently good performance at some point.
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PsychTiger99 months
I'd propose JJ, but then again he would have had to have consistently good performance at some point.
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AustinKnight99 months
I thought about JJ too definitely after his NC performance but he never had AK type hope to dominate
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coachw99 months
A quitter that I could care less about.
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Marley50499 months
Do your thing key whoever drafts him is getting a beast
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GeologyGrad8899 months
Ummmm..... What??
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Solo Cam99 months
Idk. I loved Key his junior year but he seems like someone who wants the reward without the work
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CL810099 months
I don't get it with him, if it was so disappointing why not stay at Lau, get your degree and get better than what you did in your junior year. He already got his mind on the draft now so hope he gets drafted where he wants. But why think about your disapointing season to his standards when you can do something bout it- stay one more year.....
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ForeverEllisHugh99 months
Well he could have applied those lessons to his senior year...
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ImayGoLesMiles99 months
Well, one thing is for sure, the NFL will find out what his "personal issues" were this past offseason. It may affect his draft stock too. I hope he goes early and has a long, prosperous NFL career. Good luck arden.
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El Campo Tiger99 months
He quit well before his junior year, so what lessons did you learn exactly? That the third year of a high-profile players' collegiate tenure is useless?
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75503Tiger99 months
Probably had a good doobie and started feeling melancholy
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Spankum99 months
Well, you can say that again...
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LSUvet7299 months
Is Key now apologizing to LSU fans and doing it cause his agent said it would make his resume look better for draft?
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bringit321099 months
Yep
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the LSUSaint99 months
The dumb ones are the scouts...they'll see this and say "see he's matured now, he even spoke if his poor play in college", and they'll draft him higher.
I'm proud of tigers who make the league. But when a kid has self discipline issues in college, very seldom do they disappear and not resurface.
This kid has to stay in shape year round for the NFL....I don't see him doing that effectively once he has pockets full of cash and 5 months to chill.
Troy was the worse I've seen an LSU Dr play in 30 years..I don't give a frick if he was out of shape, he was easily the worst player on the field and probably the slowest.
I still can't believe Aranda played him! In my eyes, that who lost that game
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cas4t99 months
But honestly....it worked out for Clowney. Key very well could be a great pro. It sucks how it went at LSU but we all mature as we get older.
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STRIPES99 months
cas4t, I get fed up with you appologists who always are so sympathetic to every damn frick-up who comes along. What is especially annoying is the fact that most if the time people like you are not even LSU fans. I notice tgat LSU isn't your favorite team yet you have such understanding in your heart toward a kid like Arden Key. Hell, I guess so because you are a marginal LSU fan at best. Stfu.
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