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Demetrius Byrd, what is he up to now?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 1/5/15 at 5:42 pm
In 2012 he was trying to come back in the NFL and now nothing....
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“I appreciate LSU for this, they kept me on scholarship as long as they could because after I was released I didn’t have the money to go back to college, but LSU let me use my remainder of my football scholarship until it ran out.”
While working on his remaining credits, Byrd began thinking of pursuing a coaching career or perhaps something completely out of football. ”I had kind of given up on football because I had started to think that football just wasn’t for me.”
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Since then, Byrd has been hard at work both at home in Miami with his friends, and in Baton Rouge with Elite Athletics and coach Tommy Byers. He says that he is doing things now that he never could have imagined doing again, and exceeding his previous bests.
“After three weeks, I ran a 4.7 40,” Byrd said. “And in the weight room, I’m maxing out at 315 and repping between 265 and 285 and that right there shows me that God wasn’t done with me and didn’t want me to give up.
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Perhaps the biggest goal comes in May 2012. The now 25-year old Byrd wants to be ready for the NFL’s free agency period, with his LSU degree in hand.
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 5:43 pm to tduecen
Do it, bro. Damn I love stories like this.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 5:44 pm to tduecen
Pretty sure he suffered some pretty bad head injuries in the accident that he never fully recovered from. Ended up going back to school to graduate.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 5:47 pm to tduecen
The story you linked to is from December 23, 2011.
Update?
Update?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 5:53 pm to soccerfüt
I think that's the point of the OP.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 5:54 pm to The Dudes Rug
last i saw he was coaching in miami.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 5:57 pm to Cap Crunch
quote:He doesn't need to be taking more hits to the head in football. He's already going to have some issues ahead they he probably doesn't know about yet. Take it from someone who knows.
Pretty sure he suffered some pretty bad head injuries
Posted on 1/5/15 at 5:59 pm to tduecen
One of his last FB posts
11-1-2012
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This looks like his new FB page. Trainer in Miami.
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America is Racist
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She said she love it when I eat it....
11-1-2012
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I have a new Facebook new attitude so that's meaning I'm not accepting everybody Demetrius Byrd is my new Facebook Chow!!! Deleted this one today at 5pm...
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This looks like his new FB page. Trainer in Miami.
This post was edited on 1/5/15 at 6:01 pm
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:00 pm to soccerfüt
Exactly, what is he up to now?
He graduated in 2012 and was trying to come back. Was running pretty well according to the article.
He graduated in 2012 and was trying to come back. Was running pretty well according to the article.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:01 pm to Srbtiger06
Ouch. So much for a feel-good story.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:04 pm to SabiDojo
He used to party at Shady's back in 2011
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:08 pm to BayouBengals03
damnPosted on 1/5/15 at 6:11 pm to SabiDojo
well at least he has a degree am'rite?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:16 pm to tduecen
Proud of what Demetrius has accomplished. Loved watching him at LSU!
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:18 pm to The Dudes Rug
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Probably riding on the back of the trash truck or detailing cars
I hesitate to call you a total POS for the above remark because you probably do not know the whole story. His car wreck was not his fault.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:18 pm to tduecen
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well at least he has a degree am'rite?
Yup looks like he's doing alright for himself. Always good to see tigers succeed, no matter what they do.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:19 pm to Srbtiger06
Cool that LSU honored his scholarship, I didn't think they could do that since he went "pro" though.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:24 pm to tduecen
I used to see him at Bally all the time. That was about 4 years ago though.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:27 pm to tduecen
quote:He used up his athletic eligibility but the school could put him on some other kind of scholarship for literally just about anything they want.
Cool that LSU honored his scholarship, I didn't think they could do that since he went "pro" though.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:28 pm to Gravitiger
quote:Straight from what I quoted in the article, so LSU put him back on his football scholarship until it ran out.
but LSU let me use my remainder of my football scholarship until it ran out.”
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