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Todd Gurley may not be on good terms with the Los Angeles Rams right now due to the dispute regarding the money he’s apparently owed by the team, but that won’t stop him from helping out his potential replacement.
Gurley, now a member of the Atlanta Falcons, is taking Rams rookie running back Cam Akers under his wing after Los Angeles spent a second-round pick on the Florida State product. Gurley doesn’t necessarily feel the need to help him on the field, but he wants to guide him off it
“Just because of whatever I have going on with the Rams don’t make me upset or want to bash or downplay another man. He’s making his dream come true just like I made my dream come true in 2015,” Gurley said. “They went and got this kid in the second round so I just want to be able to tell him or show him early the way to move and then everything that comes with L.A. There’s so much opportunity out here.”
Gurley has spoken repeatedly about the business opportunities that come with playing in Los Angeles, which is why he said he’ll still spend the offseason in Southern California despite not being a member of the Rams.
He wants to show Akers those off-the-field opportunities and put him on the right path, hoping to get the rookie started business-wise even earlier than he started himself.
“He’s going to be a running back in the L.A. market, he’s going to be scoring touchdowns, he’s going to be making plays, so I want him to be able to be on the same type of thing I was on – but even more and on an earlier stage,” Gurley said. “Everyone’s talking a big game saying they’re going to do this or do that – it’s just about helping the youth whether they made it or not. Just like when people go back in the community and do community work. How about reaching out to the guy that’s coming up that just got drafted or the guy that don’t know anything and tell him because he just made his dream come true, so it’s like, why not make this guy even better?
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Todd Gurley may not be on good terms with the Los Angeles Rams right now due to the dispute regarding the money he’s apparently owed by the team, but that won’t stop him from helping out his potential replacement.
Gurley, now a member of the Atlanta Falcons, is taking Rams rookie running back Cam Akers under his wing after Los Angeles spent a second-round pick on the Florida State product. Gurley doesn’t necessarily feel the need to help him on the field, but he wants to guide him off it
“Just because of whatever I have going on with the Rams don’t make me upset or want to bash or downplay another man. He’s making his dream come true just like I made my dream come true in 2015,” Gurley said. “They went and got this kid in the second round so I just want to be able to tell him or show him early the way to move and then everything that comes with L.A. There’s so much opportunity out here.”
Gurley has spoken repeatedly about the business opportunities that come with playing in Los Angeles, which is why he said he’ll still spend the offseason in Southern California despite not being a member of the Rams.
He wants to show Akers those off-the-field opportunities and put him on the right path, hoping to get the rookie started business-wise even earlier than he started himself.
“He’s going to be a running back in the L.A. market, he’s going to be scoring touchdowns, he’s going to be making plays, so I want him to be able to be on the same type of thing I was on – but even more and on an earlier stage,” Gurley said. “Everyone’s talking a big game saying they’re going to do this or do that – it’s just about helping the youth whether they made it or not. Just like when people go back in the community and do community work. How about reaching out to the guy that’s coming up that just got drafted or the guy that don’t know anything and tell him because he just made his dream come true, so it’s like, why not make this guy even better?
Rest of story:
https://wp.me/p7aESa-2Ez5
