[Redrum]

If anyone deserves a break-- the GOOD kind of break-- in his playing career,  it\'s Matt Kopa.  A broken foot-- stepped on in the WSU game last year-- wiped out his senior season.   Rather than immediately starting to shop himself around for the NFL draft and free agency,  he stuck with Stanford and the possibility of an NCAA appeal for a 6th year.   Would have been great to have him and a season like this one would be a reward for two lost seasons in his Stanford career.  But the NCAA played rope-a-dope (emphasis on the "dope") on his appeal, running out the clock until Kopa had to exercise the NFL option.

Signed with the 49ers and has been on their practice squad UNTIL...
fate intervenes and he\'s signed by....  (hint: somewhere in S. Florida a journalist turned TV industry schmoozer  is screaming  "Oh, noooooooooo....")

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/51370...tice-squad

[Redrum]

If anyone deserves a break-- the GOOD kind of break-- in his playing career,  it\'s Matt Kopa.  A broken foot-- stepped on in the WSU game last year-- wiped out his senior season.   Rather than immediately starting to shop himself around for the NFL draft and free agency,  he stuck with Stanford and the possibility of an NCAA appeal for a 6th year.   Would have been great to have him and a season like this one would be a reward for two lost seasons in his Stanford career.  But the NCAA played rope-a-dope (emphasis on the "dope") on his appeal, running out the clock until Kopa had to exercise the NFL option.

Signed with the 49ers and has been on their practice squad UNTIL...
fate intervenes and he\'s signed by....  (hint: somewhere in S. Florida a journalist turned TV industry schmoozer  is screaming  "Oh, noooooooooo....")

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/51370...tice-squad