According to MOJO radio in Vancouver former NFL quarterback Steve DeBerg is helping Casey Printers prepare for NFL workouts in Tampa Bay.
Sources tell MOJO that Printers will workout for the Dolphins in Miami on Tuesday and for the Chiefs in Kansas City on Thursday. The radio station says that Printers is getting interest from other NFL teams as well.
Printers was the CFL MVP in 2004 when he threw for 5,088 yards with 35 touchdowns and only ten interceptions. He was also second on the team with 469 rushing yards and led the Lions with nine rushing touchdowns.
Despite struggling with shoulder and toe injuries in 2005 Printers managed to throw for 1,676 yards and nine touchdowns with six interceptions. He also ran for 336 yards on just 38 attempts for an average of 8.8 yards per carry to go along with two rushing touchdowns.
I do not believe he has a chance. The NFL looks at a guy coming from the the CFL and say hey what did you do for you team last year. Printer Duh warm’d bench. Even though the year before he was MVP that will mean nothing. He goes in at a disadvantage for sure. Oh they will give him a look but that will be it.
They had Hank Burris on talking about going to the NFL and he stated that Printers is making the same mistake many of them do. Go down to early. He stated the NFL coaches look at your accomplishments you made the year before. And we all know what Casey did this year. They asked Hank where he felt Printers would end up. He said if Allen does not retire then the two logical places for Printers would be Regina or Winnipeg. He stated Garcia made it because he won a championship, therefore he had a higher chance of cracking the line up. However, Ricky Ray won a championship but did not make it.
Hank said he made the same mistake. This was on the radio in Calgary. So there is the take on that one.
Printers just might be that QB..that is under the talent pool politcs of the NFL..
He just might be,in the top four QB"s...of the CFL
If the Lions move him...they must have the radar on Bucky the QB..
...T.O....will go all out to sign Printers once he comes back and is available....I don't know if Casey would like to play second fiddle to Damon....it would be the same situation he had with the Lions...unless Allen retires soon and that would give Printers the opportunity to be the main man...other clubs probably very interested ...would definitely be Wpg...OR POSSIBLY the Rens.....but I believe he'll be back...cuz like red in Cal. said.....he don't quite have the credentials...and the NFL. is a tough place to land a job ...even when you have everything going on... :!:
If Printers needs help tp prepare then I highly doubt that he'll even crack the practise roster line-up. Maybe he thinks because he cried on camera he's shown some grit and can play with the big boys!
