As some of you who visit the College and Draft forum know, after his sophomore season at Oregon I was a huge Colt Lyerla fan and praying that the Seahawks would draft him. Then his junior season became a train wreck both on and off the field, mostly due to health and personal problems (drug and alcohol abuse, a few arrests, and leaving the Ducks football program… it was reported that it was voluntary, but I believe he was kicked out of the program), and at that point i wanted the Seahawks to stay away from him completely.
Now supposedly he's both clean and healthy and looking for another chance in the NFL. If his mind and body are in the right place he would be a great addition to the Hawks. Duck insiders will tell you that he's one of the top 2 or 3 athletes to ever come through the program, and in combination with Jimmy Graham would make an absolutely filthy tight end combo. Plus, he could be had for the league minimum or probably even stashed on the practice squad if necessary so there's absolutely no risk in giving him a chance.
He had really tough circumstances growing up and has made some pretty bad decisions for himself. I'd like to see his story end happily. Make it so Pete!
The former Oregon tight end offered the following message to NFL teams at the end of his workout video.
"To the NFL teams out there, obviously there have been a lot of bad decisions made in the past. But the past is the past and it's going to stay in the past. 2015 has been a good year to me. The injury has healed well. I've been in a substance-abuse program for the past year and a half. I haven't failed a test since, and my DUI case I had back in September has been officially dismissed," he said. "We're moving forward, and like an old coach I used to have, Chip Kelly, used to say: win the day. I think I have a long string of winning days, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to keep that process going moving forward and make an NFL 2015 roster."
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