Cards UDFA Runs Wind Aided 4.19 40...

stchamp98 · Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 52947 Location: Havre, Montana

The NFL was a fairy tale, almost a ridiculous notion for Stanley Arukwe, because he hadn’t even been playing the game. He played it in high school, sure, as a star defensive back out in California whose dual talent in track led to college recruitment around the Pac-10. But scholarship issues got in the way. Arukwe ended up running track only, first at a junior college and then at Troy University in Alabama. At this time last year, Arukwe’s thoughts were on trying to make the 2012 Olympic team as a sprinter and his football career was dead.

Now he’s a wide receiver on the Arizona Cardinals.

“It’s just a blessing to get the opportunity to play again,” Arukwe said after a workout this week.

A blessing and perhaps a nod to the stories of spring, that time when teams can afford to take fliers – especially with the new 90-man roster – on guys who have barely played the game. Arukwe made an impression when he ran a (wind-aided) 4.19 40-yard dash at Troy’s pro day a couple months ago. He would have had to, with only 12 catches last year in his 12-game college career.

He was on the Cardinals’ radar before that, however. A Cards’ scout – along with one from the Vikings – talked with Arukwe after a four-reception day the second game of the season against Arkansas

http://prod.www.cardinals.clubs.nfl.com/news-and-events/article-2/Sprinting-Out-Of-Nowhere/ab0cc8ef-697b-438e-8389-e3c0b51737da

Wind or no, 4.19 is blazing. No idea if the kid can even play but that type of speed is intriguing. If he can develop...wow.
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khodder · Joined: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 47872 Location: New New York

As the article mentions we took a chance on Michael Ray Garvin a couple of years back. Speed changes games.

He was a highly recruited DB out of HS.
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DirtyDez · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 3:57 pm Post subject:

He's either related to Hermes or was wearing his PF Flyers.
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larryfitz11 · Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 1946 Location: Edina, Minnesota

Damn.. If he's running a 4.19 I would love to know what he can run in the 100 and 200 meter dash. We need him for the Olympics!
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younggun1273 · Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 6887 Location: Tallahassee

Ain't nothing wrong being a fast guy. This team does not have many players that are absurdly fast, so it would be nice if he can show that he belongs on PS if anything.
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