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Pre Draft Musings

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04-27-2023, 06:28 PM

(04-27-2023, 06:24 PM)empty Wrote:
(04-27-2023, 05:58 PM)WingerDinger Wrote: What a great thread!

What I'd like to know is, did he turn down being drafted #1 for financial reasons?

And did he make more as a saleman than being the #1 draft pick..

Yes and no.

He was initially taken by the Eagles, but was traded to the Bears because they (Eagles) didn't think they could match his reported asking price. He didn't initially sign with the Bears so he could continue school and attempt to make the Olympic track team. After he missed out on making the team, he ended up not signing because they didn't agree on compensation. Berwanger wanted 15,000, the Bears offered 13,500. A year later, Berwanger sought out whether the Bears would renew their offer, which they declined.

So put simply, he messed up not accepting the Bears original offer and he knew it.

Imagine working as a salesman at the height of the Depression.

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Pre Draft Musings - by Bullseye - 04-19-2023, 10:44 PM

RE: Pre Drafe Musings - by Jag149 - 04-20-2023, 12:56 AM

RE: Pre Drafe Musings - by ChrisJagBoy - 04-20-2023, 02:32 AM

RE: Pre Drafe Musings - by Bullseye - 04-20-2023, 10:10 AM

RE: Pre Drafe Musings - by JagFanatic24 - 04-20-2023, 04:13 AM

RE: Pre Drafe Musings - by Bullseye - 04-20-2023, 01:24 PM

RE: Pre Drafe Musings - by TheDogCatcher - 04-20-2023, 01:29 PM

RE: Pre Drafe Musings - by Bullseye - 04-20-2023, 09:29 PM

RE: Pre Drafe Musings - by Thewitnessofsolinvictus - 04-23-2023, 05:00 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by JaguarJosh2 - 04-20-2023, 07:15 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Bullseye - 04-20-2023, 09:42 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-20-2023, 09:56 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Sibelius - 04-23-2023, 08:37 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-20-2023, 08:30 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Bullseye - 04-20-2023, 07:18 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-21-2023, 07:49 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-21-2023, 07:56 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-21-2023, 09:07 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-21-2023, 09:18 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Mikey - 04-20-2023, 08:32 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Bullseye - 04-20-2023, 08:27 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Mikey - 04-21-2023, 09:21 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Cleatwood - 04-20-2023, 08:48 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-20-2023, 09:13 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Bullseye - 04-20-2023, 08:35 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by jj82284 - 04-20-2023, 10:22 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by navyjagfan - 04-22-2023, 11:33 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Cleatwood - 04-23-2023, 02:28 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-23-2023, 02:46 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-20-2023, 09:31 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by WingerDinger - 04-20-2023, 11:54 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-20-2023, 12:09 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Bullseye - 04-20-2023, 01:44 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-20-2023, 01:52 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by jaglou53 - 04-20-2023, 03:33 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Cleatwood - 04-20-2023, 12:37 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-20-2023, 01:08 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-20-2023, 04:20 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by WingerDinger - 04-20-2023, 01:17 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by JagFanatic24 - 04-20-2023, 05:55 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Mikey - 04-21-2023, 09:18 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Cleatwood - 04-20-2023, 01:36 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by ATLjag - 04-20-2023, 01:55 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag149 - 04-20-2023, 03:34 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-20-2023, 06:05 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-20-2023, 07:23 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-20-2023, 09:23 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Eric1 - 04-20-2023, 10:23 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Bullseye - 04-21-2023, 01:57 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Cleatwood - 04-21-2023, 07:54 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-21-2023, 08:02 AM

Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-21-2023, 08:49 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-21-2023, 09:03 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Bullseye - 04-21-2023, 04:06 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-21-2023, 05:02 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Bullseye - 04-21-2023, 09:01 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-22-2023, 09:25 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jagulars - 04-21-2023, 05:37 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-21-2023, 07:14 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by RicoTx - 04-21-2023, 08:12 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-22-2023, 05:15 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by ATLjag - 04-22-2023, 10:20 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by mikesez - 04-22-2023, 10:42 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-22-2023, 12:44 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-22-2023, 04:50 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Newton - 04-22-2023, 04:55 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Cleatwood - 04-22-2023, 05:16 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Eric1 - 04-22-2023, 08:53 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Newton - 04-22-2023, 06:46 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-23-2023, 06:27 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by JaguarJosh2 - 04-23-2023, 08:08 AM

Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-23-2023, 08:38 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-23-2023, 08:56 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-23-2023, 10:32 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Newton - 04-23-2023, 10:59 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by NYC4jags - 04-23-2023, 12:11 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Kane - 04-23-2023, 12:51 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by jaglou53 - 04-23-2023, 01:28 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by NYC4jags - 04-23-2023, 04:54 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Eric1 - 04-23-2023, 08:34 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by TheDuke007 - 04-23-2023, 05:47 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-23-2023, 04:48 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by MojoKing - 04-23-2023, 08:06 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by jj82284 - 04-23-2023, 08:33 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-23-2023, 08:58 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by JaguarJosh2 - 04-24-2023, 07:48 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag149 - 04-24-2023, 09:16 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by TheDogCatcher - 04-24-2023, 01:26 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-24-2023, 01:43 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by TheDogCatcher - 04-24-2023, 02:04 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-24-2023, 02:14 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag149 - 04-24-2023, 12:16 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-24-2023, 06:35 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-24-2023, 07:26 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag149 - 04-24-2023, 09:04 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-24-2023, 07:08 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-24-2023, 07:11 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by The Real Marty - 04-24-2023, 08:28 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by wg171 - 04-24-2023, 08:25 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Craigukjag - 04-24-2023, 11:02 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by NYC4jags - 04-24-2023, 11:18 AM

Jag88 - by Jag88 - 04-24-2023, 11:21 AM

Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-24-2023, 11:27 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by NYC4jags - 04-24-2023, 12:01 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-24-2023, 01:01 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by jaglou53 - 04-24-2023, 01:33 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-24-2023, 01:56 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by jaglou53 - 04-24-2023, 02:18 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by HolsterHusto - 04-24-2023, 12:08 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by cat bells - 04-24-2023, 04:17 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-24-2023, 05:26 PM

Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-24-2023, 05:42 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Bullseye - 04-24-2023, 06:44 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Mikey - 04-25-2023, 08:10 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by GaJag - 04-24-2023, 07:02 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Bullseye - 04-24-2023, 07:50 PM

GaJag - by GaJag - 04-24-2023, 08:24 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-24-2023, 07:14 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by HURRICANE!!! - 04-24-2023, 07:49 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Eric1 - 04-24-2023, 08:05 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-24-2023, 08:21 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Eric1 - 04-24-2023, 09:11 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-24-2023, 09:16 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-24-2023, 09:28 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Eric1 - 04-24-2023, 09:40 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-24-2023, 09:40 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by jj82284 - 04-25-2023, 04:53 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-25-2023, 08:05 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by TheDogCatcher - 04-25-2023, 09:43 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by NYC4jags - 04-25-2023, 10:57 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-25-2023, 12:03 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by TheDogCatcher - 04-25-2023, 01:22 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by NYC4jags - 04-25-2023, 01:28 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by JagFanatic24 - 04-26-2023, 09:49 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-26-2023, 10:00 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by NYC4jags - 04-26-2023, 10:10 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by TheDogCatcher - 04-25-2023, 01:32 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-25-2023, 02:21 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by WingerDinger - 04-25-2023, 03:00 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-25-2023, 04:57 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by TheDogCatcher - 04-25-2023, 08:51 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by jj82284 - 04-26-2023, 09:22 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by The Real Marty - 04-26-2023, 09:39 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by jj82284 - 04-25-2023, 08:15 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by JagFanatic24 - 04-26-2023, 09:23 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-26-2023, 09:31 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by jagsfan06 - 04-25-2023, 01:05 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-25-2023, 01:14 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by WingerDinger - 04-25-2023, 02:06 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Craigukjag - 04-25-2023, 04:12 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by cat bells - 04-25-2023, 04:23 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-25-2023, 04:43 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by GaJag - 04-25-2023, 05:12 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by OG-JAGFAN - 04-25-2023, 10:27 PM

Jag88 - by Jag88 - 04-25-2023, 11:40 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-26-2023, 08:06 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-26-2023, 08:11 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-26-2023, 08:58 AM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Brett - 04-26-2023, 05:27 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-26-2023, 06:26 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by StrayaJag - 04-26-2023, 08:40 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-26-2023, 09:35 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by HURRICANE!!! - 04-27-2023, 02:07 PM

homebiscuit - by homebiscuit - 04-27-2023, 11:48 AM

RE: homebiscuit - by ChrisJagBoy - 04-27-2023, 04:34 PM

Jag88 - by Jag88 - 04-27-2023, 05:36 PM

RE: homebiscuit - by WingerDinger - 04-27-2023, 05:58 PM

RE: homebiscuit - by ChrisJagBoy - 04-27-2023, 06:09 PM

RE: homebiscuit - by empty - 04-27-2023, 06:24 PM

homebiscuit - by homebiscuit - 04-27-2023, 06:28 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by WYjagsfan - 04-27-2023, 12:42 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-27-2023, 01:04 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by WYjagsfan - 04-27-2023, 02:04 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by AnOldBrownie - 04-27-2023, 01:22 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag149 - 04-27-2023, 01:34 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by The Real Marty - 04-27-2023, 01:39 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Cleatwood - 04-27-2023, 01:46 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by cat bells - 04-27-2023, 04:32 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by NewJagsCity - 04-27-2023, 05:48 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-27-2023, 06:22 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by ChrisJagBoy - 04-27-2023, 06:24 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-27-2023, 06:28 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by ajagsfan - 04-27-2023, 08:26 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-27-2023, 06:34 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Bullseye - 04-27-2023, 07:08 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-27-2023, 07:14 PM

Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-27-2023, 07:28 PM

Pre Draft Musings - by I am Yoda - 04-27-2023, 07:30 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-27-2023, 07:37 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-27-2023, 08:00 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by homebiscuit - 04-27-2023, 08:12 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-27-2023, 08:28 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by flgatorsandjags - 04-27-2023, 08:29 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Eric1 - 04-27-2023, 08:32 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-27-2023, 08:31 PM

Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-27-2023, 08:32 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-27-2023, 08:33 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Dimson - 04-27-2023, 08:34 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-27-2023, 08:36 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Eye of the Storm - 04-27-2023, 08:38 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Jag88 - 04-27-2023, 08:41 PM

Pre Draft Musings - by Caldrac - 04-27-2023, 08:42 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by The Real Marty - 04-27-2023, 09:11 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by jagsfan06 - 04-27-2023, 09:01 PM

RE: Pre Draft Musings - by Dimson - 04-27-2023, 09:09 PM

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