Qadr Spooner

[Fred C Dobbs]

You gotta read this:

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There wasn’t a scared-straight epiphany moment for Spooner. It wasn’t seeing friends in the back of police cars, or having an accusatory finger pointed at him when lockers in his high school were broken into, or when word of drugs being sold on campus got to the authorities. The staff at Centennial High School didn’t know exactly who it was, Spooner says, so they’d suspend a group of kids; him and his friends. He bristled in his chair as he thought about how, as the trouble had piled up, he left his school earlier in 2008.

“We want to try to see if we can get Qadr in a better direction,” Spooner says, reciting the proposal that came from his school. “We’re going to send him to an alternate program called ‘Transitions’ and in that program he’ll be focusing on academics. There’ll be a reduced number of students so they can focus on him.”

He landed in that classroom with other similar-aged kids deemed at risk of dropping out.

A voice broke the silence in the classroom that morning. A teacher, Mrs. Harrison, who, if not as lost in thought as Spooner, was at least as hungry. She asked her student if he wanted to go for lunch. She took him to an all-you-can-eat buffet (A wise move, all things considered).

Spooner still marvels at the mountain of shrimp that she put on her plate. He told her she could get up and get more if she wanted. Why get up, she asked him. An unexpected lesson in an unexpected situation. There were many of them for him.

https://www.cfl.ca/2017/05/18/oleary-spooners-road-pros-hard-rewarding/

[bb1]

Nice read I'm rooting for this guy, hoping he makes the Blue.?

[BomberBall]

Good read.  Hard not to root for him.  He's definitely got the right work ethic.

[Atomic]

Nice article thanks for posting

[wookie]

he is still unsigned , is that correct

 

[kelownabomberfan]

20 minutes ago, wookie said:

he is still unsigned , is that correct

 

sounds like they should do the negotiations at the Royal Fork!

[blue_gold_84]

Quite the read. Thanks for sharing!

I hope they manage to sign him soon. He seems to have a lot of potential and you can never have enough O-line depth, especially of the NAT variety.

[ddanger]

He says he's coming to Winnipeg, so he'll sign. Faith and now Qadr. Two solid, solid kids. Those are the kind of players I want to see the team draft and develop. Just like Schiefle, Laine and Morrissey. Intelligent, mature, decent kids who will grow into men and not go off the rails.

Very much going to be cheering for Faith & Qadr to make the team. Thanks for sharing this article.

[IC Khari]

On 5/18/2017 at 0:04 PM, kelownabomberfan said:

sounds like they should do the negotiations at the Royal Fork!

That's where I do mine

[Jpan85]

 

[Fatty Liver]

39 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

 

Excellent timing, the GM Miller found in Joe Mack's waste basket is making Corky look extraordinarily bad.

[rebusrankin]

Good news. So basically we're signed them all except for Gray?

[Tracker]

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

Good news. So basically we're signed them all except for Gray?

Yup. He's in a Gray area.

[Judd]

Is every "entry level" contract in the CFL 3 years? 

[LeBird]

When you see what is happening elsewhere it sure is nice to have all of our drafts signed thanks to a professional management.

[bigg jay]

14 minutes ago, Judd said:

Is every "entry level" contract in the CFL 3 years? 

No.  Chungh only signed a 2 year deal when we drafted him.

[TheAardvark]

1 hour ago, Judd said:

Is every "entry level" contract in the CFL 3 years? 

 

59 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

No.  Chungh only signed a 2 year deal when we drafted him.

Pretty sure Chungh signed for 3, he just extended early... 

 

No, every entry level contract is not 3 years, but Mr. Walters seems to be able to get guys to commit to that.  Which is just another example of his awesomeness.  Walters gets our DP to sign 3 year deals, Jones can't even get them to sign at all...

[rebusrankin]

Dang Walters signing Spooner just ruins the salary scale for second rounders. I hear Bladzek wants more now.

[WinnipegGordo]

12 minutes ago, TheAardvark said:

No, every entry level contract is not 3 years, but Mr. Walters seems to be able to get guys to commit to that.  Which is just another example of his awesomeness.  Walters gets our DP to sign 3 year deals, Jones can't even get them to sign at all...

Seems like Walters is batting around 500 for signing top picks to 3 years.  For example, I haven't seen any info that shows Loffler or Corney signed for 3  years.

[bigg jay]

39 minutes ago, TheAardvark said:

Pretty sure Chungh signed for 3, he just extended early... 

Dunk had reported it was a 2 year deal. 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/top-cfl-picks-land-rookie-record-signing-bonuses/

[rebusrankin]

26 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Seems like Walters is batting around 500 for signing top picks to 3 years.  For example, I haven't seen any info that shows Loffler or Corney signed for 3  years.

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2016/12/07/taylor-loffler-stunned-as-hes-rewarded-cfls-all-star-safety

Loffler signed for 3 according to this article.

[Taynted_Fayth]

1 hour ago, TheAardvark said:

 

Pretty sure Chungh signed for 3, he just extended early... 

 

No, every entry level contract is not 3 years, but Mr. Walters seems to be able to get guys to commit to that.  Which is just another example of his awesomeness.  Walters gets our DP to sign 3 year deals, Jones can't even get them to sign at all...

i recall chungh being a 2 year too. the sentiment was people were disappointed it wasn't 3 initially but we were just happy to have him signed at the time

Edited May 23, 2017 by Taynted_Fayth

[wbbfan]

3 hours ago, bigg jay said:

Dunk had reported it was a 2 year deal. 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/top-cfl-picks-land-rookie-record-signing-bonuses/

It was a 2 year deal, and we all thought he was coming up on FA. But walters said in an interview mid way through last year and suhk had signed an extension. Dont think it was announced before that at all. Dont know if it ever came out how long hes extended. But it was a huge sigh of relief and win for us. 

[Taynted_Fayth]

5 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

It was a 2 year deal, and we all thought he was coming up on FA. But walters said in an interview mid way through last year and suhk had signed an extension. Dont think it was announced before that at all. Dont know if it ever came out how long hes extended. But it was a huge sigh of relief and win for us. 

in think he extended 2 more years, but I thought that was done on the morning of free agency cuz it was part of a good day extending him and landing Nevis

[wbbfan]

4 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

in think he extended 2 more years, but I thought that was done on the morning of free agency cuz it was part of a good day extending him and landing Nevis

mmm i thought that was goosen.