<![CDATA[The LeCharles Bentley story really is a sad one.]]>I mean, the man really wanted to play but obviously just couldn't.

A Pro Bowl center who was a prized free agent signing of the Browns in 2006, Bentley hasn't played football since tearing his patella tendon on the first day of training camp that year and needing three additional surgeries for what he said was a life-and-limb threatening staph infection. Bentley asked for his release from the Browns last June and the team complied.

"There's still offers out there, but I'm not entertaining anything right now," Bentley said. "I've lived the NFL dream, better than 90 percent of the guys have ever lived it."

As for playing again, Bentley said, "I play football every day, I've got three boys. That's what I'm doing now."

via here.

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@shepwrite said:

He's rich, he's alive, his leg made it, he has a good family, he has a roof over his head, and he was a really good football player in both college and the NFL. I think he's a very lucky guy.

Yeah, but there is something to be said for that intrinsic satisfaction derived from doing what you truly love doing.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/36626https://brownsboard.com/post/36626Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:34:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The LeCharles Bentley story really is a sad one. on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:34:31 GMT]]>Funny.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/36614https://brownsboard.com/post/36614Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:34:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The LeCharles Bentley story really is a sad one. on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:11:55 GMT]]>Sad story for sure, but IMO he didn't go out in the classiest manner, so it isn't all handshakes and hugs from me.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/36593https://brownsboard.com/post/36593Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:11:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The LeCharles Bentley story really is a sad one. on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:39:55 GMT]]>Truly a sad ending to a probable HOF career...He tried his damndest...It just wasnt in the cards...

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/36582https://brownsboard.com/post/36582Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:39:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The LeCharles Bentley story really is a sad one. on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:56:20 GMT]]>Truly sad indeed.

LeCharles @ center = Rogers @ NT. Cleveland dominates up the gut, JL wins rushing titles.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/36425https://brownsboard.com/post/36425Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:56:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The LeCharles Bentley story really is a sad one. on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:43:27 GMT]]>Losing LeCharles is often forgotten. At the time of his signing things were looking good. You never know what our would look like today.

Very sad. I do beleive he made some money though.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/36418https://brownsboard.com/post/36418Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:43:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The LeCharles Bentley story really is a sad one. on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:16:24 GMT]]>Through that entire ordeal after the injury, he displayed an attitude & demeanor that needs to be bottled & sold to some of these coddled athletes. We lost a great one, that's for sure.

Glad to hear he is now enjoying his family.

Hey, do we need an O-line coach??

Mike

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mz. said:

I mean, the man really wanted to play but obviously just couldn't.

via here.

My friend Marty met him at a car dealership like 2 days or so after he signed...he said he was one of the nicest guys he ever met and Marty said it wasn't a "I'm being nice because they're paying me to be." Very sad.

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mz. said:

I mean, the man really wanted to play but obviously just couldn't.

via here.

I don't know what offers he could possibly be getting. He has his expectations way to high, he wants to come in and start and with his injury history it just isn't going to happen. He gave it a go with the Steelers and he never got on board. It's a really sad story because he was a great center or guard. It does sound like he's happy and really that's all that matters. Hopefully he's smart with the cash he earned and can parlay it in to something else.

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