04-02-2022, 01:13 PM
(04-01-2022, 10:46 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Kenneth Bednarek, winner of 200 meter silver medal in the '20 Olympics, worked out for Bengals WR coach Troy Walters last week.
In 2018 Bednarek was playing high school football in Rice Lake Wisconsin. Walters was the Offensive Coordinator at Nebraska and recruited Bednarek. Bednarek could not qualify for any Division I school so he went to Indian Hills Community College where he concentrated on track. Within a year he went pro with a big contract from Nike. But apparently Walters made quite an impression because he was the first NFL coach Bednarek's agent contacted.
Bedarek is 6'2", 185 lbs. He was a receiver and return specialist in high school. He is still just 23 and currently ranked number 1 in the world at 200 meters.
His nick name is Kung Fu Kenny because he wears a "Rambo-like bandana"
Why not? You can't coach speed. Paul Brown gave Tommie Smith a shot back in the day. That was after Bob Hayes became a star for the Cowboys. It doesn't happen often but it can.
