Feleipe Franks cut; immediately enters Bloomingdale's Executive Training Program

[maheo30]

I know everyone is shocked.

Falcons cut Franks

 

[g8r.tom]

Franks (undisclosed) was waived by Atlanta with an injury designation Thursday.

Franks appeared in 11 games for the Falcons last season and was working to earn a depth role in the team's tight-end corps during training camp. Assuming he is able to clear waivers, he'll revert to injured reserve and be forced to miss the 2023 campaign unless he reaches an injury settlement with the team.

 

[MJMGator]

 

[g8tr72]

 

[soflagator]

He had some ugly moments here, but I liked Franks. If nothing else, we’ll always have the heave, against his coach’s wishes. But I appreciated his effort to adapt once Mullen changed the offense. Plus it wasn’t him that had Trask on the bench. Kid was always project and was just failed on every level by two coaching staffs. Still not a NFL QB, though, and it’s nearly impossible to change positions at that level. So none of this is surprising.

 

[Zambo]

 

[GatorInKnox]

To this day he’s still the only player I’ve ever seen shush his own fans after a TD. That’s … well that’s something.

 

[maheo30]

 

[soflagator]

To this day he’s still the only player I’ve ever seen shush his own fans after a TD. That’s … well that’s something.

A lowlight if you will.

He did at least lead us back to a win that day.

 

[G8trwood]

Shocked.

 

[oxrageous]

At least we'll be able to personally shush him back after he brings us the check.

 

[oxrageous]

Atlanta Falcons finally end Feleipe Franks experiment, make 3 other moves

The Atlanta Falcons have officially given up on the Feleipe Franks experiment and they have also made other moves.

bloggingdirty.com

"It was fun before he took the field.

Feleipe Franks was converted to tight end after he spent his entire rookie season playing his college position—quarterback. His size and speed made him an intriguing experiment. However, when we saw him finally take the field, it was ugly. He attempted to block and he committed a big penalty; he attempted to run routes and he fell over; and then he attempted to take a snap and run a read-option play and it resulted in negative yards."

 

[g8r.tom]

He made a few dollars. Plus the $40K from the Red Sox.

 

[oxrageous]

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He made a few dollars. Plus the $40K from the Red Sox.

I'll bet you he doesn't have 5 grand left.

 

[FireFoley]

Hope he still has his scooter that he used to tool around on on campus. He might need it to get to and from work when he starts flipping burgers.

 

[GR8 2B]

I wish him the best, as I do for all Gator players. The Heave to Cleve will always be on my short list of favorite Gator football plays.

Edit: After posting this, I had to pull up a video of that play. Wow! (again!)

Thank you, Felipe! Screw the Vols!

 

[g8r.tom]

I wish him the best, as I do for all Gator players. The Heave to Cleve will always be on my short list of favorite Gator football plays.

Absolutely agree.

 

[soflagator]

Absolutely agree.

How incredible is it that probably the three biggest passes by a UF QB post-Tebow have been by a Purdue transfer, and two guys who didn’t even finish their careers here. That’s a great snapshot of the past decade.

 

[Zambo]

That gif of spurrier after Franks threw that inexplicable interception against Miami perfectly encapsulates almost every Gator fan’s feelings while watching this dude try and play football. 1000 horsepower, no steering wheel.

 

[g8r.tom]

How incredible is it that probably the three biggest passes by a UF QB post-Tebow have been by a Purdue transfer, and two guys who didn’t even finish their careers here. That’s a great snapshot of the past decade.

Spot on Sofla.