rss
07-22-2016, 04:20 AM
Concussions ended his promising NFL career, so he became an Olympian instead
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/tp5cRP9b-r70aIQOtXQS6zHdBrw=/575x323/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F153130%2FJBest.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Concussions+ended+his+promising+NFL+career%2C +so+he+became+an+Olympian+instead&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07%2F21%2Fj ahvid-best-nfl-olympics%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07 %2F21%2Fjahvid-best-nfl-olympics%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
In just the second game of his NFL (http://mashable.com/category/nfl/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) career, Jahvid Best ran for 78 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught nine passes for 154 yards and a**ther touchdown. Through two career games as a pro, Best had scored an incredible five touchdowns.*
You could see it all laid out in front of the Detroit Lions rookie back then, in September 2010: Several seasons of NFL stardom, propelled by the breakaway speed that made him a college star and first-round draft pick.*
SEE ALSO: How the Air Jordan XXXI became a high-tech basketball sneaker (http://mashable.com/2016/07/20/air-jordan-xxxi-nike-sneaker-tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"My expectations are high, so whatever they need me to do, I feel like I should go out there and perform," Best told MLive.com (http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2010/09/detroit_lions_jahvid_best_elec.html) at the time. "I feel like **body should (catch me in the open field). If somebody gets me, it's my fault." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/21/jahvid-best-nfl-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Olympics (http://mashable.com/category/olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Nfl (http://mashable.com/category/nfl/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Sports (http://mashable.com/sports/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/d1Qs_**IcaY
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/tp5cRP9b-r70aIQOtXQS6zHdBrw=/575x323/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F153130%2FJBest.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Concussions+ended+his+promising+NFL+career%2C +so+he+became+an+Olympian+instead&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07%2F21%2Fj ahvid-best-nfl-olympics%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07 %2F21%2Fjahvid-best-nfl-olympics%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
In just the second game of his NFL (http://mashable.com/category/nfl/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) career, Jahvid Best ran for 78 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught nine passes for 154 yards and a**ther touchdown. Through two career games as a pro, Best had scored an incredible five touchdowns.*
You could see it all laid out in front of the Detroit Lions rookie back then, in September 2010: Several seasons of NFL stardom, propelled by the breakaway speed that made him a college star and first-round draft pick.*
SEE ALSO: How the Air Jordan XXXI became a high-tech basketball sneaker (http://mashable.com/2016/07/20/air-jordan-xxxi-nike-sneaker-tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"My expectations are high, so whatever they need me to do, I feel like I should go out there and perform," Best told MLive.com (http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2010/09/detroit_lions_jahvid_best_elec.html) at the time. "I feel like **body should (catch me in the open field). If somebody gets me, it's my fault." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/21/jahvid-best-nfl-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Olympics (http://mashable.com/category/olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Nfl (http://mashable.com/category/nfl/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Sports (http://mashable.com/sports/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/d1Qs_**IcaY