Raiders Sign RB Michael Bush
July 25, 2007
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Raiders rookie RB Michael Bush signs his first NFL contract in the Hall of Fame room at the Silver and Black’s Alameda, Calif., facility.
"It feels good. I am real happy about it. It's all new, you have to read things carefully and sit down with your agent to go over things. I will be out there [at camp] ready to go."
Bush will report to his first NFL Training Camp on July 26th at the Raiders Napa Valley Training Complex.
Bush Looking Forward to Pro Career
By Ravi Savitala
Bush has a few tricks up his sleeve – be prepared. He suffered a broken leg during the first game of his senior season at the University of Louisville. The injury forced him to miss the rest of the season. Though the injury was a devastating blow to the running back, he stayed positive throughout the season by surrounding himself with family.
He was selected by the Raiders at the top of the fourth round during the 2007 NFL Draft. “When I got that phone call, it was a sign of relief. I got a call that night [Day 1 of the NFL Draft] around 12 o’clock. When they selected my name a lot of weight was lifted off my shoulders,” Bush revealed.
Bush has begun to run and is on his way to being 100 percent healthy for Training Camp. “I’m out here running and cutting, every other day, making sure everything feels good. Right now I’m getting excited. Just being out there on my own two feet feels good,” he explained. He has been attending meetings and keeps his nose in the playbook, in preparation for when he is healthy.
And when that time comes, he’s excited to be on the field with the Raider Nation supporting him. “[We’ve] got die-hard fans out here, people that you love to play in front of. There’s a lot of tradition here,” said Bush. He said he hopes to follow in the footsteps of other great Raider running backs.
“[I’m trying] to pick up where they left off. I’m coming in every day to work, making sure I get better and I’m practicing hard. Hopefully it pays off on the field,” stated Bush.
Michael Bush. wasn’t always a running back. As a high school senior, Bush quarterbacked his team to the Kentucky state championship. He threw for over 400 yards and six TDs and ran for 116 yards and another TD in the title game. He joked about using his quarterbacking ability to benefit the Raiders. “I love to throw,” he quipped.
As a 245-pound running back, Bush says he has heard the skeptics criticize him for being too big. That’s okay with him. It’s fuel to the fire that drives him. “I love to make a guy miss. They always say that I’m kind of big, that I can’t make a guy miss. I like to prove people wrong about that,” he disclosed.
According to Bush, he has been diligent with his rehabilitation, working out in the training room and attending team meetings. He can’t wait to unleash his talents on the field. He’s been unable to let loose for nearly eight months. He’s anxious.
GOOD BUT WHAT ABOUT J.R. I HOPE HE DOESNT HOLD OUT HE NEEDS TO GET IN CAMP WHEN IT STARTS.
July 25, 2007
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The Oakland Raiders have signed rookie running back Michael Bush., one of the team’s two fourth round selections in the 2007 NFL Draft. The University of Louisville product signed his contract in the Hall of Fame room at the Silver and Black’s Alameda, Calif., facility. "It feels good. I am real happy about it. It's all new, you have to read things carefully and sit down with your agent to go over things. I will be out there [at camp] ready to go."
Bush will report to his first NFL Training Camp on July 26th at the Raiders Napa Valley Training Complex.
Bush Looking Forward to Pro Career
By Ravi Savitala
Bush has a few tricks up his sleeve – be prepared. He suffered a broken leg during the first game of his senior season at the University of Louisville. The injury forced him to miss the rest of the season. Though the injury was a devastating blow to the running back, he stayed positive throughout the season by surrounding himself with family.
He was selected by the Raiders at the top of the fourth round during the 2007 NFL Draft. “When I got that phone call, it was a sign of relief. I got a call that night [Day 1 of the NFL Draft] around 12 o’clock. When they selected my name a lot of weight was lifted off my shoulders,” Bush revealed.
Bush has begun to run and is on his way to being 100 percent healthy for Training Camp. “I’m out here running and cutting, every other day, making sure everything feels good. Right now I’m getting excited. Just being out there on my own two feet feels good,” he explained. He has been attending meetings and keeps his nose in the playbook, in preparation for when he is healthy.
And when that time comes, he’s excited to be on the field with the Raider Nation supporting him. “[We’ve] got die-hard fans out here, people that you love to play in front of. There’s a lot of tradition here,” said Bush. He said he hopes to follow in the footsteps of other great Raider running backs.
“[I’m trying] to pick up where they left off. I’m coming in every day to work, making sure I get better and I’m practicing hard. Hopefully it pays off on the field,” stated Bush.
Michael Bush. wasn’t always a running back. As a high school senior, Bush quarterbacked his team to the Kentucky state championship. He threw for over 400 yards and six TDs and ran for 116 yards and another TD in the title game. He joked about using his quarterbacking ability to benefit the Raiders. “I love to throw,” he quipped.
As a 245-pound running back, Bush says he has heard the skeptics criticize him for being too big. That’s okay with him. It’s fuel to the fire that drives him. “I love to make a guy miss. They always say that I’m kind of big, that I can’t make a guy miss. I like to prove people wrong about that,” he disclosed.
According to Bush, he has been diligent with his rehabilitation, working out in the training room and attending team meetings. He can’t wait to unleash his talents on the field. He’s been unable to let loose for nearly eight months. He’s anxious.
GOOD BUT WHAT ABOUT J.R. I HOPE HE DOESNT HOLD OUT HE NEEDS TO GET IN CAMP WHEN IT STARTS.
