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tibor75
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Injured. Out for 3-4 weeks. The media can stop their recent drooling over the punkass loser.
Bush re-injures knee in loss, won't travel with Saints to London - NFL - CBSSports.com Football
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DaytonBuck
I've always liked them
ESPN
Never heard microfracture surgery called minor before. This might be the end of Reggie being a contributer in the NFL.
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buckeyesin07
Veni. Vidi. Vici.
According to reports, Bush left practice with an injury to that surgically repaired knee.
Reggie Bush leaves Saints practice with injury to repaired knee - NFL - Yahoo! Canada Sports
Reggie Bush leaves Saints practice with injury to repaired knee - NFL - Yahoo! Canada Sports
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Why Young, Bush and Leinart went bust
Reggie Bush went from superstar to second-string in New Orleans. (Chris Graythen / Getty Images)
It's 2,053 miles from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
But on Jan. 4, 2006 it looked like Vince Young, Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart would make the journey look like a hop, skip and a jump.
In what many consider the greatest college football game ever played, Young led Texas to a 41-38 victory over USC, completing 30 of 40 passes for 267 yards and rushing for 200 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner on fourth down with 19 seconds left.
Leinart, the 2004 Heisman Trophy winner, completed 29 of 40 passes for 365 yards, an average of 9.1 yards per attempt, in only his second loss as USC's quarterback (37-2).
Bush, the 2005 Heisman winner, gained 82 yards on 13 carries (6.3 yards per carry) and 95 yards on six receptions (15.9 yards per catch), averaging 9.3 yards per touch from scrimmage.
Their football futures were so bright, their potential so limitless, it would have been hard to imagine that the three college superstars had just peaked. Bush, Young and Leinart were taken Nos. 2, 3 and 10, respectively, in the 2006 NFL draft. But in the three years since, Canton has faded beyond the horizon as expectations have been adjusted downward for the once-dazzling trio.
As it stands, the less-heralded USC running back LenDale White ? taken with the 45th pick in the 2006 draft ? has been a much better pro than Young, Leinart or Bush. White ran for 1,110 yards in 2007 and scored 15 touchdowns last year.
Arriving in the NFL, Bush seemed the surest bet to dominate. With Houston taking Mario Williams No. 1 overall ? and all the misguided derision that went with that pick ? Bush landed in New Orleans in the lab of offensive genius Sean Payton.
Bush appeared to be a lock to be the latest in the incredible tradition of USC tailbacks who continued their dominance in the NFL. He was Barry Sanders, only with more breakaway speed. But it became apparent right from the start that the only time Bush was even a threat to break away was as a receiver when he could be isolated in space against a slower defender.
As a runner, he was almost no threat at all. On 155 carries as a rookie, his longest run was 18 yards and he averaged a measly 3.6 yards per carry. That, it turns out, was no aberration.
In his three seasons with the Saints, Bush has carried 418 times for 1,550 yards, an anemic 3.7 yards per carry average. Compare that pathetic average, befitting a short-yardage fullback, to the NFL yards per carry averages of Selvin Young and Jamaal Charles, both of whom suited up for Texas in that Rose Bowl. Young has averaged 5.1 yards per carry on 201 attempts for the Broncos while Charles averaged 5.3 yards per carry on 67 rushes as a rookie for the Chiefs. In other words, the supposedly explosive Bush has the fourth-highest NFL yards per carry average of the running backs on the field in that Rose Bowl.
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Entire article: Why Young, Bush and Leinart went bust - NFL News - FOX Sports on MSN
It's 2,053 miles from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
But on Jan. 4, 2006 it looked like Vince Young, Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart would make the journey look like a hop, skip and a jump.
In what many consider the greatest college football game ever played, Young led Texas to a 41-38 victory over USC, completing 30 of 40 passes for 267 yards and rushing for 200 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner on fourth down with 19 seconds left.
Leinart, the 2004 Heisman Trophy winner, completed 29 of 40 passes for 365 yards, an average of 9.1 yards per attempt, in only his second loss as USC's quarterback (37-2).
Bush, the 2005 Heisman winner, gained 82 yards on 13 carries (6.3 yards per carry) and 95 yards on six receptions (15.9 yards per catch), averaging 9.3 yards per touch from scrimmage.
Their football futures were so bright, their potential so limitless, it would have been hard to imagine that the three college superstars had just peaked. Bush, Young and Leinart were taken Nos. 2, 3 and 10, respectively, in the 2006 NFL draft. But in the three years since, Canton has faded beyond the horizon as expectations have been adjusted downward for the once-dazzling trio.
As it stands, the less-heralded USC running back LenDale White ? taken with the 45th pick in the 2006 draft ? has been a much better pro than Young, Leinart or Bush. White ran for 1,110 yards in 2007 and scored 15 touchdowns last year.
Arriving in the NFL, Bush seemed the surest bet to dominate. With Houston taking Mario Williams No. 1 overall ? and all the misguided derision that went with that pick ? Bush landed in New Orleans in the lab of offensive genius Sean Payton.
Bush appeared to be a lock to be the latest in the incredible tradition of USC tailbacks who continued their dominance in the NFL. He was Barry Sanders, only with more breakaway speed. But it became apparent right from the start that the only time Bush was even a threat to break away was as a receiver when he could be isolated in space against a slower defender.
As a runner, he was almost no threat at all. On 155 carries as a rookie, his longest run was 18 yards and he averaged a measly 3.6 yards per carry. That, it turns out, was no aberration.
In his three seasons with the Saints, Bush has carried 418 times for 1,550 yards, an anemic 3.7 yards per carry average. Compare that pathetic average, befitting a short-yardage fullback, to the NFL yards per carry averages of Selvin Young and Jamaal Charles, both of whom suited up for Texas in that Rose Bowl. Young has averaged 5.1 yards per carry on 201 attempts for the Broncos while Charles averaged 5.3 yards per carry on 67 rushes as a rookie for the Chiefs. In other words, the supposedly explosive Bush has the fourth-highest NFL yards per carry average of the running backs on the field in that Rose Bowl.
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Entire article: Why Young, Bush and Leinart went bust - NFL News - FOX Sports on MSN
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Reggie Bush... as a scumbag
Fannation.com
Bush accused of fumbling scholarship promise
08:11 AM ET 02.06 | New Orleans Saints running back is at the center of a college scholarship issue with his name attached. In March 2007, Helix High School seniors Brandon Fountain and Matt Cobb were presented a $10,000 scholarship from Bush to use for college. Fountain attends Cuyamaca College, and Cobb entered San Diego State University. Each received a $2,500 installment on their scholarships in their freshman year. Both ran into problems the following year when trying to contact the scholarship's trustee, Jerry Michaels. It was the same story for Cobb, and after weeks of wondering they received an answer they were not expecting. "That's when we were told he was out of funds and due to the economy he didn't have the money," said Cobb.
Fannation.com
Bush accused of fumbling scholarship promise
08:11 AM ET 02.06 | New Orleans Saints running back is at the center of a college scholarship issue with his name attached. In March 2007, Helix High School seniors Brandon Fountain and Matt Cobb were presented a $10,000 scholarship from Bush to use for college. Fountain attends Cuyamaca College, and Cobb entered San Diego State University. Each received a $2,500 installment on their scholarships in their freshman year. Both ran into problems the following year when trying to contact the scholarship's trustee, Jerry Michaels. It was the same story for Cobb, and after weeks of wondering they received an answer they were not expecting. "That's when we were told he was out of funds and due to the economy he didn't have the money," said Cobb.
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