Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. used The Gamers’ Tribune to marketing campaign for himself forward of probably changing into a first-round draft choose this coming Thursday evening.
“4 season-ending accidents in 4 years, Mike,” Penix wrote in a letter printed on Monday. “How do I reconcile that?”
Particularly, Penix tore his proper anterior cruciate ligament twice and suffered accidents to each shoulders over 4 seasons with the Indiana Hoosiers earlier than he transferred to Washington in December 2021. He missed no video games, practices or offseason exercises as a member of the Huskies.
“I hear it on a regular basis,” Penix continued. “‘He’s been injured, what occurs if he will get injured once more?’ Haven’t I proven you what that appears like? Haven’t I put virtually 2,000 performs on tape since my final harm? Since my ‘fourth-season ending harm in 4 years’ that’s continually talked about every time my identify is introduced up?”
Concerning simply expertise and on-the-field talents, Penix has been named by some because the second-best quarterback within the draft behind solely USC star Caleb Williams. Most assume that the Chicago Bears will draft Williams with the primary total choose on Thursday. In the meantime, a handful of CBS Sports activities analysts predicted of their newest mock drafts that Penix will not be a first-round choice largely due to his alarming harm historical past.
“To suppose accidents are the one adversity I’ve confronted in faculty could be shortchanging my story,” Penix mentioned in his letter. “I confronted adversity earlier than I even bought to school. Two weeks earlier than signing day I used to be instructed by the workforce I used to be dedicated to for 2 years that I now not had a scholarship. They didn’t suppose I used to be ok to play within the SEC. I made a decision to go to Indiana as a result of Nick Sheridan was the QB coach, and he believed in me from the time he supplied me at Tennessee to when he took his place at Indiana.”
On Monday afternoon, Mike Florio of Professional Soccer Speak famous that “some imagine Penix can be taken within the high half of spherical one.” It is thought that the Minnesota Vikings may contemplate grabbing Penix with the eleventh total choose if Minnesota is unable/unwilling to commerce up within the draft order with a special signal-caller in thoughts.
As of Monday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Las Vegas Raiders because the betting favorites at +260 odds to draft Penix. The Raiders maintain the thirteenth total choose and reportedly “actually do like” Penix.
