[CBFF] FW: Go ahead, nix Nicks from the Bears' list

[Phil DeNomme]

What an idiot.  I'm so glad Pelini is here in Lincoln and laying down the
law.

Also, not in that, Mo Purify was there too.  He went from a  late round pick
to probably not being picked at all.

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Subject: [CBFF] FW: Go ahead, nix Nicks from the Bears' list



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Posted on: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:01 PM
Author: Brad Biggs
Subject: Go ahead, nix Nicks from the Bears' list


General manager Jerry Angelo's increased emphasis on football character as
he prepares for the draft probably leaves him in an awkward position with
Nebraska guard Carl Nicks.

Not as awkward as the one Nicks found himself in over the weekend when
Lincoln, Neb., police arrested him at a house party on suspicion of being an
inmate of a disorderly house and failure to disperse after he wouldn't
leave<http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2008/03/10/huskerextra/football/do
c47d59dfc93d8c735385811.txt>. Basically, Nicks didn't go home when he was
told to go home.

It's not like he was on probation and got caught with loaded guns in his
home-see Tank Johnson-but it's nearly certain Angelo has a zero-tolerance
policy for players who can't keep their noses clean in the weeks leading up
to the draft. If football isn't important enough to players this close to
the beginning of a professional career, Angelo doesn't want them.

Even if Bears scout Teddy Monago wanted to check out
Nicks<http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=72756> today at
the Cornhuskers pro day-a source there spotted him-Nicks wasn't doing any
working out. New Nebraska coach Bo Pelini was so incensed by Nicks, he
banned him from the
event<http://www.journalstar.com/huskerextra/football/doc47d6f44a5f521207049
851.txt>.

The 6-5, 340-pound Nicks played tackle in school and most project him as a
guard. He is a physical performer who did well at the combine, well enough
for some to suggest he would be a solid second-round pick. It's unknown yet
how his draft stock will be affected, but after hearing Angelo talk at
length about the club's renewed effort in getting the right people, you'd
imagine Nicks is off one list.


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