🏈 Glen Coffee making a comeback!

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

This is good news because I thought he was playing some really solid football with the Niners before he abruptly retired.

 

[Mark Inabinett |]

Glen Coffee seeking another NFL opportunity after 7 seasons away from football

Former Alabama standout Glen Coffee's agent confirmed on Saturday what the NFL transactions wire seemed to indicate on Friday: His client will attempt a comeback after seven seasons out of football.

Coffee left the San Francisco 49ers during training camp in August 2010. He joined the U.S. Army in 2013, but recently left the military.

"He feels like he served and now the time is right," agent Duray Oubre told Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area. "He's in a good place. He understands you can't play football forever and you can't do any one thing forever. He's in a place right now that he wants to use his God-given ability as a football player."

The 49ers reinstated Coffee from the reserve/retired list and waived him. If he goes unclaimed by Monday afternoon, he will become a free agent.

Coffee entered the NFL as a third-round choice of San Francisco in the 2009 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he ran for 226 yards and one touchdown on 83 carries to finish second on the team in rushing to Pro Bowler Frank Gore.

Coffee will turn 30 years old on May 1. He's been training with Johnny Jackson at JDPI Sports Performance in Northport, Oubre said.

"I can tell you, he's in great shape," Oubre said. "The man doesn't have a six-pack, he's got a 12-pack. ... He's been training several months. The rigors of the Army Rangers, he was already in shape."

For Alabama in 2008, Coffee rushed for 1,383 yards. At the time, that was the second-best single-season total in Crimson Tide history behind Bobby Humphrey's 1,471 rushing yards in 1986. Coffee's 2008 yardage is now fifth on Alabama's single-season list.

Coffee chose to enter the NFL with one season of collegiate eligibility remaining.

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[TUSKtimes]

When he was playing for the 49ers his skill set transferred nicely to the pro game and he was a real up and comer. Even though he became a ranger I believe he initially left for religious reasons. Being a 30-year-old running back, may not transfer, as time waits for no one. But Glenn is definitely a renaissance man and I'm sure he hears his own beat.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

30......and the NFL aren't compatible......try as u will...the body ages faster then the will....good luck and thanks....Glen...for being an American Soldier..

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

When he was playing for the 49ers his skill set transferred nicely to the pro game and he was a real up and comer. Even though he became a ranger I believe he initially left for religious reasons. Being a 30-year-old running back, may not transfer, as time waits for no one. But Glenn is definitely a renaissance man and I'm sure he hears his own beat.

It could also be argued that he's pretty much stayed in great shape during his Army ranger training, while not getting beat up in football.

Football, as high contact as it is, ages the body's structural integrity like no other activity.

 

[BAMAneck]

I hope he gets another shot but not sure he will .

 

[Che Boludo]

It could also be argued that he's pretty much stayed in great shape during his Army ranger training, while not getting beat up in football.

Football, as high contact as it is, ages the body's structural integrity like no other activity.

To be clear, he was not and is not ranger qualified let alone an Army ranger.

He failed to pass the SF qualification course, was sent to the 6th Ranger Training Bn, which is little more than a tasking unit for work details and to provide opposing force soldiers (squad size and below) for Ranger students.

It carries the name an attempts to emulate the Ranger culture, but is VERY different and not at all all the same level in terms of standards, resources, or purpose/mission ... it is a non-deployable training unit.

Also, unfortunately, he has parted service as an E3, which means he has been busted down in rank. Could be a variety of reasons, but wouldn't be surprised if it was connected to his departure from service. That said, it likely means conduct, drug, or alcohol offenses as the most likely result.

I truly liked Glenn as a player. And, after bouncing around after leaving the NFL, I was proud he ended up joining the service. Wish him the best, but it seems likely that he wasn't a great soldier. So, I'm a bit torn there.

P.s.: jumping out of airplanes with a full combat load and falling 18-20 feet per second to the ground doesn't do wonders for protecting the health and integrity of the human body either.

 

[planomateo]

Kinda what I recalled, last I heard he was still trying to get into Ranger school.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]