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One day, I was playing the video game, Madden 2009. I was looking at the free agents in the quarterback position and the worst quarterback was a fellow by the name of Bernard Morris. He was 6'4" and 211 pounds. He was fast and had an arm. He was pretty much a taller version of Michael Vick, but a little slower.
And then I was thinking, "Why the hell does this guy have a 66 overall rating? Are you out of your minds?"
Morris has the talent, the size, the arm, and the speed. Why isn't he playing in the NFL? He was an undrafted free agent right now, but after looking at an article that was made about five months ago (Dec. 17, 2008), it shows that Bernard Morris will be playing for the Arena Football League Two (AFL2) in 2010.
But Bernard Morris deserves more than that. He should at least get the role Dennis Dixon has, looking to be best backup NFL quarterback next year, according to Nick Signorelli.
Wikipedia has nearly every NFL player, former NFL player, player that has a college football status or higher. When I typed in Bernard Morris, I didn't find anything!
Now I need to break down the remarkable and sad story of a football player that deserves a chance in the NFL.
Scout.com rated him only two stars coming into the NFL draft of 2008. How can you? Why would you? He was coming off of a season with 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions with a not-so-good college football team, Marshall.
Morris' football days began in high school. He played for Jones High School in Orlando, where he earned a scholarship to Marshall. He played three sports for the school: football (of course), basketball, and baseball.
In 2003, Bernard Morris was in Marshall. He was a red-shirt, so he did not play. He only played in the spring game and he had completed 11 of 21 passes for 132 passing yards and had two passing touchdowns. He possessed great athleticism and talent like some other Marshall quarterbacks in the past to whom people have drawn comparisons.
In 2004, Morris actually played as a freshman. I don't know if Morris could be a Kordell Stewart. He can play multiple positions and be fantastic at them. And that is what makes it infectious. He saw limited action, though, as he only played three games and played quarterback and wide receiver.
In his 2005 sophomore year, Morris appeared in nine games and started six of them. He won the quarterback job over Jimmy Skinner during week two but before the injury, late in the season. Morris passed for 1,121 passing yards and had six touchdowns and six interceptions with a 99.98 quarterback rating in the College Football
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