Chapter 802 This is not a glorious record
"Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong!" A man in a light gray shirt saw this and said hurriedly, "Are you French? Can you understand English?"
Xiao Peng and the others had been chatting in French here, so he asked curiously.
"No." Xiao Peng said, "Chinese, Russian, French. What's the problem?"
He replied in fluent English.
"Sir! This is my business card." Hearing that Xiao Peng could communicate with him, the man directly handed the business card in his hand to Xiao Peng. Xiao Peng took it and took a look: George Madden, development operations manager of the New York Giants.
Well, to put it bluntly, it's a scout.
Why would a New York Giants scout be in New Jersey? This is perfectly normal; New York and New Jersey have a close relationship. In fact, both the New York Giants and the New York Jets, both NFL teams, moved out of New York City and settled in New Jersey long ago, but when they have games, they play in the New York Mets, treating it as their home stadium.
A similar example is the NBA's New Jersey Nets. Although their name is 'New Jersey', their home court is now in Brooklyn, New York.
After seeing George Madden hand Xiao Peng his business card, the others followed suit. They were essentially all so-called "scouts." The difference was that some, like George Madden, worked directly for the team, while others worked for their respective sports economic companies, essentially selling players as commodities to various professional teams.
In fact, Xiao Peng knew what they meant when he saw their business cards. Xiao Peng waved his hands hastily: "Don't tell me you want me to play rugby. Before this, I have never touched a rugby ball in my life."
George hurriedly said, "Sir, don't be so quick to refuse. The accuracy and speed of your throw just now shocked us! There has never been a pass like this in NFL history."
Kasin couldn't help but complain: "You guys called that a 'pass'?"
George was speechless after hearing this. What kind of pass was that? It was clearly a cannonball. Didn't you see it directly hit a living person?
He coughed twice to ease his embarrassment and said, "Sir, your speed may create a new genre in the NFL, so please be sure to show it again."
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "Mr. Madden, I think you misunderstood. I don't even know the rules of football, and you want me to play with this thing? Besides, I just came out of the hospital today. My girlfriend is a doctor, and I don't want her to see me and scold me!"
George was about to speak when someone next to him suddenly stood up and said, "Mr. Madden, isn't today's game a test for several of our company's players? Let's not let such trivial matters interfere with our business. Although these newcomers from our company were not selected in the draft, they have gone through a year of intensive training. You just saw their performance. Their level is far superior to others! And if they can perform like this on the beach, they will only perform better on the grass court."
George's expression suddenly changed. He was no longer as friendly as before towards Xiao Peng. Instead, he said coldly, "I only saw little Douglas get knocked unconscious by a football. I'm considered an old scout. Over the past few decades, I've seen people knocked unconscious by collisions and exhaustion, but I've never seen anyone knocked unconscious by a football—and that was while they were wearing protective gear."
The man who spoke had an embarrassed look on his face, and then... he glared at Xiao Peng fiercely.
He is from the player's agency. He organized today's event and this game. His purpose of coming here is to sell several players from his company to several major teams.
So why hold a beach ball game? Actually, it is also their little idea.
Playing rugby on the sand seems to increase the difficulty and require more physical strength for the players, but it can also cover up the players' shortcomings such as not being able to run fast or jump high to the greatest extent. It is their usual method to sell players in this way.
And why did he glare at Xiao Peng fiercely?
The guy Xiao Peng had just knocked down was called Douglas Jr., and he was his key sales target today. He played left tackle, and the New York Giants needed reinforcement at that position. If they could sell Bent, their company would make a fortune!
The salaries for different positions in the NFL are different. Generally speaking, the offensive team has the highest salary, followed by the defensive team, and the lowest is the special team.
The quarterback is the most valuable player on a team, followed by the left tackle. Although both are offensive tackles, the left tackle's value is significantly higher than the right tackle's—after all, that position is generally better played by left-handed players. This is a bit demanding.
An offensive left tackle might not make as much as a quarterback, but generally speaking, his salary is equal to ten long snappers! If they sell him, their company can make a killing.
He had originally wanted Douglas to perform well and try to catch George Madden's eye: he was actually quite confident. The New York Giants were currently dealing with an injury at left tackle, and while George Madden wasn't very fast, he had excellent skills. Playing on the beach court would mask his lack of speed while showcasing his skill and judgment, so he was confident George Madden would be interested in Douglas.
At the beginning, Douglas performed really well, but just when he was becoming more and more confident, he was knocked unconscious by a ball!
Now it’s all ruined!
Just like George said, throughout the history of football, there have been players knocked unconscious by knocks, players knocked unconscious by fatigue, and players knocked unconscious by being crushed, but no one has ever been knocked unconscious by the ball, and that was while wearing protective gear! Douglas Jr. has set a new record!
Of course, this record is not glorious, and Douglas Jr. will be stuck on the shame list from now on.
The more he looked at Xiao Peng, the angrier he became. He said to George McCann, "Mr. McCann, rugby sounds simple. All you have to do is get the ball into the opponent's end zone and kick it into the other team's goal. But it's easier said than done! Just catching the ball takes years to master. You saw this guy just now. Forget catching the ball, he can't even pick it up. You let him play on the field? That's an insult to this sacred sport!"
"Hmm?" Xiao Peng frowned.
Seeing Xiao Peng frown, Kasin quickly said in French, "Boss, it's a bit unreasonable to beat him up for this."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng said helplessly: "Who said I want to beat him up?"
He said to George Madden, "Mr. Madden, is football all about getting the ball into the goal?"
Madden nodded: "Yes, it's that simple!"
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Then can you give me a ball first?"
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