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The Chicago Bears drafted a rookie this year who finds himself in a bit of a unique situation. Velus Jones Jr is 25 years old heading into his rookie season.
It’s a couple of years older than your average NFL rookie, but Jones Jr doesn’t seem too concerned he’s starting out his NFL career a bit later than would have been expected.
He talked to Adam Rank on “The Sick Podcast” and told Rank that his age doesn’t matter to him.
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‘People talk about it, but it don’t matter. I’m a baller at the end of the day. I know what I can do. Me being 25 years [old] is not going to stop me from running past people to score touchdowns and stuff like that. I’m going to be fast for a long time, strong for a long time and making plays for a long time. So, it’s really irrelevant.”
Jones Jr also pointed out that he has avoided major injuries throughout his career, which makes him feel like he may be a bit fresher than some other players that may be younger, but have taken some punishment throughout their careers.
“I never had any major injuries in college. Only thing I had was like a boxing fracture and a high ankle sprain. Never broke a bone, never had surgery in my life. So, honestly I have the body of like a 21 or 22 year old. Then some guys that have a lot of injuries in college and that you know are going to take punishment in the NFL, but I’m healthy as, like a baby horse. I’m healthy as all get out. That really is irrelevant, you know people gonna talk about it. I only can control what I can control, so they can just stay tuned on that.”
Velus Jones Jr has an opportunity to carve out a big role early with the Chicago Bears in a receiver room without too many established options and he could quickly get people to forget about his age if he capitalizes on that opportunity.