Dhani Jones

[GeorgiaEagle]

I was scanning over Dhani Jones' website when I came across this item...

NFL Takes HBS by Storm
By ALYSSA N. WOLFF Thursday, April 14, 2005
Harvard Business School Magazine


By ALYSSA N. WOLFF


Selling bowties and launching Christian lifestyle magazines might be a step up for used car salesmen, but professional athletes? From Philadelphia Eagles leftback Dhani Jones’ budding bowtie company to former New England Patriots defensive back Je’rod Cherry’s vision for the world of magazine publishing, National Football League (NFL) players exercised their entrepreneurial smarts last week.

Thirty NFL athletes arrived on campus to take advantage of a new Harvard Business School program pulled together at several NFL players’ request.

The serious classroom atmosphere of the four-day program shocked players and professors alike. Todd Collins of the Kansas City Chiefs was in disbelief upon discovering a few of his teammates had stayed up until 2 a.m. discussing case studies. “I didn’t really expect that to happen,” said Collins. “We don’t have tests or anything.”

“I’ve seen too many guys have problems after their football career ends,” explained Ted Johnson of the Patriots. “Football isn’t a career—it’s a starting point.”

None of the participants are nearing retirement, but they’re keeping their options open. The program is so popular its waiting list is already 20 people long.

But despite their enthusiasm about business, football still wins out. “I’m not ready to give it up yet,” Cherry said. When that day does come, it’s good to know you’re HBS-trained.

I've never heard a linebacker described as a "leftback". Interesting. Have you heard this term - EG, anyone? Does it relate to where Dhani lines up on the field or is this some made-up term by a clueless person?

[GeorgiaEagle]

BTW, y'all may know that Dhani was in this week's People Magazine as one of the 50 Hottest Bachelors. This is the pic that was in the mag - I must say he looks pretty hot!

[EagleGene]

Girl, he is sooooo fine! . Aw heck dont mind me. Just being a smart ass. I am sure glad to have him on our team though. he is quite an able player...........

[GeorgiaEagle]

Haha - you're silly, lol. I know as a man it must get "interesting" to sit through pages of us females checking out these guys. But please be understanding of us - these men are foiine!

We are actually into the game of football - this is just our side-hobby, lol. Now you know that if you and a bunch of men regularly discussed women's tennis - talk would occassionally turn away from the game and toward the hotness of the women!

Now I did actually ask a strictly football-related question in the first post of this thread, lol. Did you see it?

[EagleGene]

georgiaeagle said:

Haha - you're silly, lol. I know as a man it must get "interesting" to sit through pages of us females checking out these guys. But please be understanding of us - these men are foiine!

We are actually into the game of football - this is just our side-hobby, lol. Now you know that if you and a bunch of men regularly discussed women's tennis - talk would occassionally turn away from the game and toward the hotness of the women!

Now I did actually ask a strictly football-related question in the first post of this thread, lol. Did you see it?

well there are different terms for these linebackers these days. there is the (SAM) and (WILB) and others. Thanks for putting me in my place GE, i know i was outta line, . But it was just jokin. But yea, Dhani plays a variety of positions in the defensive backfield. Not sure if i heard of the term you mentioned but he is back there on a rotating basis.

[GeorgiaEagle]

admin said:

well there are different terms for these linebackers these days. there is the (SAM) and (WILB) and others. Thanks for putting me in my place GE, i know i was outta line, . But it was just jokin. But yea, Dhani plays a variety of positions in the defensive backfield. Not sure if i heard of the term you mentioned but he is back there on a rotating basis.

Oh no, I wasn't "putting you in your place" at all - or at least that wasn't my intention when I wrote that. Maybe I came across more "serious" than I intended? A lot of times I think I do for some reason. I knew you you were joking - or I had a strong notion, lol.

"Leftback" just sounded like an interesting choice of a word for me - it almost sounded like some European wrote this article, b/c "leftback" sounds soccer-like. I wasn't sure if they used that word for American football or not. I'm like, "maybe Dhani lines up on the left side of the D"...but Dhani isn't always on the left side, is he? He's a SAM, right (replaced Carlos Emmons)? I know that SAMs are one of the outside linebackers, but doesn't the position of a SAM linebacker vary from play to play?

[EagleGene]

GE, yea thats mostly right. Naw, i was just kidding with ya about puttin me in my place. But we best not get too gushy here, we wouldnt want to start any rumors. ........Dhani does seem to play on different sides of the ball and i think thats the success of the whole thing. The way the Eagles rotate their players always keeps them fresh and definatly gives them a personal advantage..........