A gust of cold wind blew, Lin Shuyuan hurriedly tightened his coat, but the biting cold wind still penetrated into the collar, and he shivered involuntarily, and couldn't help muttering a foul word in his mouth, but only opened his mouth, the cold wind jumped in, and suddenly sneezed, feeling that the whole person was not very good.

Sure enough, he knew that this business trip was a chore! Otherwise, how could it be his turn to come out, a rookie newcomer who had just entered the "World Journal" for less than six months?

Indianapolis, NFL Rookie Camp, Football ...... These keywords don't sound appealing, and while football is the number one sport in the United States, its commercial promotion abroad lags far behind basketball and soccer, and its audience is really limited around the world, let alone at home. Even in San Francisco's Chinese community, football fans are few and far between.

This time, there was a Chinese rookie in the rookie camp. After the news came out, I heard that it was really lively in Los Angeles for a while, but in San Francisco, no one cared about it.

As the highest-selling and largest Chinese newspaper in the San Francisco area, the "World Journal" naturally received the news first, but they did not have much interest, just made an official routine report. As for the rookie training camp, they didn't plan to follow up on the report at all, first, no one paid attention, and second, the rookie probably couldn't be selected. Not only "World Journal", but their two biggest local competitors, "Overseas Chinese Daily" and "Sing Tao Daily", also did not plan to follow up the report.

However, in recent times, the "World Journal" has been short of material, and even the news of a new barbershop in Chinatown has appeared on the page, and the quality of the news has dropped a little. So, the editor-in-chief made a decision and temporarily followed up on the news of this Chinese rookie, and then he, the unlucky ghost, appeared in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, which is supposed to be one of the most boring cities in the United States, is estimated not to have visited the city for the rest of his life if it weren't for this news.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Shuyuan cheered up, since they have already arrived here, then let's finish this report seriously, anyway, this is also his first official feature report as a reporter, if he performs well, maybe he can gain more opportunities in the future, maybe there will be a chance to jump to big newspapers such as "San Francisco Chronicle" and "Los Angeles Times" in the future......

A rookie walked in front of him, wearing the official jersey issued by the rookie training camp, dark blue sweat-absorbing short sleeves, and a pattern printed on the chest, the upper half is the number, "16", and the lower part is the two English initials, "WR".

Lin Shuyuan didn't know anything about rugby, for this rookie training camp, he stuffed a lot of rugby knowledge, he knew that "WR" means wide receiver, so he immediately walked up quickly, "Good morning, may I ask, in this year's rookie training camp, there is a Chinese rookie, what do you think about this?" ”

"No opinion." The rookie had a confused expression on his face, as if he didn't understand the meaning of the question, and shrugged his shoulders, "In the final analysis, this is a stage to show yourself, and after all, you still have to rely on strength to speak." So, we all need to do our best and hopefully perform well. ”

Seeing that the rookie was about to leave, Lin Shuyuan didn't know how to conduct the interview, so in a hurry, he directly asked, "So, do you think he can be selected?" I mean, this Chinese rookie. ”

"Obviously, the decision is not up to me. If I can predict, I'm more concerned about which round I'll be selected. The rookie said with a smile, didn't stay any longer, bypassed Lin Shuyuan, and walked towards the bus parked at the entrance of the hotel - this is the official means of transportation, which will drive directly to the Lucas Oil Stadium.

Lin Shuyuan was stunned, his footsteps didn't keep up for a while, and he stayed in place. Immediately, he also realized that his question just now was a little silly, but before he could further clarify his thoughts, he immediately saw two middle-aged men in suits and leather shoes walking towards him, both of them were wearing staff cards, corresponding to Lin Shuyuan's media interview card, looking like team managers or managers or something.

Lin Shuyuan immediately stepped forward, "May I ask, there is a Chinese rookie in this year's rookie training camp, do you have any special ideas?" ”

"Who?" The middle-aged man on the left hand side was full of confusion, and just a rhetorical question directly choked Lin Shuyuan, but fortunately, the person on the right hand side was relieved, "UCLA, a Chinese rookie." The first man suddenly realized, then shook his head, "No, I'm not interested. With that, the two of them took another step and walked in the direction of the parking lot on the other side.

In just one round, before he even had time to fight, Lin Shuyuan was defeated, and he didn't even have time to play the reporter's dog skin plaster magic skill, and he was directly killed in seconds.

originally thought that on top of the football rookie training camp that Asian players had never set foot in, a Chinese rookie appeared, no matter what, it was a gimmick after all, and it was worth a good discussion; But apparently, it backfired, and people didn't care at all.

Think about it, but don't feel strange. On the one hand, not only rugby, but also all big ball sports, football, basketball, volleyball, China's performance is unsatisfactory, and the women's volleyball team is the last fig leaf, and people's expectations are naturally not high; On the other hand, rugby has not yet opened up the situation in the Chinese market, there is no commercial value at all, a Chinese rookie who participated in the training camp, there is no attention and no hype. This is not Yao/Ming's landing in the NBA.

Lin Shuyuan became more and more excited, and he felt that this business trip might be empty-handed. However, work is work, and a group of people appeared in front of him again, Lin Shuyuan still cheered up and took the initiative to meet him.

"I think this year could be a big year for the draft."

"Yes, I agree! Especially quarterbacks, there are a lot of good seedlings this year. ”

"Not necessarily, there are a lot of high-profile potential stars in the defensive team this year, and I think the defensive players may be even better this year."

"The other positions were good, I saw a couple of wide receivers and close ends, and they were all very good.

"Yes, and running backs, the number of running backs is the highest in this year's training camp."

"It's really been a long time since I've seen a draft year like this!"

A large group of scouts, including Adam Klein and Blake Simmons, left the hotel in a bustling and laughing manner to head to the training camp grounds, and for them, the next period of time was finally the moment of acceptance after a long season of hard work.

Adam walked on the right front side, and then he saw an Asian-faced reporter rushing over, his footsteps quickly stopped, and the reporter raised his voice and asked, "May I ask, what do you think of a Chinese rookie in this year's rookie camp?" ”

"You mean the Chinese quarterback, right?" Scouts know a lot more about the players than anyone else, and with a total of 332 rookies in this year's training camp, they can clearly remember the name, position and basic information of each player.

Lin Shuyuan suddenly became happy, and nodded again and again, "Yes, it's him!" ”

"Chinese players are already difficult enough, and this year is still a big year for quarterbacks, so I guess it's enough to choke."

"There is too little information about that Chinese player, and there is no reference value at all. I don't know how he performed in this training camp, I had a face-to-face with him yesterday, and his height was enough, but he was too thin, and his muscle content was not enough, and he felt that his explosiveness, balance, observation, and muscle strength were not enough. ”

"Asian players are still too poor in terms of physical fitness, and I'm still not optimistic that Asian players will appear in the NFL this year."

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The sound of chattering and discussion, there is no need for Lin Shuyuan to ask questions, and the information has already surged, but obviously, these are not good news. Even though Lin Shuyuan has been mentally prepared for a long time, so far, there is still no Asian player on the football field, which is an ironclad fact; But hearing it with his own ears at this moment, Lin Shuyuan still felt a little depressed.

"Didn't you watch the video? His judgment and his shots on the field are all worthy of recognition. Blake didn't hold back and defended himself. To this day, he is still impressed by the performance of the last two minutes of the Rose Bowl.

Blake looked back at his colleagues and said, "Every year, quarterbacks are the most sought-after, and to be precise, which team doesn't have a shortage of quarterbacks, not which team needs them." Payton Manning is injured this year, and now that the Colts are in trouble, maybe they have to choose a quarterback, and things can't be said. ”

"Blake, you're not that naïve, are you? It was just a flash of inspiration. To be honest, there are a dozen or twenty players who break out in such an instant every year, and then all of them disappear. The voice of retort came one after another, and there were other people echoing it, "Yes, the physical fitness is really terrible." No team would be willing to take a risk, let alone the first six rounds, and even if he was selected in the seventh round, I felt it was too risky. The numbers don't lie, and the scouting reports don't lie. ”

"Not necessarily." This time it was Adam who spoke. As a veteran among scouts, his words still carry a lot of weight, and everyone has looked at them.

"Adam, what do you think?" Someone asked in a loud voice.

Adam shrugged, "I don't have any opinions. I just don't think the data is accurate, otherwise, the current elite quarterback wouldn't be the four. ”

After saying that, Adam did not say anything more, bypassed the reporter, and walked forward; The other scouts also tweeted their opinions, discussed it enthusiastically, and followed one after another, and in a blink of an eye, Lin Shuyuan was left standing alone in the same place, messy in the wind:

What exactly did that sentence mean? Why didn't he understand it?