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Bears receiver Velus Jones is 25 years old. This is old by NFL beginner standards. He is young compared to the majority of the population.
But he feels his age as he prepares to pursue his NFL career. More precisely, he feels compelled to explain that it is not a problem.
“People talk about it, but it doesn’t matter,” Jones said recently on The Sick Podcast, via NFL.com. “I am a ball player at the end of the day. I know what I can do. I am 25 years old [old] it won’t stop me from passing people to score touchdowns and stuff like that. I will be fast for a long time, strong for a long time and making plays for a long time. So it ‘s really irrelevant. “
The selection for the third round ended in college for six years, between red clothes and exclusion during Covid’s first year.
“Through this process, it was for nothing,” Jones said. “I did a degree at USC and also a master’s degree. So I made the most of it. And I also perfected my craft. If I could go back and do it, it wouldn’t change anything. “
It also helps that you consider that your tires have most of the tread.
“I never had any major injuries in college,” Jones said. “The only thing I had was like a boxing fracture and a high ankle sprain. I’ve never broken a bone, I’ve never had surgery in my life. So honestly, I have the body of a 21 or 22. So some guys who have a lot of injuries in college and you know they’re going to have a punishment in the NFL, but I’m healthy as a pony.I’m healthy because they all come out.That’s really irrelevant, already you know people will talk about it. I can only control what I can control, so they can only pay attention to that. “
Given the lack of high-end weapons in the Chicago attack (the reception room includes Equanimeous St. Brown, Darnell Mooney, Byron Pringle, Dante Pettis, Tajae Sharpe and David Moore), Jones should have the opportunity to get started: with his 25-year-old “easel” legs.