Friday, December 30, 2011

Locker Room BEEF

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I like to CHILL before the game & get my mind RIGHT (this was in Mexico City, Me-hee-Ko). I wasn't always able to do that though, at least not with Brandon Lloyd & Kevin Barlow around [smh].

When I first was trying to make the 49ers I didn't even have a REAL locker, it was a dusty-black, portable, "earn your stripes first" locker. Just behind me, in "I'm already a Millionaire Land," Kevin Barlow, Brandon Lloyd,  & the rest of the vets had the lavish, secret compartment, "YOU tryna take my spot(!?)" lockers. I had SEVERAL chances to quit early! When I first got there, Mike Nolan told me that I probably wouldn't make it, but, "Where gonna give you a chance." Also, my position coach (Jerry Sullivan) smooth cussed me & the other rookies out everyday, without fail, just for being rookies! We could make the same exact mistake as a vet, but hey...that's just how it is...I guess.

Anyway, to the BEEF! LoL It first started one day when I let Frank Gore listen to my new track on my iPod (Barlow's locker was next to his). When I came back to get it, Kevin was staring at me like he wanted my autograph!? As I was walking back to my locker, I felt somebody grabbing me from behind, and sure enough...it was Barlow. Why? Lord knows. I used to wrestle (8th grade CHAMP...haha), so I removed his hands, turned around, & gave 'em a "C'mon Man" look. He replied, "Yeah, that's what I thought lil' nigga!" Are you confused yet, b/c I sure am. And that was the end of that. Ten minutes later (I promise), I saw him again while I was headed to get taped for practice, & he said, "Wsup young Amey...let's BALL out there today!" Huh? Didn't you just try to light-weight molest me 10 minutes ago!? So anyway, instances like that happened about 5 more times. I honestly was prepared to get CUT (which I would have b/c he was our starting RB & I was just a small-school Free Agent) just for the chance to knock him smoooooth out & force him to STOP harassing me, but cooler heads prevailed* I ended up finding out later that he was/is Bipolar...but I guess just towards me? All I can say is "WoW!" It if wasn't for the BLOOD.

Brandon Lloyd...we'll talk about him later today, when I get into "The Tebow Thing." God Bless.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Hard Work & Sacrifices

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is what most folks remember when they hear the name Fred Amey...or better yet, Otis Amey. This was about 20 seconds after the FIRST time I ever touched the football in an NFL regular season game! cRaZy huh? Not really...if you know who my daddy is. But still, this pic serves as a reminder of what God can do for anyone if He did it for lil' ol' me! I wasn't even supposed to play in this game...Coach Nolan asked me if I wanted to start at Punt Return a day before the game.LoL To think...I always heard folks say I wouldn't make it & even had folks tell me my high school coach said I'd never make it; "He's too small and not fast enough." The Lord doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the Called!" #Selah
I came from relative obscurity, growing up in the Bay Area around thousands of "Big Time" D-1 athletes like Roy Williams, Donnie Spragan, Damian Mackey, Vince Amey, etc, etc. I was always the underDAWG, easily. I ran a 4.9 40-yd dash my Freshman year & was forced to play QB my Junior season so nobody ever heard about me as a WR. What did I do? STOP going out & start chasing my dream of being in the NFL & on Sports Center...yeaaH! & this was when I was only 14 years old. I recall passing my autograph out in 7th grade to the 'cute' girls & saying, "You better keep this b/c it's gonna be worth a lot of money*" Is it..no, not yet..but I don't think autographs in general are worth much. Did I reach my goal/dream...YEZZIR!!! 
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Stay Tuned for more of the story (the REAL details) & "griminess" that jumps off in pro football.
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