- October 30th, 2007, 11:53 am
#122784
I know we talked about this case before, but i figured i put a thought out here from left field. Why don't we offer this kid a chance to play here? Would he, probably not....but you just never know. ( Note : if he really did hold Calvin Johnson to 4 catches in 2 games im impressed)
POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. -- Genarlow Wilson is lounging on his bed, watching a college football game. An old high school buddy has come over to watch it with him. They don't talk about prison. They talk about much more important matters.
"I really don't think any team is gonna go undefeated," Genarlow announces. "I think the team that had the best chance was LSU. They have a lot of talent."
His cell phone rings. He has had it for only, like, half a day and already everyone seems to have his number. He talks quietly for a second, promising to call back later.
Who is it?
"A friend," he says, grinning.
It has been about 21 hours since Genarlow was released from Burruss Correctional Training Center, and as each additional hour passes, he seems a bit more like the homecoming king and less like inmate 1187055. When he left for good, a guard told him, "Don't look back." He's trying not to, though that will be impossible for a while. In his pocket right now, he has a photo ID card that reads "Correctional Release Identification." When he got it Friday, he knew he was really going home. Then he waited on his mother to make the 90-mile drive from suburban Atlanta to pick him up. First, she went to get his sister out of school. He waited. She got stuck in traffic. He waited. And waited. And waited.
"I was like, 'Dang, mom!' " he says.
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POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. -- Genarlow Wilson is lounging on his bed, watching a college football game. An old high school buddy has come over to watch it with him. They don't talk about prison. They talk about much more important matters.
"I really don't think any team is gonna go undefeated," Genarlow announces. "I think the team that had the best chance was LSU. They have a lot of talent."
His cell phone rings. He has had it for only, like, half a day and already everyone seems to have his number. He talks quietly for a second, promising to call back later.
Who is it?
"A friend," he says, grinning.
It has been about 21 hours since Genarlow was released from Burruss Correctional Training Center, and as each additional hour passes, he seems a bit more like the homecoming king and less like inmate 1187055. When he left for good, a guard told him, "Don't look back." He's trying not to, though that will be impossible for a while. In his pocket right now, he has a photo ID card that reads "Correctional Release Identification." When he got it Friday, he knew he was really going home. Then he waited on his mother to make the 90-mile drive from suburban Atlanta to pick him up. First, she went to get his sister out of school. He waited. She got stuck in traffic. He waited. And waited. And waited.
"I was like, 'Dang, mom!' " he says.
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