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Browns' Jamal Lewis a Student at Harvard

Posted Mar 08, 2008 1:40PM By Michael David Smith (RSS feed)

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Cleveland Browns running back Jamal Lewis appeared on ESPNews today and talked about his off-season activity of studying at Harvard:

"It's a great experience and a good networking tool," Lewis said, adding that NFL players including Ty Law and Sammy Knight joined him at Harvard Business School in classes this off-season.

Oscar De La Hoya is the best businessman in American sports, but one of the approximately 120 NFL players who spend their off-seasons taking business courses could some day rival De La Hoya for that title. Lewis, who owns his own trucking business, sounds serious about planning for his post-NFL life, and he could end up making more money in business than he has in football.

Three years ago, Lewis spent his off-season in federal prison on drug charges. Now he's spending his off-season at Harvard. Lewis is a guy who has put his mistakes behind him and has his life going in the right direction.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

3-08-2008 @ 6:53PM

BAMF said...

"well its been a nice offseason for you, the browns locked you up for three years"

great choice of words guy.

3-08-2008 @ 10:59PM

t-man said...

Great to see Jamal get hemself turned around and moving in a positive direction!!!

3-09-2008 @ 7:02AM

NeonDon said...

MICHAEL DAVID--Nice piece, guy. You're finally getting it!

3-09-2008 @ 3:43PM

Krys-Anne said...

GOOOOO BROWNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3-18-2008 @ 11:41PM

jules said...

This has been on my mind for quite some time. It is behooving to me as to the sort and the number of people that comment on articles. Those whose grammar, spelling and thought process clearly equates to that of an elementary mind. Why do these people have pc's; post a not so well thought out comment and thus embarrass themselves? (rhetorical!)

3-09-2008 @ 8:38PM

Luther said...

Oh my God. Poster #4, get off of the computer and get a life!

3-09-2008 @ 10:01AM

C JHON said...

Guess what,I am elated to the highest over this turnaround. Have we not seen and read of the negativities of these guys? Bill O`ReillY,this one is for you or should I say,NOT FOR YOU since it has a positive spin for a Black man. I do hope he will inspire others to follow in his footsteps,not only in business, but any other field, by which the outcome can be positive. BRAVO ! CHEERS ! bill o`reilly, too damn bad for you.

3-10-2008 @ 6:10PM

Moose said...

I wonder if he had to meet the same entrance standards that the average person would or if Harvard is like most liberal bastions and change their standards to let in a criminal just for a handful of dollars.

3-09-2008 @ 11:58AM

Bobby said...

JHon, your idiotic agenda shines bright within your comments. Why would you think Bill O'Reilly would be opposed to Lewis furthering his education & promoting that in a positive sense?

3-09-2008 @ 11:14AM

Parton said...

Poster number 4: While I often wonder the exact same thing as the point you made, I find that it is best to have your ducks in a row before you call the intelligence of others into question. You said, "It is behooving to me...," yet I wonder do you know how to use the word behooving? So you are saying it is advantageous or proper to me why...? Behoove is a transitive verb. I think the words you should have used were perplexing, disturbing, befuddling even. We all make mistakes in what we say sometimes, but again, it is best not to make those mistakes while questioning somebody else's intelligence. Just a thought.

3-09-2008 @ 11:29AM

roy said...

Jules, you are way off-base and out of line. Every other poster here states their point succinctly and eloquently. You, conversely, dwell in participles and undeserved condescenscion. Truly, your grammar is abysmal.
Props to Harvard and all the participating NFLers. In a recessive economy, every little bit of education helps.

3-09-2008 @ 11:35AM

Action said...

Jules:
It is BEHOOVING to me to see a guy or girl with all
your smarts making an error like you have done.
Better leave well enough alone!!!!!!

3-09-2008 @ 11:47AM

Bill O`Really said...

Incredible!! Another free ride for a criminal. Why can`t I send my son to a Havard "refresher" course? This guy is a convicted drug dealer who makes millions of dollars a year for playing a game. So lets reward this fellow by allowing him entrance to one of the most pretigious schools in the world. I am so sick of this liberal, anti-middle class, anti-white, anti-male society. And learn how to talk Jamaal before you give an interveiw.

3-09-2008 @ 11:45AM

itsuks2bu said...

who hired the spelling police anyway?

3-09-2008 @ 11:49AM

Austin said...

am i the only one who is wondering how jamal lewis got into harvard?

its good to see him turn it around though.

3-09-2008 @ 12:03PM

TJ said...

Bill O'Really, I think that Jamal Lewis can pay his way through Harvard. He doesn't need a free education.
Austin, he graduated from the University of Tennessee which is a great school. Maybe he had good grades. :)

3-09-2008 @ 12:20PM

WJ said...

# 4 and # 7, get a room, you will be happy together !!!

3-09-2008 @ 12:39PM

needbe said...

give poster #4 some slack! like bottom-barrel crabs that pull down any crab trying to get out of the barrel, critics of jules are trying to pull her message down to their level. what i believe she's standing up for is the betterment of oneself, and unfortunately, the crafty way in which she does it has gone right over the head of the masses and sparked the ire of some crabs. she's raising the bar and not surprisingly, some folks don't like that.