John Clay explains walking out of practice

Deserei90 · 08-16-2011, 01:25 PM

http://t.co/qXmV1Bk August 16th, 2011
One of the weirder scenes at Steelers training camp this year turned out to have quite a realtive simple explanation.

A day after undrafted rookie running back John Clay left the practice field early and was heading to the locker room before finally being talked back by a trainer, the former Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year had a perfectly logial explanation for his weird behavior.

“It was all a misunderstanding,” Clay said.

During the final team session of practice Monday, Clay was told to leave by running backs coach Kirby Wilson after making a mistake.

Clay interepreted “leave” to mean go to the locker room, not as Wilson intended it to mean, which was go to the sidelines.

“He said leave so I was thinking leave as in go to the locker room,” Clay said. “Somebody came and got me and told me that he meant to stay on the sidelines. I didn’t hear him say that.”

Clay returned to the field Monday just in time for practice to end and participated in post-practice sprints with the running backs.

So what was the mistake Clay made that had Wilson so fired up?

“I made a mistake and I turned around and looked at him instead of running all the way down with the play,” Clay said. “He told me if I do make a mistake that just do it at 100 percent and he will correct me after.”

Clay is expected to get more work Thursday during the second preseason game against the Eagles. Last week, Clay played in four snaps against the Redskins.

Clay is trying to catch on as the Steelers’ fourth running back after having a stellar career at Wisconsin.

Clay (6-1, 248) rushed for more than 2,500 yards and 32 touchdowns during his sophomore and junior seasons at Wisconsin.

Clay left the Badgers after his junior year.
– Mark Kaboly

He thought he told him to go back to the locker room? lol

ebsteelers · 08-16-2011, 01:35 PM

lol... seems silly.. i thought you learned in pop warner a coach says leave, it doesnt mean the field just the drill. and if you didnt learn it there i would hope high school, or college..

guess not.. wish him well

ebsteelers · 08-16-2011, 01:36 PM

should of said he had to take a dump or something

truesteelerfan · 08-16-2011, 02:19 PM

Glad to hear this....hoping he makes the roster.

08-16-2011, 01:25 PM	#1
Deserei90 Bench Warmer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SixBurgh Posts: 332 Gender: Female Member Number: 17069 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	John Clay explains walking out of practice http://t.co/qXmV1Bk August 16th, 2011 One of the weirder scenes at Steelers training camp this year turned out to have quite a realtive simple explanation. A day after undrafted rookie running back John Clay left the practice field early and was heading to the locker room before finally being talked back by a trainer, the former Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year had a perfectly logial explanation for his weird behavior. “It was all a misunderstanding,” Clay said. During the final team session of practice Monday, Clay was told to leave by running backs coach Kirby Wilson after making a mistake. Clay interepreted “leave” to mean go to the locker room, not as Wilson intended it to mean, which was go to the sidelines. “He said leave so I was thinking leave as in go to the locker room,” Clay said. “Somebody came and got me and told me that he meant to stay on the sidelines. I didn’t hear him say that.” Clay returned to the field Monday just in time for practice to end and participated in post-practice sprints with the running backs. So what was the mistake Clay made that had Wilson so fired up? “I made a mistake and I turned around and looked at him instead of running all the way down with the play,” Clay said. “He told me if I do make a mistake that just do it at 100 percent and he will correct me after.” Clay is expected to get more work Thursday during the second preseason game against the Eagles. Last week, Clay played in four snaps against the Redskins. Clay is trying to catch on as the Steelers’ fourth running back after having a stellar career at Wisconsin. Clay (6-1, 248) rushed for more than 2,500 yards and 32 touchdowns during his sophomore and junior seasons at Wisconsin. Clay left the Badgers after his junior year. – Mark Kaboly He thought he told him to go back to the locker room? lol __________________

08-16-2011, 01:35 PM	#2
ebsteelers Head Coach SpeedPong Champion! Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,511 Member Number: 18215 Thanks: 55 Thanked 234 Times in 157 Posts	Re: John Clay explains walking out of practice lol... seems silly.. i thought you learned in pop warner a coach says leave, it doesnt mean the field just the drill. and if you didnt learn it there i would hope high school, or college.. guess not.. wish him well

08-16-2011, 01:36 PM	#3
ebsteelers Head Coach SpeedPong Champion! Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,511 Member Number: 18215 Thanks: 55 Thanked 234 Times in 157 Posts	Re: John Clay explains walking out of practice should of said he had to take a dump or something

08-16-2011, 02:19 PM	#4
truesteelerfan Team Captain Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern CO Posts: 656 Gender: Male Member Number: 11218 Thanks: 15 Thanked 8 Times in 3 Posts	Re: John Clay explains walking out of practice Glad to hear this....hoping he makes the roster.

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