cleveland.com: Matt Roth brings toughness

[PJHawk]

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Matt Roth pumps his fists up towards his ears and then flexes his Popeye-sized biceps, one emblazoned with flames. Then, he screws his face up into a nasty scowl to the roar of the crowd.


It's a quintessential Roth moment, and more often than not, there's a quarterback or tight end crumpled to the ground when it happens. The latest victim was Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer, who was drilled by the Browns' linebacker at the end of last week's victory and never got his offense back on the field.

Bam! Game almost over. Biceps a'poppin.

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[DuffMan]

Cool article, but I think that's the first time I've ever heard anyone say he was smart. Didn't Norm tell a story that when Roth got here he was a middle linebacker. The first day of practice they had him there and they were going through the signals for the different plays and Roth had no idea what he was talking about. In HS they just put him in the middle of the field and said go get the ball.

 

[HaydensDad]

Cool article, but I think that's the first time I've ever heard anyone say he was smart. Didn't Norm tell a story that when Roth got here he was a middle linebacker. The first day of practice they had him there and they were going through the signals for the different plays and Roth had no idea what he was talking about. In HS they just put him in the middle of the field and said go get the ball.

Rumor has it that the reason he didn't red shirt was because the coaches were assuming he wouldn't even make it 4 years without flunking out.
No idea if thats true.