Independent fall football league helps two Stamford players continue careers

Simms will get to play three spring video games with St. Thomas More earlier than embarking on a post-graduate season within the fall.

Both players benefited from enjoying within the unbiased football league created this previous fall after the CIAC canceled the football season.

“With us not enjoying this 12 months it was onerous for these seniors to get seems from schools,” Stamford coach Jamar Greene mentioned. “The unbiased season, even when it was simply 4 video games, let these youngsters a minimum of get some tape out to coaches. For Danny, I’m cool with him leaving Stamford to get to play spring football after which have a PG 12 months. With us not having a season to get him consideration, going to St. Thomas More might be an enormous assist for him. He is a D-1 expertise, he simply must be seen. The sky is the restrict for him there.”

Simms, who started his highschool profession at Trinity Catholic earlier than transferring, performed huge receiver, linebacker and security at Stamford, however will concentrate on sturdy security at St. Thomas More.

“Danny is a big-time athlete and he had a tough time with an harm as a junior. Then no football this 12 months, he couldn’t showcase his abilities and obtained ignored. Danny suits in our program very well,” St. Thomas More coach Ernest Anderson mentioned. “We have lots of youngsters right here with chips on their shoulders and Danny suits in with that. We really feel he’s proficient sufficient to play at a D-1 faculty. We will deliver out the most effective in Danny.”

Over the previous 5 seasons, St. Thomas More has produced 30 players who are actually at Power-Five colleges.

Anderson feels Simms will profit vastly from a year-round program and enjoying alongside high recruits from all around the nation.

“He has a lot untapped potential,” Anderson mentioned. “Danny has by no means been in an actual system. It might be so invaluable for him to be in our power and conditioning program all summer season. Him coming in right here mid-year is nice as a result of he’ll get a style of the video games within the spring, get a full offseason of labor and be prepared for his PG 12 months subsequent fall. He will get comfy at not being the most effective child on the sphere. He has to search out his area of interest, that’s how guys earn scholarships.”

For Paul, the prospect to play once more is all he needed

“It was simply a few video games however that season was so vital for me and all of the seniors who depend upon football. I’m very blessed that I obtained to play just a few video games,” Paul mentioned. “I’m grateful for my time at Stamford. I realized about being disciplined. Coach Greene made me a greater participant, higher man and higher captain. I used what he mentioned over time, not simply on the football area, however within the classroom and simply in life.”

Paul additionally performed lacrosse at Stamford.

Paul goes as a most popular walk-on and might be receiving a tutorial scholarship.

Preferred walk-ons are assured a spot on the roster. Their most popular standing means the coach needs the recruit, however the doesn’t have a scholarship for him.

Preferred walk-ons can earn a scholarship going into their second season or maintain enjoying with out one.

Paul performed working again, huge receiver and defensive again for the Black Knights.

“Alain can do some little bit of every little thing,” Greene mentioned. “He’s fast, has good arms and is only a heads-up football participant. He can play wherever. We used him out of the backfield and as a receiver. He may catch the ball very well out of the backfield, like an Alvin Kamara-type participant. Wherever we put him, he by no means complained, he simply went and made performs. He’s a playmaker.”