Sean McVay Has the Most LA Reaction to NFL Players Returning to College

As NFL teams and college programs undergo preseason, the line between the two is becoming increasingly blurred. Players who have used up their college eligibility and even played in NFL preseason games are now returning to college due to a series of conflicting court rulings. While the debate primarily revolves around the college programs and players' reactions to this uncertainty, NFL figures also have opinions on the matter.

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay was questioned by ESPN's Sarah Barshop about players returning to college from NFL camps, and his response mirrored what one might expect from someone living in Los Angeles. McVay humorously stated, "I feel like I took a freakin gummy," referring to the popular marijuana edibles in LA and California, where they are legalized at the state level.

This unusual situation, where the traditional one-way path from college to the NFL now has traffic flowing in both directions, seems to have left McVay in a state of altered consciousness. Collegiate sports have historically penalized and even banned players who ventured into professional sports. The infamous case of Bo Jackson, who played collegiate baseball and was later drafted by the NFL, serves as a prime example.

Jackson took a physical in Tampa for the NFL scouting combine, unaware that he was still playing college baseball. The incident led to the premature end of his college baseball career and ended his football career due to rule violations. Buccaneers team officials, including Phil Krueger, the assistant to the team president, publicly supported Jackson's innocence, but their efforts were in vain.

“We sincerely regret that this incident has terminated Bo Jackson’s college baseball career,” said Krueger, according to the Orlando Sentinel. “We assure you Bo is blameless in this entire matter. The physical Bo took in Tampa at St. Joseph’s Hospital was for the national scouting combine and not the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.” Now, players like Jack Pyburn, a rookie with the Buccaneers, can achieve two sacks in a preseason game and potentially return to the college ranks.

This rapid and unpredictable transition can make one question their own sanity, or in McVay's case, their sobriety.