Ultimate NFL draft bust Ryan Leaf is searching for work again after West Texas A&M placed him on leave after he asked one of their football players for a painkiller. Leaf had been working as the team’s quarterback coach.
Presumably Leaf was asking for something a little stronger than Tylenol or Advil. What isn’t known is how the incident came to light. Did somebody overhear the question? Did Leaf get a guilty conscience? Did the player narc on his coach?
The latter seems to be the most likely. I’d imagine it has to be a little strange to play for Ryan Leaf. Anytime the coach critiques a player, the kid must be thinking, “Dude, you’re Ryan Leaf. What can you tell me about quarterbacking? I was at that game when you went 11-26 with two picks and threw a pass that hit your center in the thigh. And you’re telling me to ‘keep my wits under pressure.’ Just like you did when you flipped out on that reporter, right?”
Leaf, who also coaches the school’s golf team will be on leave “indefinitely.”
Where do you go from here if you’re Ryan Leaf? High school? If West Texas A&M doesn’t want you, there aren’t a whole lot of college teams left that are going to want anything to do with you. He might want to check out Dick’s Sporting Goods or something.
