Dallas Cowboys linebacker Bradie James is a smart guy. His football intelligence combined with his athletic ability has made him the Cowboys’ leading tackler for the past six seasons. James’ everyday life smarts will make him successful after his Cowboys days are over, which will be sooner rather than later. The most impressive part is that James already knows that, something that most NFL players never see coming.
Cowboys second-year linebacker Sean Lee and rookie linebacker Bruce Carter were drafted to replace James and fellow linebacker Keith Brooking. Both James and Brooking are past their NFL primes and in the last year of their contracts. James is well aware of all of these facts, as well as the timing of Lee and Carters’ drafting.
“The writing is on the wall,” James said. “As soon as that happens, after the first game, the second game, the writing is on the wall. I’m a big boy, a grown man with a family. I know what time it is. I’ve been around; I’ve seen it...
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