Former NFL running back Reuben Droughns is heading overseas, to Central Europe to be exact, to continue his football career. Droughns will be joining the Belgrade Vukovi (in Serbia) of the Central European Football League but surprisingly won’t be playing, he’ll be a coach. It’s a relatively surprising mood when you consider Droughns, is still only 31, that is until you remember he hasn’t had a single carry since the 2007 season.
“It was my first opportunity. Me and Goran (Nišavić, the Vukovi president) we talked about it for a while through a website. He asked what i was interested in and it seemed like a great situtation. Obviously a couple of American guys were already on the team, I already met them, coach Harper is great. He was familiar with who I was and it was a great opportunity for me to get into coaching”, said Droughns upon arriving to Belgrade.
While reading about this move my main thought was that he’s damaged goods, bu...
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