Former Patriots LB Shawn Crable isn’t quitting on his dream: “I still want this”

Over the past three seasons, the name Shawn Crable couldn’t be uttered without shaking your head. A former Michigan captain with insane athletic skills, he was seen as the future of the Patriots pass-rush. After two injury-plagued seasons, he became easily the most talked about player who hadn’t come close to his promise. Finally, he did have a chance… only to be cut midway through 2010. Shawn Crable. What might have been for the 2008 third-round pick. Yet turns out, the mystery man hasn’t called it quits just yet. Crable popped up at a regional combine at the Ravens complex yesterday to try to impress some scouts, and he spoke with Scout.com’s Aaron Wilson afterward. “I just keep competing,” Crable told Wilson. “I just stay persistent. I still want this and that’s why I’m working hard to get back in the NFL.” (more…)