2023-08-09 13:20:40
LE SCAN SPORT – The northern club has announced the arrival of Marcos Santos-Silva. Last year, he played in the NFL, the American football championship.
Here is a recruitment that detonates as much as it surprises. To complete its recruitment, Lille Métropole Basket has set its sights… on an American footballer. Marcus Santos-Silva, 26, arrives in the North from the Cleveland Browns, in NFL.
The player (obviously) has a liability with the orange ball. Santos-Silva played in the NCAA, the highest American university level. First at VCU (Virginia) then at Texas Tech, a university renowned for training many NBA players, the strong winger was never able to make it to the Grand League.
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From NFL to Pro B
It is far from the floors but closer to the lawns of US football that the career of the American took shape. Although he was not drafted to the NFL, 12 franchises offered to try out Santos-Silva. Among them, the Cleveland Browns offered a contract to Santos-Silva, who played as “tight end“. He therefore trained throughout the 2022/2023 season with the Ohio franchise. The change is going to be radical, from the NFL to the Pro B.
Lille, 4th in Pro B last season, is completing recruitment with limited resources. 11th budget of the championship last year and plagued by financial difficulties, the “Red Giantshad surprised everyone with a team made up of vengeful players. Will they do it again with Marcus Santos-Silva decided to make a name for himself in basketball?
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