Posted on 02/26/2013 6:41:19 PM PST by nickcarraway
Ganaway, who was drafted by the Jets but was cut after rookie minicamp, jokingly tweeted that he was bored with his offseason and was looking for something to fill all those empty hours until Rams OTAs and training camp commence.
You want fries with that?
While most NFL players use the offseason for rest, relaxation and maybe some traveling, St. Louis Rams running back Terrance Ganaway has decided to spend his time away from the gridiron in a most unusual way — earning $7.50 an hour making sandwiches at Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches in Waco, Texas.
Ganaway jokingly tweeted that he was bored with his offseason and was looking for something to fill all those empty hours until Rams OTAs and training camp commence. Memo to Terrance: be careful what you put out there on Twitter. You never know who's reading it.
One who did see Ganaway's tweet was the manager at Jimmy John's, who offered Ganaway a part-time gig at the popular sandwich store — and Ganaway accepted. He has now traded his two-a-day practices for a three-days-a-week job, at least until football starts again.
"I just wanted to stay fit, stay out of trouble and really just try to save money and not spend a lot of money," Ganaway, who earned the rookie minimum of $390,000 last year with the Rams, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
And Ganaway, a sixth-round pick of the Jets in the 2012 draft who was later waived and picked up by the Rams, has shown how versatile a team player he can be.
"Never intended for the story to grow," Ganaway tweeted. "I am grateful for platform that God has provided. Truly honored that so many respect my work ethic."
But Ganaway, the former Baylor star (he rushed for 1,547 yards and 21 TDs in his senior season) who appeared in three games for the Rams last season, says he had no desire to make his new hobby anything more than it is. Football is still his top priority.
"My number one job is being an NFL player," Ganaway said. "So don't get it confused as to me working at Jimmy John's has me lazy. I know what I have to do. I know how to get in shape and I know what it takes to perform at a high level. Really, Jimmy John's is just to keep me out of trouble in all the down time we have in the offseason."
By the way, Ganaway's take home pay from his first paycheck? A cool $143.09.
Sounds like a good kid. I have never been to a Jimmie Johns where the employees were not extremely polite.
That’s why you always want to keep a few MRE’s stashed away.
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