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NFL player who fails
WP:NGRIDIRON by never playing in a regular season game and doesn't have substantial non-
WP:ROUTINE coverage to merit
WP:GNG. Deadbeef 04:01, 18 December 2014 (UTC)reply
Delete Played Division 2 college football, but doesn't meet the notability standards listed at
WP:NGRIDIRON or
WP:NCOLLATH.
Astudent0 (
talk) 20:02, 23 December 2014 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,
NorthAmerica1000 11:46, 25 December 2014 (UTC)reply
Delete Doesn't meet the notability criteria for football players or college athletes and the only sources just show some routine sports coverage insufficient to meet
WP:GNG.
Jakejr (
talk) 03:04, 28 December 2014 (UTC)reply
Delete - Non-notable former Division II college football player. Does not satisfy the specific notability guidelines for college athletes per
WP:NCOLLATH (no major awards) or pro football players per
WP:NGRIDIRON (never played in a regular season game in the NFL or other major league). There is insufficient coverage in multiple, independent, reliable sources to satisfy the general notability guidelines per
WP:GNG.
Dirtlawyer1 (
talk) 21:45, 28 December 2014 (UTC)reply
Delete and I would also be okay with Userfy if someone wants to take custody. Strange one this--I'm seeing a lot of coverage from a handful of sources, but it all seems to be about how he's broken his foot... again... and won't get to play... again... In other words, the subject seems to be getting press for "not achieving notability" - Is that possible? I think it is.--
Paul McDonald (
talk) 17:25, 29 December 2014 (UTC)reply
Keep decision seems to already be made, but seems to meet
WP:GNG with
[1],
[2],
[3],
[4], and
[5] and a handful of smaller refs such as
[6] even if sport-specific criteria is not met.
RonSigPi (
talk) 17:11, 31 December 2014 (UTC)reply
Ron, at best, it's a judgment call. Of the six sources you listed above, three are blog sites (ninersnation.com, silverandblackpride.com, itsalloverfatman.com) and should not be used for purposes of determining notability; a fourth reference (blog.sfgate.com) is an online blog that was not published in the hard-copy San Francisco Chronicle and it is unclear what degree of editorial control/review the SFC exercises. Of the two remaining sources, one is from the local high school sports section of the Seattle Times, and the other is local coverage of a college football player from the local newspaper. Like I said, marginal coverage, at best, to satisfy the general notability guidelines per WP:GNG. Given the lack of any noteworthy college or pro football career developments, it's just as easy to deem the subject non-notable.
Dirtlawyer1 (
talk) 02:18, 1 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Keep, coverage is marginal, but it does exist. See RonSigPi, et. al.
Wincent77 (
talk) 00:44, 2 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Keep: True, he hasn't played a game yet, but that's because he's on-reserves due to an injury. Given that he's still employed, we've every reason to assume that he will begin appearing in games once healed. (If not, then AfD after he's off the team without accomplishment.)--
Раціональне анархіст (
talk) 09:06, 2 January 2015 (UTC)reply
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