Terrelle Pryor Try Basketball if WR Fails?

The Cleveland Browns took a risk signing Terrelle Pryor to play wide receiver this season. That risk may not pay off for either the Browns or the former Ohio State Buckeyes QB. Some, including this writer, believe that Pryor still could be a solid NFL QB but he is unlikely to get that chance. He is getting a chance at WR and first reports out of camp today says he looks pretty good.The question for Pryor is if this position change doesn’t work, does he try to change sports next? Seems like a wild speculation kind of question, and it sort of is, but tonight I was made aware that Pryor actually played ball in high school and wasn’t half bad. That led to some simple Google searches to find more information about him as a basketball player: Scout: Pryor was the 35th ranked player in basketball: Pryor had finished with 25 points and showed a versatile game that makes it clear why he’s one of the most wanted men – both on the football field and also the hardwood. He’s a terrific athlete blessed with size who has terrific vision. While the knock on him in the past has been selfish play, Pryor showed plenty of unselfishness while tossing passes a Max Preps: His basketball statistics are equally impressive. During the 2006-2007 season he averaged 20.8 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and three blocks as the Jayhawks reached the Class AA state semifinals. He had six triple doubles. He averaged 21.5 points and 10 rebounds with 50 dunks as a sophomore. As a freshman he averaged 16.8 points and 10 rebounds…

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