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Vince YoungVince Young

Reggie Bush is still the 2005 Heisman winner despite the vacated trophy

Reggie Bush was the Heisman that year. That's my guy. But he's still the Heisman in my book.

In 2024, the Heisman Trust actually reinstated Reggie Bush's trophy, making this take retrospectively aligned with the official record.
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Vince YoungVince Young

College athletes should get paid because they put their bodies on the line to raise money for universities

Yes, they should get paid. I mean, they're putting their body on the line. They're doing all of the above and raising money and putting money in your pocket. I mean, you should do something, especially for the guys that get hurt.

The NCAA eventually allowed for NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) compensation starting in 2021.
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Vince YoungVince Young

My NFL career would have been much different with a coach other than Jeff Fisher

Definitely, definitely [it would have gone differently with a different coach]. I don't put nothing on Coach Fish. He had a little bit of something to do with it. But, I mean, I always put myself and blame myself.

While speculative, the friction between Young and Fisher is well-documented in NFL history.
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Vince YoungVince Young

Jeff Fisher lied to the media about why he pulled me from the 2010 Steelers game

He pulls me... and he talking about the reason why he pulled me because I miss a meeting. Like coach, you knew why I missed the meeting. It was Steve McNair kids. Pop just passed away. He knew that I took the kids to school that morning to have breakfast with the kids, told him that. And he's told the media something different, like no Vince miss meeting. Like, how can you go out and say that to the media when you knew what i was doing and you granted me to do it?

This is Young's first-hand account of the event. While Fisher's side may differ, Young is stating this as an absolute fact of his experience.
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Vince YoungVince Young

I would have been successful in the modern NFL because of my game planning strategy

I think I have success, period. Just that's more confidence in myself and my teammates. ... I have some tactics, some strategies. ... First half maintain, and then the second half, go the fuck off. That's what I mean. ... I kind of played dumb the first half. Like I didn't see that blitz or I didn't see that throw. And then when Coach called it again and when it started to happen, when it matters [I'd go off].

Hypothetical claim about a retired player's fit in a different era; inherently subjective.

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