YoloinOhio Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) https://buffalonews.com/2019/05/25/buffalo-bills-matt-milano-few-possessions-much-promise/ [mod note: subscription required. Key points below:] Quote He’s a self-proclaimed minimalist,” Bills linebacker Lorenzo Alexander said, “which is evident in the same suit that he wears wherever he goes.” It’s been two years since Milano moved into his one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in a renovated, red-brick building with exposed ductwork in downtown Buffalo, after the Bills drafted him out of Boston College with a fifth-round pick in 2017. And the interior remains nearly as sparse as the day he arrived. “He doesn’t have a whole lot in his apartment,” Bills linebacker Julian Stanford said. “A couch, TV, I think he just bought a desk and he’s trying to find a chair. But that’s it.” No end tables. No lamps. Nothing hanging on the walls. “In his bedroom, he has a clothes rack, and that’s where his clothes are, on the rack, no dresser, no nothing. And a mattress on the floor,” Milano’s dad, Mike, said. “It’s hysterical.” Milano acknowledges his lifestyle is an anomaly in a day and age of instant gratification and a culture built on materialism. Edited May 26, 2019 by Hapless Bills Fan note that subscription required to view article 7 3 2
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said: https://buffalonews.com/2019/05/25/buffalo-bills-matt-milano-few-possessions-much-promise/ ...GREAT find Yolo....kid was sorely missed last year......I certainly underestimated his potential contribution as a smallish 5th......better keep my day job........ 3
YoloinOhio Posted May 25, 2019 Author Posted May 25, 2019 Just now, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...GREAT find Yolo....kid was sorely missed last year......I certainly underestimated his potential contribution as a smallish 5th......better keep my day job........ Reading about how he is a minimalist so he can focus on football and spends his time reading leadership books... very McProcess 10 3
Nester Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) Cant wait for him to have a healthy prosperous year. Great kid, great future in the NFL. Edited May 25, 2019 by Nester 3
C.Biscuit97 Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, Nester said: Cant wait for him to have a healthy prosperous year. Great kid, great future in the NFL. My only concern is his size. He has to be one of the smallest LBs in the nfl. It’s a different league but getting hit by guys charging ahead 100 lbs bigger than you has to wear on you. But guy is a playmaker so I hope he can stay healthy.
Mister Defense Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 Great to hear this. It shows Milano's character, that he doesn't need a bunch of stuff to give him comfort or define him. 1
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 17 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said: My only concern is his size. He has to be one of the smallest LBs in the nfl. It’s a different league but getting hit by guys charging ahead 100 lbs bigger than you has to wear on you. But guy is a playmaker so I hope he can stay healthy. ...initially WAS mine, but he dispelled that concern in short order IMO..............
Rocket94 Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 38 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: https://buffalonews.com/2019/05/25/buffalo-bills-matt-milano-few-possessions-much-promise/ A spartan existential lifestyle. It requires discipline...I like that. 3
NickelCity Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 Probably prevents girls from becoming girlfriends too. Very process, Matt. Very process. Ball is life. 2
Virgil Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 So he’ll take the league minimum at contract time, got it 1 5 1
Rocket94 Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, NickelCity said: Probably prevents girls from becoming girlfriends too. Very process, Matt. Very process. Ball is life. Yes! he is in no hurry! Focus on football and himself...nothing wrong with that!
YoloinOhio Posted May 25, 2019 Author Posted May 25, 2019 Just saw this too 2019 Buffalo Bills scouting report: linebacker Matt Milano Now entering his third year, the fifth-round choice is poised to have a phenomenal season https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2019/5/15/18623533/2019-buffalo-bills-scouting-report-linebacker-matt-milano-90-players-in-90-days
Mr. WEO Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 I bet a lot of lower draft picks live the same life. No sense filling a rental full of stuff as they are likely to be moving around team to team. 1
Chandler#81 Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: I bet a lot of lower draft picks live the same life. No sense filling a rental full of stuff as they are likely to be moving around team to team. I understand the thought, but I doubt a lot of fringe players live this minimally. I couldn't making $12/hr. Yard sales, Moving sales, Goodwill etc. can set up anyone with a dresser, bed, chair & lamp.. This guy is weirder than Art Still. But I Love him! 1
Logic Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 Kramer: Well I just got it. Spector gave it to me , he's giving everything away...becoming a minimalist. George: Is that the guy who likes fat women? Jerry: Doesn't the fat fetish conflict with the minimalism?
Rocket94 Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) 45 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...initially WAS mine, but he dispelled that concern in short order IMO.............. It is becoming the trend with smaller, faster linebackers with good instincts. I hope he stays in one piece...I am rooting for Joseph as well. This could be special. Edited May 25, 2019 by Rocket94
YoloinOhio Posted May 25, 2019 Author Posted May 25, 2019 20 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: I understand the thought, but I doubt a lot of fringe players live this minimally. I couldn't making $12/hr. Yard sales, Moving sales, Goodwill etc. can set up anyone with a dresser, bed, chair & lamp.. This guy is weirder than Art Still. But I Love him! Blast from the past! Remember the player but not the background, What was his story?
Saxum Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 From title I thought it meant possessions in game which is good if they get offense off field fast.
Chandler#81 Posted May 25, 2019 Posted May 25, 2019 1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said: Blast from the past! Remember the player but not the background, What was his story? IIRC, he & his large family were communal. They all slept on the same mattress on the floor. I know there were other odd idiosyncrasies but mostly I remember him being fantastic against the run -which paired well with Smerlas at Nose & Bruce at RDE. 1
YoloinOhio Posted May 25, 2019 Author Posted May 25, 2019 Interesting that Milano lives downtown. I think most of the players live in OP/Southtowns close to the facility.
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