Event Date: February 14th, 1983
Event Description: Bouier Eyes NFL
Source: UPI
University of Maine football star Lorenzo Bouier has put out the word among professional scouts that he wants to play in the National Football League.
Bouier, a senior at the University of Maine at Orono, travelled to Tampa, Florida, last week to join 100 top college players at the United Scouting Bureau camp. The USB represents 16 of the 28 NFL teams.
The Hartford, Conn., native gained 3,827 yards rushing during his four-year college career, and, for a short time, held an all-time New England rushing record. But Bouier knows he must overcome the obscurity of playing for the University of Maine if he hopes to realize his lifelong dream of running in the NFL. “It's always been my dream to play in the NFL,” Bouier said last week. “When I saw all the pro people standing on the sidelines at the camp, my eyes bugged out.”
The 6-foot 1-inch, 200-pound senior recently turned down a chance to play in the fledgling United States Football League. The USFL Boston Breakers talked with Bouier's agent, Tom Toner of Swampscott, Mass., but couldn't reach an agreement. Toner asked for a guaranteed contract and the Breakers balked at the idea.
“The (Breakers) strongly considered accepting our terms,” Toner said. “But in the end, they wound up getting some quality running backs who cost them less than Lorenzo Bouier would have.”
When the Breakers opened their pre-season training camp in Orlando, Fla., last month, Bouier didn't go. He decided instead to finish out the school year and set his sights on the NFL.
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