Gilmer OL Ismael Camara won't take any official visits this summer

[khardman]

3 hours ago, GoHorns1 said:

Louie Gohermt 🤮

Yellow dog??

[harveycmd]

Yes, Kobe Bryant’s legendary Game 1 performance against the San Antonio Spurs in the 2001 Western Conference Finals is widely considered the greatest, most dominant game ever played by a 22-year-old in NBA history.

[WRNC]

2 hours ago, Glass Joe said:

It’s not the guardian that worries me, per se.  It’s the not-for-profit that is marketing Camara as its spokesman and its fund raising revenue source.  If Camara weren’t a marketable NIL entity, he’s still in France in a very difficult situation.  But because he’s a highly marketable NIL story, he’s now the “French Freak” and the fund raising face of an NFP that has literally created a campaign (“PROtector”…for a Tackle prospect 🤔😂) using his story.  

Again, I hope this has a happy ending for the kid and the team around him is acting solely in his best interests.  I really hope FOOTBALL can lead this kid to a better outcome, regardless of how he arrives there.  But I will be skeptical of the “team” and the marketing campaign until I see the results for the kid.

Camara wasn't marketable NIL entity in France.  His grandmother severely ill and he had to completely drop school to act as her primary caregiver. 

Coming had zero prior experience with the football.  He spent first year (2024) of football learning the rules and basics on the JV team.  

He made his varsity debut as a junior (2025). He dominated the competition at left tackle, racking up an astonishing 170+ pancake blocks across 11 games, allowing zero sacks, and earning District Offensive Lineman of the Year honors.  Scouts view his rapid ascent to a consensus five-star recruit as one of the most remarkable developmental stories, if football is priority #1 here for him.

Camara started PROtector, without official non-profit organization involved, relies entirely on his Gilmer High School classmates and football team, local community-driven volunteer. 

His coach has publicly stated that Camara’s choice to delay college recruiting travel to remain with his team is viewed as the ultimate realization of that selfless culture.