Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Karl Schmitz

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The result was delete. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 12:44, 11 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Karl Schmitz

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Appears to have a couple featured articles because he was signed by the Broncos and Buccaneers in the 2015 NFL offseason as a 28 year old rookie after posting YouTube videos of trick shots. Fails WP:NGRIDIRON and likely fails WP:GNG due to lack of significant coverage. Eagles 24/7 (C) 15:09, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Eagles 24/7 (C) 15:09, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. Eagles 24/7 (C) 15:09, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. There does appear to be some significant coverage, including an Associated Press feature story. See pt 1, pt 2. Doesn't count as multiple sources, but the same AP story was also picked up in the Los Angeles Times (here) and other papers nationwide. This could be written off as a "feel good" story about a 28-year-old getting NFL attention from YouTube videos, but it is a feature story and represents significant coverage. That said, multiple examples of significant coverage are needed for him to pass WP:GNG. I am not finding that but will reconsider my "delete" vote if additional coverage is found. Cbl62 (talk) 16:08, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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