Deletion of Ethan Cooper

Comment: I said in my vote that I thought he failed  and that hasn't changed.  Responding to Paulmcdonald's comment above, I think the word "routine" is often used to mean "typical" or "not unusual".  This would be the opposite of what would make something "encyclopedic" or "worthy of note".  In this specific case, this type of coverage is given to every player trying to make an NFL team and I think the SNG is clear that merely trying out for an NFL team does not grant automatic notability
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: Fails  since neither attending the NFL combine or signing with an NFL team guarantees notability.  I don't believe the coverage shown is sufficient to meet 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NGRIDIRON||WP:GNG)

Comment: fails . Please ping me and correct me if you believe I am wrong
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NGRIDIRON)

Comment: per .  The newspaper stories are more than routine coverage.  Discounting a small-town newspaper story about a local kid who becomes or tries to become successful is one thing.  Discounting coverage in multiple large cities on the basis that they are all local is silly.  Many people try out for sports teams.  Most don't get even one full length article written about them.  He did, several times
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: Fails  and . Being a division 2 All-American doesn't meet any notability standards. Coverage is routine and local. By that I mean the coverage is from each city where he tries to make an NFL team and is no different from what hundreds of NFL wannabe rookies get each year. There's nothing unusual about the coverage he receives and no football notability standards are met
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NGRIDIRON||WP:GNG)

Comment: I'm sorry, but I'm not seeing how this coverage is |routine. Not every single newspaper coverage of a living person is routine. There is a very specific meaning of what routine coverage, and I am definitely not under the impression that every single one of the sources Cbl62 provided is too routine to be able to pass GNG. Imo, this is a clear pass of the |general notability guideline
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ROUTINE||WP:GNG)

Comment: The discussion around this AfD has been constructive. I continue to believe the coverage, including feature stories in major metropolitan newspapers, is not , that such significant coverage is all that is required under GNG, and that GNG is the bedrock of our objective standards for notability.  At the same time, I recognize that there are significant factors that make this a close and controversial case. First, Cooper was a Division II player, and players at this level are ''very'' rarely notable.  Second, we have not found significant coverage received by Cooper ''during'' his college playing career. Instead, the coverage found all relates (as others have noted) to his efforts to make an NFL roster, all consists of local/regional coverage, and could be viewed by some as "feel-good, underdog-tries-for-the-big-time" coverage.  Because of these unique attributes, this AfD should be considered a very weak precedent whichever way it closes
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ROUTINE)