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In September of last year, the 29-year-old winger failed a roadside drug test.
It looks like Josh Addo-Carr has been given a lifeline about his future in the NRL.
In the weeks since Canterbury fired him, there have been rumours that a number of teams were interested in signing the flying winger.
The Daily Telegraph claims the Eels have ‘won the bidding war’ for the fired Bulldogs star, so it looks like he would be leaving to join Parramatta for the upcoming season.
After’successful high-powered talks’ between his management and club powerbrokers, the New South Wales Origin player has ‘accepted personal terms’ to join the team, the publication adds.
There had been conjecture that Addo-Carr will probably join St George Illawarra.
However, it seems to have decided on a transfer to the Eels, since he reportedly spoke with Jason Ryles, the head coach of Parramatta, after being fired.
After their “one-on-one” conversations, it appears that Ryles, the previous Melbourne manager, persuaded Addo-Carr to join the team.
After Addo-Carr’s drug-related driving incident, the Bulldogs terminated his $500,000-per-year contract.
After receiving a breach notice, the winger unsuccessfully argued his case to Bulldogs board members at Belmore, where he was given a $682 fine and a three-month driving penalty.
The winger, 29, has insisted on his innocence and that he “did not knowingly take the drugs.”
Addo-Carr will apparently still need to “prove himself” to Eels managers that he won’t pose a risk to the team, even if he was unable to persuade the Bulldogs board to reconsider their mind.
He told the Daily Telegraph, “I know I will add value to the team wherever I go.”
“There is still hunger.”
“I know what it takes, having won premierships at Melbourne, and I will bring that winning mentality wherever I go.”
However, Addo-Carr has already dispelled any scepticism regarding his potential return to the NRL in 2025.
He had earlier declared, “B***** oath, I will be in the NRL next year.”
‘It’s frustrating the way things panned out, but I have to cop it on the chin and I need to get back to what’s always worked for me, and that’s working hard,’ he continued as he left Canterbury.
I’ve managed this quite effectively. I’m keeping myself occupied, and I still have to provide for my family, so that’s what I intend to do,” he continued.
After being suspended by the Bulldogs, Addo-Carr had been employed as a worker on a construction site.
Additionally, he has been rising at five in the morning to train for boxing with legendary Australian trainer Johnny Lewis before going to work on the equipment with Australian boxer and landscaper Garth Wood.
“I am aware that my time in the NRL will come again, and I will give it my all wherever I go.”
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