Player Spotlight: Billy Cundiff, Ashland

Small School slingshot Billy Cundiff drew a nice crowd to his pro day workout and is considered a late-round sleeper for the upcoming 2010 NFL Draft. He joins Host Bo Marchionte in this edition of the Player Spotlight Show to discuss his pre-draft experience, which teams have showed the most interest and who he plans to visit with.

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Player Spotlight: Michael Shumard, Texas A&M

Teams earn their bread in the middle-late round draft selections. Texas A&M Michael Shumard could be the next “diamond in the rough” story you hear about to emerge from the NFL Draft. The NFL Draft Bible brings you the players you need to know first with Host Bo Marchionte in this edition of the Player Spotlight Show.

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Annual Meeting: Commissioner Goodell State of the Union

NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL

Orlando, FL March 22, 2010

We started off this morning with my annual report to the clubs. I did that with our executive vice presidents. The real focus was putting the game first and our fans first. We talked a lot about how we need to continue to innovate, how we need to keep looking at new ways of doing things and keep improving what we’re doing. So the next three days is focused on how do we improve the game and how do we keep finding new ways to reach our fans.  We reminded everybody that we are in a challenging environment. Most importantly, our fans and our business partners are still in a challenging environment. We expect that will continue for some time. The good news is the quality of the game is outstanding. The interest in our game is outstanding.

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Pro Day Notebook: Risers & Sliders

The NFL Draft is fast approaching. Draftees have just one more chance to make an impression upon their future employers: pro days. This is the time for national scouts to get a more intimate look at first-grade talent and perhaps a more illuminating, a perspective on prospects who would otherwise go unnoticed.

With nearly half of the pro day workouts wrapped up, here is a look at a few players who are riding the coattails of a good workout to an early draft slot…and a few others who aren’t.

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Going into Cal’s pro day, it was clear RB Jahvid Best was the headline event. However,  Best opted to stand on his numbers from the combine, opening the door for the other Golden Bears to make an impression.

Despite feeling ill for the better part of the week, OT Mike Tepper performed a full

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