The the NFL lockout lifted one of the biggest changes to the new CBA deal is the effect it will have on the in coming rookies and Pat Lawlor of Galaxy Sports Adivsors who reprsents Arizona Cardinals first round pick Patrick Peterson knows first hand how it change the land scape of today’s rookies in the National Football League.
Podcast: Chris Hovan, St. Louis Rams
Chris Hovan enters his 12th NFL season coming out of Boston College back in 2000. The Minnesota Vikings took Hovan with the 25th pick overall and since that time he has played in 149 games. This episode of All Access Football hosted by Bo Marchionte.
Podcast: Clif Marshall, Ignition APG Director
With the recent NFL lockout being lifted many players looked to the services of places like Ignition APG who have two locations one in Cincinnati, Ohio and another in South West, Florida to keep fit and ready for when the new deal would be reached and they would return to work. If it isn’t veterans training to keep their jobs it rookies training at Ignition to try and take those jobs away. All Access Football talks with Clif Marshall, Performance Director on how the lockout effected their last few months and tell us which rookies might impress that worked out at Ignition this past year. This episode of All Access Football is hosted by Bo Marchionte.
2011 NFL Undrafted Rookie Free Agent Tracker
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ARIZONA CARDINALS
RB William Powell, Kansas State
WR Davieun Curry-Chapman, Northern Arizona
WR Sean Jeffcoat, Elon
WR Aaron Nichols, Oregon State
TE Stephen Skelton, Fordham
OL Rob McGill, Louisiana Tech
OL Jake Vermiglio, North Carolina State
OL DJ Young, Michigan State
OL Kristofer O’Dowd, USC
OL Eric Mensik, Oklahoma
OL Jason Speredon, BYU
OL Greg Niland, UMass
OL Brad Thorson, Kansas
DL Ricky Lumpkin, Kentucky
LB Duke Lemmens, Florida
LB Kendall Smith, Florida State
CB Desia Dunn, Fresno State
CB Da’Mon Merkerson, Syracuse
S Andrew Rich, BYU
S Jared Campbell, Miami
S Tommy Irvin, Wofford
P Derek Epperson, Baylor
ATLANTA FALCONS
QB Adam Froman, Louisville
RB Phillip Sylvester, Florida A&M
RB Youri Yenga, Southern Methodist
FB Lucas Cox, Georgia Tech
FB Thor Merrow, Northern Alabama
WR
Hens Named Pre-Season All-Americans
SUBJECT: University of Delaware Standouts Gradkowski, Pierce Named Pre-Season Football All-Americans by The Sports Network
DATE: July 23, 2011
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PHILADELPHIA The University of Delaware football squad continued to haul in pre-season accolades this week as senior Gino Gradkowski and sophomore Andrew Pierce were both named to The Sports Network Pre-Season All-American team.
The pre-season TSN team consisted of 84 players on three teams led by 11 returning players who were voted to the All-America first team at the end of the 2010 regular season by a national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries. Defending national champion Eastern Washington and national semifinalist Georgia Southern each placed five players on the pre-season squad.
Gradkowski, an offensive guard from Pittsburgh, Pa. (Seton-LaSalle High School), and Pierce, a running back from Bridgeton, N.J. (Cumberland Regional HS), were each selected to
The D-Line: 2011 Syracuse Preview
Normally, locals are to thank when the stands are filled at Yankee Stadium. That wasn’t the case this past December, when a college program that had struggled to fill half of its enclosed home venue sealed a long sought revival with an upset victory in the inaugural New Era Pinstripe Bowl.
When the supposedly neutral field morphed into a distinct home court advantage, it was thanks in large part to the fans that had traveled south from upstate New York. Clad in Orange and Navy, the migrators journeyed to see a Syracuse team that they had refused to travel across town to support only 12 months earlier.
An 8-5 season, a restored sense of pride, and anticipation for continued progress were now the themes of the day for Syracuse Football,
UNC Jr. WRs: Jheranie Boyd & Erik Highsmith
Anyone that watched North Carolina’s season opener against LSU last year probably thought, as did we, that sophomore wide receiver Jheranie Boyd was in for a breakout season as quarterback T.J. Yates’ primary target. After all, he caught six passes for 221 yards (second-most in UNC history) in the narrow 30-24 loss to the Tigers. Yet, the remainder of Boyd’s 2010 campaign ended up far less impressive, with the 6’2”, 195-pound wideout posting just eight additional receptions on the year and totaling no more than 37 yards in any single contest following the Tar Heels’ defeat in Baton Rouge.
Boyd acknowledges that he fell far short of expectations last season, telling the Gaston Gazette late last month that his lackluster showing in his second year with the program is something he and head coach Butch Davis “have been on the same page [about] this whole off-season.”
UNC Jr. WRs: Jheranie Boyd & Erik Highsmith
Anyone that watched North Carolina’s season opener against LSU last year probably thought, as did we, that sophomore wide receiver Jheranie Boyd was in for a breakout season as quarterback T.J. Yates’ primary target. After all, he caught six passes for 221 yards (second-most in UNC history) in the narrow 30-24 loss to the Tigers. Yet, the remainder of Boyd’s 2010 campaign ended up far less impressive, with the 6’2”, 195-pound wideout posting just eight additional receptions on the year and totaling no more than 37 yards in any single contest following the Tar Heels’ defeat in Baton Rouge.
Boyd acknowledges that he fell far short of expectations last season, telling the Gaston Gazette late last month that his lackluster showing in his second year with the program is something he and head coach Butch Davis “have been on the same page [about] this whole off-season.”
Podcast: RB Rashad Jennings, Jacksonville
Heading into his third season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, running back Rashad Jennings is proving to be one of the top backups in the National Football League. Jennings took the bull by the horns last season making the most of his opportunities, especially when he earned three starts filling in for an injured Maurice Jones Drew. On the season, Jennings averaged 5.5 yards a carry for 459 yards with the addition of 26 receptions, not to shabby for a big back close to 6’1″ and 230 pounds. This season expectations will grow for Jennings, as may his workload. This episode of All Access Football is hosted by Bo Marchionte.
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Podcast: LB Kelvin Sheppard, Buffalo Bills
Third-round pick, Kelvin Sheppard, joins the NFL Draft Bible to talk football. The former LSU Tiger looks to become part of the foundation of the Buffalo defense as the Bills look to rebuild. This episode of All Access Football is hosted by Bo Marchionte.
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