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Players PJ Alexander
G
Height: 6-4 Weight: 297
Born: December 23, 1978
College: Syracuse
Hometown: Tallahassee, FL
Professional Career Highlights: Signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted
free agent in 2002; signed to the Saints practice squad and spent the 2002 seaso
n on that unit; in 2003, Alexander spent the first four weeks of the season on N
ew Orleans' 53-man roster but was inactive for each game; signed with the Denver
Broncos on October 21, 2003 off New Orleans' practice squad; in 2004, Alexander
played on special teams in five regular-season games with the Broncos and Denve
r's AFC Wild Card Game against the Indianapolis Colts; was placed on reserve/non
-football injury list (left knee) by the Broncos on June 3rd and missed the 2005
season; signed with the Atlanta Falcons on October 18, 2006 and played in four
games (4 starts); made the first start of his career at left guard against the C
incinnati Bengals on October 29th and contributed to an offensive line that clea
red the way for 143 rushing yards; re-signed with the Broncos on October 10, 200
7 after being waived by Atlanta; saw action on special teams in 11 games for Den
ver during the 2007 season; signed with the UFL s Florida Tuskers on August 17, 20
09.
College Accomplishments: Alexander played four years at Syracuse University, mov
ing to left tackle from center in 2000; started 23 games at left tackle in his f
inal two years with the Orangemen; as a senior in 2001, Alexander was a team cap
tain and received second team All-Big East Conference honors while earning Big E
ast All-Academic team honors; in his first year as a starter in 2000, he also wa
s a Big East All-Academic team selection.
Personal: Alexander attended Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Fla., where he
was a team captain, honorable mention all-state, second-team All-Southeast, all-
district and All-Big Bend as a senior; earned a bachelor s degree in information s
tudies of technology from Syracuse; married to Constance and has a daughter, Lai
ila and son, Trajin.
View Bio Willie Andrews

DB
Born: 11/2/1983
College: Baylor
Hometown: Longview, Texas
Professional Career Highlights: Drafted by the New England Patriots in the seve
nth round of the 2006 NFL draft; saw action in 15 regular season games as a rook
ie, mostly on special teams coverage units; tied for the team lead with 15 speci
al teams tackles this marked the first time a Patriots rookie had led the team in
that category since Tebucky Jones did in 1998; in 2007, Willie saw action in 15
games; scored his first career NFL touchdown on a 77-yard kickoff return against
the Miami Dolphins on Oct. 10, 2007; played on special teams return and coverag
e units in Super Bowl XLII against the New York Giants.
College Accomplishments: Played in 46 games with 34 starts at Baylor, setting mu
ltiple school records as a return specialist while also starting every game of h
is final three seasons at safety; recorded 219 tackles (153 solo), with 8.5 sack
s, 26 tackles for losses, three interceptions and 13 passes defensed; set Baylor
career records for total kick returns (164), total kick return yards (2,596), k
ickoff returns (67), kickoff return yards (1,647) and punt return yards (949); r
anked second in total punt returns (97), fourth in yards per kickoff return (24.
58) and fifth in yards per punt return (9.78); had 42 career returns of 25-plus
yards (31 kickoff, 10 punt, 1 interception), including nine such returns (6 kick
off and 3 punt) in 2005; finished his career with 2,654 all-purpose yards (2,596
kick return, 51 interception return and 7 rush), good for eighth on Baylor's al
l-time list; became the first player in school history to crack the all-time all
-purpose list with fewer than 10 total rushing or receiving yards; first-team Bi
g 12 Kick Returner in 2004 and first-team All Big 12 Defensive Back in 2005; fir
st-team all Texas college in 2005; only player to be both an offensive kick retu
rner and defensive back
Personal: Attended Longview (Tex.) High School, where he was selected as a firs
t-team member of the Texas Football's Super Team as a senior defensive back; ear
ned honorable mention 5A All-State honors from the Texas Sports Writers Associat
ion and was named one of the top 100 prospects in Texas by The Dallas Morning Ne
ws, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Houston Chronicle, Waco Tribune-Herald and Austin
American-Statesman.
View Bio Tatum Bell

RB
Born: 11/2/1983
College: Oklahoma State
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Professional Career Highlights: Selected by the Denver Broncos in the second rou
nd (41st overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft; professional career got off to a diffic
ult start after he fractured his right middle finger during his first day of tra
ining camp July 31, but Bell recovered in time to see action on special teams in
his NFL debut vs. Kansas City (9/12); during his rookie year he led all AFC roo
kies (4th among NFL rookies) with 396 rushing yards on 75 carries (5.3 avg.) wit
h three touchdowns in 14 regular-season games (0 starts) and caught five passes
for 80 yards (16.0 avg.); in his second professional season, Bell rushed 173 tim
es for a career-best 921 yards (5.3 avg.) with eight touchdowns while adding 18
receptions for 104 yards (5.8 avg.) in 15 regular-season games (1 start) for the
Broncos; his 921-yard rushing performance ranked 11th in the AFC (19th in NFL)
and helped Denver boast the league's second-best rushing attack (158.7 ypg.); in
2006, his first season as the starting running back, Bell amassed 1,025 yards a
nd two touchdowns on 233 carries (4.4 avg.), including five 100-yard outings, wh
ile catching 24 passes for 115 yards in 12 games (12 starts); ranked ninth in th
e conference and 22nd in the league in rushing; was traded to the Detroit Lions
in 2007; rushed 44 times for 182 yards (4.1 avg.) and 1 touchdown during the 200
7 season, and caught 14 passes for 63 yards; re-signed with the Broncos in 2008
appearing in seven games rushing 44 times for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns.
College Accomplishments: A three-year starter at Oklahoma State University, Bell
rushed 634 times for 3,409 yards (5.4 avg.) with 34 touchdowns in 41 career gam
es (29 starts); added 258 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 36 receptions (7.2 a
vg.); 3,409 rushing yards ranked sixth in school history, and the 216 points he
scored during his career ranked seventh on the school's career list; left OSU ra
nked sixth on the Big 12 Conference's all-time career rushing list, fifth in tou
chdowns and sixth in carries; joined Terry Miller, Thurman Thomas and David Thom
pson as the only players in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in
a season twice in a career; chosen as a consensus first-team All-Big 12 selectio
n as a senior in 2003, leading Oklahoma State with a career-high 1,286 yards (6.
0 avg.) on 213 carries with 16 touchdowns; his 2003 rushing total ranked 10th on
the school's single-season record list, and his 16 touchdowns at OSU that year
are topped only by Thurman Thomas (17 in 1987), Terry Miller (19 in 1976) and Ba
rry Sanders (39 in 1988) among running backs; scored 96 points, which ranked fou
rth all-time in OSU history; as a junior in 2002, Bell was an All-Big 12 second-
team selection by the league's coaches after playing in 11 games, leading the te
am with 1,096 yards and 11 touchdowns on 175 carries (6.3 avg.); became the firs
t Cowboy since David Thompson (1996) to rush for more than 100 yards in three co
nsecutive games; played 10 games (9 starts) as a sophomore in 2001 and led the t
eam with 197 carries for 776 yards (3.9 avg.) with six touchdowns and caught a c
areer-high 18 passes for 97 yards (5.4 avg.); during his freshman year in 2000,
Bell was a reserve tailback.
Personal: One of the fastest high school players in the nation (clocked at 10.2
6 in the 100-meter dash and 4.34 in the 40-yard dash), Bell rushed for 1,225 yar
ds and 19 touchdowns at DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas; in addition to his
19 rushing touchdowns, he had three touchdown passes and returned one kickoff fo
r a score; was a two-time all-district selection at running back while First Dow
n Recruiting, PrepStar and the Dallas Morning News listed him as a Top-100 playe
r in Texas; Bell was heavily recruited by several elite college football program
s and opted for Oklahoma State over Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska; Bell's brother
, T.J., plays defensive back at Oklahoma State; also has one sister, Latrice Co
leman; son of Terry and Tony Bell, Tatum Antoine Bell was born March 2, 1981, in
Dallas and resides in DeSoto; he and his wife Jeré Bell have children Ta Lor (3)
and Tatum Jr. (1)
View Bio Taye Biddle

WR
Born: 2/27/1983
College: Mississippi
Hometown: Decatur, Alabama
Professional Career Highlights: Signed by the Carolina Panther as an undrafted f
ree agent in 2006; played in two games (vs. N.Y. Giants and vs. Pittsburgh) afte
r being signed to Carolina s active roster on November 24; posted three catches fo
r 37 yards, returned two punts for 11 yards and added one special teams tackle o
n the season; claimed off waivers from Carolina by Tampa Bay on September 2, 200
7; spent the entire season on Tampa Bay s practice squad; in 2008, he was signed b
y the Detroit Lions; on August 18, he was waived/injured by the team and subsequ
ently placed on injured reserve. He was later released with an injury settlement
; on September 8, 2008, he was signed to the practice squad of the New York Gian
ts; on September 24, he was promoted to the active roster after wide receiver Pl
axico Burress was suspended for one game; the Giants released Biddle on October
8 and re-signed him to the practice squad the following day; following the 2008
season, Biddle was re-signed to a future contract on January 12, 2009; the Giant
s waived him on August 31.
College Accomplishments: Played in 48 games with 18 starts at Mississippi; total
ed 90 catches for 1,512 yards and eight touchdowns; averaged 17.8 yards on eight
kickoff returns; as a senior, started 10 of the 11 games played and caught a pa
ss in every contest; ranked second on the Rebels with 35 receptions for 487 yard
s and two touchdowns; as a junior, played in 11 games with seven starts, and pos
ted 15 catches for 283 yards and one touchdown; averaged a team-leading 18.9 yar
ds per reception
Personal: Attended Decatur (Alabama) High School; earned Class 6A All-State and
All-Region honors; lettered in indoor and outdoor track for Mississippi; garnere
d All-America honors at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships as a member of the 4
x100-meter relay team; participated in the 2007 Carolina Panthers Annual Youth F
ootball Camp, the Carolina Panthers Football 101 event and the 2007 Caravan Tour
View Bio Fred Bledsoe

NT
Born: 4/7/1986
College: Arkansas
Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas
Professional Career Highlights: Signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted
free agent in 2008; did not see action in regular season and was waived by Gree
n Bay on 5/1/09.
College Accomplishments: Defensive lineman struggled to get on the field for mu
ch of his college career, but had a productive senior season with 36 tackles; ap
peared in only one game in his junior campaign, logging time at defensive tackle
in the Razorbacks non-conference win over Louisiana-Monroe; spent time in 2005 o
n both the defensive and offensive lines, playing in seven games for Arkansas in
2005; was a reserve defensive tackle in the first six games, playing in five co
ntests and recording six tackles; prior to Georgia game, was moved to offensive
tackle to shore up the offensive line that had been devastated by injury; after
the move, he played in two games (Georgia and Mississippi State) on offense and
on special teams; appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman in 2004 with most
of the time spent as a reserve behind Arrion Dixon at defensive tackle; made 10
tackles (three solo, seven assisted) on the season.
Personal: Son of Fred and Dorothy Bledsoe, and cousin of former Arkansas Razorba
ck tailback Cory Nichols (1995-97); majored in sociology and was named a Hard Wor
king Hog for the 2005-06 academic year.
View Bio Colby Bockwoldt

LB
Born: April 14, 1981
College: BYU
Hometown: Ogden, Utah
Professional Career Highlights: Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh
round of the 2004 NFL Draft; started seven games for the Saints in 2004 recordi
ng 46 tackles (40 solo, 6 assists, 1 sack); started all 16 games for the Saints
in 2005, recording 89 tackles (60 solo, 29 assists); signed a 1-year deal with t
he Tennessee Titans in 2006; played in all 16 games (starting one game) for the
Titans, recording 21 tackles (14 solo, 7 assists, 1 sack); signed with the San F
rancisco 49ers in 2007, was released on September 1st, later signing with the Cl
eveland Browns in December; played in one game for the Browns recording 2 tackle
s, both solo.
College Accomplishments: Attended BYU from 1999 2004; started for 2 1/2 seasons
and was a special teams contributor throughout his career; received numerous awa
rds including USA Today Honorable Mention All-American; earned All-Conference, A
cademic All-Conference, and many team awards.
Personal: Colby played linebacker and tight end during the 1996 - 1998 football
seasons at Northridge High School in Layton, Utah; was a two year starter and ea
rned All-State honors in both years; In 1998 Colby was selected as the State s Def
ensive MVP; still holds many defensive records at Northridge High School; Colby'
s Jersey, #46, was retired in early 2007; also a standout track athlete, won the
5A state title in the 4x100 relay.
View Bio McKinley Boykin

DT
Born: 3/24/1983
Hometown: Bessemer, AL
Professional Career Highlights: Signed with the New Orleans Saints in 2007 as an
undrafted free agent; during his one season in the NFL, played in three games f
or the Saints at defensive end, recording 10 tackles (7 solo and 3 assists);
College Accomplishments: A four year letterman at Ole Miss; a two-year starter a
t Mississippi recording 18 tackles for losses and 5 sacks; named SEC Defensive P
layer of the Week two times during his junior year in 2004
Personal: Attended McAdory High School in McCalla, Ala.; All-State selection in
football, Boykin was regarded as the best defensive end from the state of Alabam
a in the 2001 recruiting class.
View Bio Mike Brown

OL
Born: 4/23/1986
College: Mississippi State
Hometown: College Park, GA
Professional: Brown was signed by the New Orleans Saints on May 13, 2009 and cut
in September 2009.
College: Brown attended Mississippi State; cleared by the Southeastern Conferenc
e office to play for Mississippi State beginning midway through his sophomore se
ason; played in six games during his Bulldog career, starting five times; transf
erred to MSU from the University of Florida where he did not play during his fir
st two collegiate seasons; highly recruited two-way line candidate from the tale
nt-rich Atlanta-area high school ranks.
Personal: Brown attended Westlake High School in Atlanta, GA, where he played OT
and DT; listed as the No. 22-rated defensive tackle in the nation, the ninth-be
st defensive tackle in the South by TheInsiders.com (now Scout.com); member of t
hat web site s Southern Hot 100, symbolic of being one of the top 100 players in t
he south; rated the ninth-best prospect in the state of Georgia in SuperPrep s sea
son-ending All-America issue ; ranked as the 15th-best defensive tackle in the n
ation by recruiting web site Rivals.com; earned all-metro Atlanta honors followi
ng his senior season on the high school level; credited with running a 4.9 in th
e 40-yard dash by Rivals.
View Bio Mkristo Bruce

DE
Born: October 16, 1984
College: Washington State
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Professional Career Highlights: Signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted
free agent following the 2007 NFL Draft; after being released by the Dolphins, h
e was signed by the Oakland Raiders and participated on the team s practice squad;
played for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2008 reco
rding 8 tackles (3 solo) and 1 pass breakup; signed with the Jacksonville Jagua
rs in June 2008 playing in one game.
College Accomplishments: Four-year letterman at Washington State and played in
47 career contests, including 34 starts, all coming over his final three season
s; totaled 203 tackles, 45.5 stops for loss, 29.5 sacks and an interception; as
a senior he had 11 sacks and 16 tackles for losses to go with his 57 tackles and
First-team All-Pac-10 selection; in 2005, as a junior, he played in and started
11 games finished the season 67 tackles and 15 TFL, 10 sacks and two fumbles re
covered and three forced fumbles for which he was name Second-team Pacific-10 Co
nference second team and ESPN.com First-team All-Pac-10 first team; started all
11 games in 2004 and recorded 60 tackles (12.5 for losses) and 6.5 sacks; In 200
3 he played in 13 games with no starts and made 9 tackles (2 for losses) and 2 s
acks; redshirted in 2002.
Personal: Graduated from Liberty Senior High School in 2002 where he earned eig
ht letters competing in basketball and track, along with football; as a junior h
e started at quarterback and linebacker, where he was named honorable mention Al
l-Kingco COnference; senior year he was named a Seattle Times Red Chip prospect
as the team finished 4-5 overall and 4-5 in the Kingco Conference; was an First-
team All-league pick as a linebacker and the second team quarterback after passi
ng for 718 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing for 602 yards and six touchd
owns; he and his wife Evelyn have son Mkristo and daughter Grace.
View Bio Patrick Chukwurah

LB
Born: 3/1/1979
College: Wyoming
Hometown: Irving, TX
Professional Career Highlights: Originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in
the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft; during his rookie season, played in all 1
6 games, with three starts, while recording nine tackles and 2 1/2 sacks; when h
e made his NFL debut on September 9, 2001, he became the first Vikings rookie li
nebacker to start a game since Dewayne Rudd in 1997 and the first to start the o
pener since Roy Winston in 1962; was acquired by the Houston Texans in 2003 but
was released prior to the start of the regular season; spent the 2004-2006 seaso
ns with Denver, playing in 14 games in each of his three seasons with the Bronco
s; was a part of the a Broncos team that faced Pittsburgh in the AFC Championshi
p game on January 22, 2006; during his final season in Denver, converted to defe
nsive end and made his first career start in that position in the team s Week 1 co
ntest; signed with Tamp Bay in 2007 as a free agent; in two years with the Bucc
aneers, played in just nine games.
College Accomplishments: Was a three-year starter at University of Wyoming wher
e he played in 45 career games while collecting 245 tackles and 27 sacks; earned
first team All-Mountain West Conference honors as a senior, recording 100 tackl
es and seven sacks; was Wyoming s defensive captain as a senior year; named second
team all-conference and earned defensive MVP honors as a junior; ranks 11th on
the school s career tackles list; played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 199
7.
Personal: Was born in Nigeria; attended MacArthur High School in Irving, TX.
View Bio Josh Cooper

DE
Born: 12/5/1980
Hometown: Marietta, GA
Professional Career Highlights: Cooper spent three season in the NFL with the S
an Francisco 49ers and News Orleans Saints where he saw time on both the defensi
ve line and special teams; joined San Francisco as a free agent in 2004 and play
ed in two games that season; the defensive end joined the New Orleans in 2006 a
nd appeared in five games, with one start; saw most action of his career in 2007
as he played in 13 games , with two starts, for the Saints; over his profession
al career, recorded 24 tackles, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and one pass defensed
.
College Accomplishments: Cooper was a four-year letterman at Ole Miss as a membe
r of the team s defensive unit; as a senior in 2004, he led the Rebels defense wit
h two sacks, both for losses, in the Cotton Bowl and earned the game s Most Outsta
nding Defensive Player as Ole Miss defeated Oklahoma State 31-28
Personal: Born in Lanett Valley, Alabama; he and his wife Kristen Wilson-Cooper
have newborn son Joshua Michael Cooper Jr.
View Bio Anthony Davis

OT
Born: 3/27/1980
College: Virginia Tech
Hometown: Victoria, Virginia
Professional Career Highlights: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orl
eans Saints in 2003; made debut with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004; played in
47 regular season games, including 32 starts; started all 16 regular season gam
es for the Bucs in 2005-06 and 2006-07; also was signed to the St. Louis Rams
College Accomplishments: All-Big East Conference second-team pick in 2002 and wa
s a member of the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award watch lists; two-year starte
r at left tackle; started all 13 games at left offensive tackle in 2002; rated a
s the No. 21 offensive tackle in The Sporting News before his senior season; reg
istered 38 knockdowns; in 2001, led the offensive line in total plays while play
ing in all 12 games; saw action in all 12 games at left tackle in 2000; played i
n 10 of 11 regular season games in 1999; majored in physical education
Personal: Attended Central-Lunenburg (Victoria, Virginia) High School; voted the
James River District Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and a senior; All
-Region selection by PrepStar; rated the No. 28 player in Virginia by The Roanok
e Times-Dispatch; lettered three seasons as a center/forward in basketball and w
as also a shot putter on the track team; also attended Hargrave Military Academy
in 1998; in November 2007, participated in Turkey Time With the O-Line and helped
provide and hand out Thanksgiving Day meals to 400 families in the Tampa Bay ar
ea; born in Paterson, N.J.; has one child, Anthony Sherrad Davis, Jr.
View Bio Jon Dekker

TE
Born: 5/15/1983
College: Princeton University
Hometown: Greenfield, Wisconsin
Professional Career Highlights: Signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free age
nt in 2006; played in three games as a reserve at TE in 2007; signed from the pr
actice squad on Nov. 29th and made NFL debut in Week 13 against the Cincinnati B
engals; appeared in three games for the Steelers in 2007; a member of the Steele
rs practice squad from 2006 2008.
College Accomplishments: A two-time All-Ivy League football player at Princeton
University; in 2003, he started all 10 games at tight end and caught 19 passes
for 287 yards and a touchdown; in his first collegiate game, against Lehigh, cau
ght three passes for 81 yards, including a career-best 39-yard reception; had a
breakout performance at Harvard, catching five passes for 73 yards each of his fiv
e receptions gave Princeton a first down and two of them were fourth-down conver
sions; first career touchdown reception came against Cornell on a 16-yard pass i
n the second quarter of a 28-6 win; had at least one reception in eight games an
d at least two receptions in six games; started all 10 games at tight end in 200
3 catching 13 passes for 106 yards; matched a career high with five receptions a
gainst Columbia, including three on the final drive of regulation that eventuall
y forced overtime; caught at least one pass in eight of the final nine games of
the season; in 2005 he started all 10 games at tight end and caught a team-best
32 passes for 367 yards (11.5 avg.); hauled in four touchdown passes, a personal
high, and averaged 36.7 receiving yards per game; tallied at least one receptio
n in every game; had a two-yard touchdown reception and finished with five catch
es for 69 yards against San Diego; had touchdown catches against Brown, Cornell
and Penn (33-yard TD catch); posted seven receptions for 71 yards against Harvar
d.
Personal: Attended Thomas More High School; selected to the Wisconsin Football a
ll-star game; earned all-state honors as a senior as well as all-area, all-subur
ban and all-region honors; two-time all-conference selection; two-time captain o
f his football and basketball team; played in the Wisconsin Basketball all-star
game as a senior; earned conference basketball player of the year as a senior; w
as a two-time first-team all-conference selection and two-time recipient of the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinal Student Achiever award; won the Brady Scholar Athlete
award at his school; Army Reserve Scholar Athlete winner; earned a degree in ph
ilosophy at Princeton; passed Series 7 Financial Securities exam.
View Bio Jayson Foster

WR
Height: 5-7
Weight: 175
Born: 7/22/1985
College: Georgia Southern
Hometown: Canton, GA
Professional: Foster was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent
in 2008; waived by Miami 8/30/08; signed by Miami (practice squad) 9/1/08; waiv
ed by Miami 9/2/08; signed by Pittsburgh (practice squad) 10/14/08; waived by Pi
ttsburgh 11/6/08; signed by Denver (practice squad) 11/26/08 and waived on 4/28/
09; re-signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on 5/1/09; released by the Steelers aga
in on June 18, 2009; signed with the Baltimore Ravens on 7/28/09 and was one of
the final cuts on 9/5/09
College: Played four years at wide receiver (freshman and junior) and quarterbac
k (sophomore and senior) at Georgia Southern; completed 143-of-233 passes (61.3%
) for 2,099 yards and 15 touchdowns while rushing for 3,835 yards and 54 scores
on 569 attempts (6.7 avg.); caught 50 passes for 661 yards and five scores; also
scored two touchdowns via punt returns and one on a kickoff return, giving him
77 total touchdowns; won the Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in
Football Championship Subdivision after his senior season; connected on 109-of-1
70 passes (64.1%) for 1,203 yards with 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions, wh
ile rushing for 1,844 yards and 24 touchdowns on 569 carries (7.1 avg.); eclipse
d the 200-yard rushing mark in each of the first three games of the season and f
our overall, including a high of 279 against Wofford; rushed for 253 yards and s
ix touchdowns against Coastal Carolina; as a senior, also fielded 17 punts for a
7.8-yard average and returned one kickoff for 38 yards.
Personal: Foster attended Cherokee County High School in Canton, Ga., where he p
layed quarterback his final two years and wide receiver as a sophomore; all-coun
ty selection each of those three seasons in addition to garnering all-state acco
lades as a senior; chosen as Cherokee County s Offensive Player of the Year as a s
ophomore and senior; earned inclusion to the prestigious Who s Who Among American
High School Students listing; member of Mayor s Youth Design Team during sophomore
year; maintained a 3.73 grade point average throughout high school career
View Bio Doug Gabriel

WR
Born: 8/27/1980
College: Central Florida
Hometown: Miami, FL
Professional Career Highlights: Selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth-ro
und (167th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft; played three seasons in Oakland, pla
ying in 42 games with seven starts and catching 71 passes for 1,122 yards; trade
d to the New England Patriots prior to the start of the 2006 season; during one-
season in New England, he appeared in 12 games with five starts, recording 344 y
ards on 25 receptions; rejoined the Raiders later that year and appeared in thre
e games, catching five passes for 84 yards; was out of football in 2007; signed
with Cincinnati Bengals in April 2008, but was released two months later.
College Accomplishments: Was a two-year letterman in football at the University
of Central Florida; finished his college career with 97 receptions for 1,869 ya
rds and 20 touchdowns; added 795 yards on 37 kickoff returns (21.5 avg.); his 1,
869 receiving yards rank ninth on the school's career-record list, while his 20
TD receptions rank fifth.
Personal: Gabriel attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida and was
a letterman in football; as a senior, won All-Conference and All-State honors a
s a wide receiver; has a son, Doug Gabriel, Jr., who was born on April 22, 2003;
supports the Sickle Cell Foundation.
View Bio Chas Gessner

WR
Born: 8/17/1981
College: Brown
Hometown: Hyattsville, MD
Professional Career Highlights: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the New En
gland Patriots and received a ring from Super Bowl XXXVIII; following his stint
with the Patriots, helped the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe win the World Bowl i
n 2004 and was named to the All-NFL Europe team; after a brief stint with the N
ew York Jets , joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006; joined the Orlando Preda
tors of the Arena Football League in 2008 where he earned the Rookie of the Mo
nth honor for March; signed by the Seattle Seahawks in 2008 to a two-year deal;
later resigned with the Orlando Predators and scored three touchdowns in a 69-66
playoff loss to the Cleveland Gladiators.
College Accomplishments: Played football and lacrosse at Brown University where
he was a two-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award (2001, 2002), given to t
he top player in Division I-AA; in junior season, ranked second in the nation wi
th 9.22 receptions per game and seventh nationally with 1,182 yards; caught 83 p
asses for 12 touchdowns; 2nd Team AP All-American in his junior year (2001) and
consensus first-team All-American in his senior year (2002). NCAA All-America i
n lacrosse in 2002.
Personal: Played basketball, football, and lacrosse at Our Lady of Good Counsel
High School in Wheaton, Maryland; captained the lacrosse team for two seasons a
nd was named an All-American in lacrosse; received Who's Who Among American High
School Students Award.
View Bio Chris Greisen

QB
Born: 7/2/1976
College: Northwest Missouri State
Hometown: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Professional Career Highlights: Seventh round draft pick (239th overall) of the
Arizona Cardinals in 1999; served as the third-string quarterback for three seas
ons 1999-2001; completed 7 of 16 passes for 69 yards and one touchdown in spot d
uty; attended training camp with the Cardinals in 2002, but was released and sig
ned by the Washington Redskins in December; in 2003, played for the Rhein Fire
in NFL Europe; spent five season in the AFL from 2004-2008 with the Green Bay B
lizzards, Dallas Desperados, and the Georgia Force; set the AFL record for touch
downs in a season with 117 and completion percentage at 74% in 2007.
College Accomplishments: Was a two-year starter and two-time All-America selecti
on as he led Northwest Missouri State to a NCAA Division-II National Championshi
p his senior season; earned All-America, All-Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic A
ssociation first-team and conference Offensive Player of the Year honors as a se
nior; ranks first in Bearcat history in passing yards (5,731) and touchdowns (51
); set school single-season marks as a senior in passing yards (2,937) and touch
downs (25) in addition to completing 200 of 332 passes; connected on 155 of 272
passes for 2,456 yards, 23 touchdowns and seven interceptions his junior season;
named to All-America first-team and All-MIAA.
Personal: Two-time all-conference selection at quarterback for Sturgeon Bay (WI
) High School; earned all-region honors as a basketball player; runs the Chris G
reisen Quarterback Academy during the offseason in Green Bay, WI; older brother
of NFL linebacker Nick Greisen.
View Bio Darrell Hackney
QB
Born: 3/12/1980
College: Alabama-Birmingham
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Professional: Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cleveland Browns in 200
6; signed with the Denver Broncos in 2007 and played on the practice squad in 20
08; was promoted to the Broncos active roster on Nov. 1, 2008. Briefly signed to
the CFL s Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
College: Hackney finished his collegiate career at the University of Alabama-Bir
mingham as its all-time leader in career passing yards (9,886); played 41 career
games (38 starts) at UAB, completing 694-of-1,246 (55.7%) passes for 9,886 yard
s with 71 touchdowns and 33 interceptions; earned first-team All-Conference USA
recognition as a senior after leading the conference in passer rating (144.5) an
d total offense (298.6 ypg); Led the conference in passing yards (3,070) as a ju
nior while tying for its lead in touchdown passes (26); threw a 95- yard touchdo
wn to current Atlanta Falcons receiver Roddy White as a sophomore against Cincin
nati with the play marking the second-longest completion in conference history;
named Conference USA Freshman-of-the-Year by The Sporting News in 2002.
Personal: Hackney passed for more than 4,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in three se
asons at Douglass High School in Atlanta; received honorable mention all-state a
ccolades from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a junior and senior; named Atl
anta City Quarterback of the Year following his final prep campaign; earned a ba
chelor s degree in communication studies at UAB; Darrell Hackney was born on Aug.
7, 1983, in Atlanta.
View Bio Keith Heinrich

TE
Born: 3/19/1979
College: Sam Houston State
Hometown: Tomball, TX
Professional Career Highlights: A sixth-round (174th overall) draft pick by the
Carolina Panthers in the 2002 NFL Draft; has been a member of a total of four N
FL teams, Cleveland Browns (2003 2005), Miami Dolphins (2006), Tampa Bay Buccane
ers (2006 2007) and Baltimore Ravens (2008); played in 22 career games with thre
e starts; has recorded nine career receptions for 65 yards and two touchdowns; r
ecorded one kickoff return for three yards; athletic tight end who can be utiliz
ed in both the running and passing game.
College Accomplishments: A four-year letterman at Sam Houston State; career tot
als include 89 receptions for 1,050 yards and nine touchdowns; his total yardage
stands as a school record among tight ends; was a first-team Division I-AA All-
American selection as a senior when he caught 45 passes for 595 yard and seven t
ouchdowns and helped the team to the I-AA quarterfinals; majored in kinesiology.
Personal: Married to Sarah; was an all-district basketball and baseball player
at Tomball (Texas) High School; did not play football until his senior year when
he threw for 1,492 yards as a quarterback; also played basketball for four year
s at Sam Houston and helped the team to the conference title in 2000; born Keith
Charles Heinrich on March 19, 1979 in Houston, Texas.
View Bio Dexter Jackson
S
Born: 7/28/1977
College: Florida State
Hometown: Quincy, Florida
Professional: Jackson was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL draft, number 1
13 overall, by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1999; spent four seasons on the Tampa
Bay roster, starting every game in 2002, helping the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl
appearance; earned Super Bowl MVP honors in Super Bowl XXXVII for Tampa Bay in
their 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in which Jackson had two intercepti
ons; signed a free agent contract with the Arizona Cardinals in 2003 and spent t
wo seasons on their roster; was released by Arizona in October 2004 after spendi
ng time on the injured reserve with a back injury; returned to Tampa Bay for the
2005 and 2006 seasons; signed by the Cincinnati Bengals prior to the 2006 seaso
n and spent three seasons on their roster; was placed on injured reserve by Beng
als in October 2008 ending his season and was released from the team in March 20
09; has 433 career tackles, 17 career interceptions and five career sacks.
College: As a senior, Jackson helped lead Florida State to the 1998 Fiesta Bowl
where they watched Tennessee win 23-16 and claim the National Championship; name
d an All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection after his junior season; finished h
is Florida State career with 194 tackles and 7 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, 1
fumble recovery, and blocked 4 field goals.
Personal: Jackson attended Shanks High School in Quincy, Fla. where he played f
ootball, basketball and was a member of the track and field team; earned First T
eam 4A All-State honors in football and was recognized as one of the nation s top
football prospects by USA Today and Super Prep; was the Florida State Champion i
n the 300 intermediate hurdles and runner-up in the 110 high hurdles as a junior
; studied Human Science at Florida State University; he and his wife Tina have t
wo daughters, Jazmine and Daisia.
View Bio Bhawoh Jue

S
Born: 5/24/1979
College: Penn State
Hometown: Monrovia, Liberia
Professional: Jue was selected with the 71st pick in the 3rd round of the 2001 N
FL Draft by the Green Bay Packers; started seven games his rookie year (appeared
in 15) and record 43 tackles and two interceptions; named Packers Defensive Rook
ie of the Year; played with the Packers for four seasons, compiling 118 tackles,
three interceptions, two forced fumbles and 1.5 sacks; signed with the San Dieg
o Chargers in 2004 where he had his best season, starting in all 14 games that h
e played and totaling 43 tackles, three interceptions and eight pass deflections
; briefly signed with the St. Louis Rams.
College: Jue attended Penn State University, from 1997-2001; finished his career
there with 99 tackles, 7 interceptions and 28 passes defended; as the Nittany L
ion's starting left cornerback, he was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten in 20
00 and was selected to play in the 2001 Senior Bowl; during his college career,
he also played in the Alamo Bowl and the Outback Bowl; Jue was roommates with th
ree other future NFLers at Penn State: Omar Easy, John Gilmore and Tony Stewart.
Personal: Jue and his family left Liberia when he was a year old; lived in Calif
ornia and Rhode Island before settling in Virginia; fan of the San Francisco 49e
rs as a kid, even though he lived in the Washington D.C.-area; his name Bhawoh (
pronounced "bau") means very powerful man ; he donates his time to the Special Olym
pics and The Second Mile, a charitable program for children founded by Jerry Sandu
sky, his former defensive coordinator at Penn State; began playing football for
CYA (Chantilly Youth Association) under head coach Tom Hertz and Steve Forsberg;
His senior year of high school at Chantilly High School in Chantilly, VA., he w
as named a USA Today All-America selection and Associated Press first-team All-S
tate on both offense and defense; his senior year he recorded 73 tackles and thr
ee interceptions as a defensive back, and rushed for over 1,2000 yards and 21 to
uchdown as a tailback, and led his team to the 1996 Virginia State AAA Football
championship.
View Bio Kevin Lovell

K
Born: 4/14/1984
College: Cincinnati
Hometown: Hawthorne, California
Professional Career Highlights: Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by
the St. Louis Rams in 2007; went 5-5 on field goals, played in three preseason g
ames but was later waived; participated in training camp for the Atlanta Falcons
but was released prior to the start of the regular season in 2008.
College Accomplishments: As a senior, led Cincinnati in scoring with 82 points;
set a Cincinnati record in PATs with 79 consecutive; was the Bearcats Special Te
ams Player of the Year as a sophomore; played a year at El Camino Junior College
prior to coming to Cincinnati, where he was named team s Special Teams Player of
the Year; was on the Bearcat Academic Honor Roll in Fall 2004, Fall 2005 and Spr
ing 2006.
Personal: Graduated from Mira Costa High School, where he earned first team all-
state, all-area and all-region; was a four-year soccer player, and didn t play foo
tball until his senior year; has a twin brother, Keith, who played soccer at Hum
boldt State.
View Bio Enoka Lucas
C
Born: 4/29/1984
College: Oregon
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Professional Career Highlights: Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted fr
ee agent in 2007; Lucas has also been a member of the practice squads for the Ta
mpa Bay Buccaneers (2007), Tennessee Titans (2008) and Arizona Cardinals (2008).
College Accomplishments: A three-year starter for the Ducks, Lucas was a 2-time
All-Pac 10 (2005 and 2006) first team offensive lineman; named the Ducks most ou
tstanding offensive lineman (Ed Moshofsky Award) in 2005; in 2004, only a broken
right thumb against Stanford could slow the eight-game starter as he opened the
first seven games at center before making his final three appearances at right
guard; boasted the unit s top rating in the Ducks win over Arizona in 2004 in addit
ion to grading very well at Oklahoma and vs. Idaho.
Personal: Received honorable mention All-Region honors from PrepStar magazine a
nd named to the Tacoma News Tribune s Western One-Hundred list. The Warriors First-
Team All-State offensive guard (Honolulu Advertiser) provided much of the runnin
g room for the Interscholastic League Offensive Player of the Year, who paced th
e conference in rushing and scoring; parents are Gabino and Corinthia Lucas
View Bio Fred Matua

G
Born: 1/14/1984
College: University of Southern California
Hometown: Wilmington, CA
Professional Career Highlights: The Detroit Lions chose Matua with their first o
f two seventh-round selections (217th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft; has been a
member of the practice squad for the Detroit Lions (2006), Cleveland Browns (20
06), Tennessee Titans (2006 and 2007) and Washington Redskins (2008).
College Accomplishments: Matua teamed with Taitusi Lutui to form what many regar
ded as the best offensive guard tandem in college football in 2005; helped the T
rojans ground game increase from 2,306 yards in 2004 to 3,380 yards in 2005; 20
05 All-American second-team and All-Bowl Team selection by Rivals.com, and All-P
ac 10 Conference second-team choice; started all year in 2005 at right offensive
guard, helping the team lead the nation with 7,537 yards in total offense, the
second-most by an NCAA Division 1-A team in a season; a 2004 Sophomore All-Ameri
can first-team selection by College Football News; started all year at right off
ensive guard and made 71 knockdowns with eight touchdown-resulting blocks for an
offense that generated 5,838 yards, including 3,532 yards passing; a Freshman A
ll-American second-team pick in 2003 by College Football News.
Personal: Made the 2001 Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Tom Le
mming All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-Western Region, Long B
each Press-Telegram Best of the Rest, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Las Vegas
Sun Super 11 honorable mention and Orange County Register Fab 15 second team as
a senior two-way lineman at Banning High in Wilmington (Calif.); as a junior in
2000, he was named to the All-L.A. City second team, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Dream Team first team and All-Marine League first team while getting 75 tackles,
including 15 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and an interception; Ba
nning won the 2000 L.A. City title; His uncle was a former 3-year (1990-92) lett
er winning USC offensive guard Titus Tuiasosopo, while another uncle, Navy Tuias
osopo, played offensive line at Utah State and later with the Los Angeles Rams,
another uncle, Mike Tuiasosopo, is the defensive line coach at Arizona (he was a
defensive tackle at Pacific Lutheran from 1985 to 1988), and a distant cousin,
Manu Tuiasasosopo, was a 3-time All-Conference defensive lineman at UCLA (1976-7
8) who then played with the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers.
View Bio Tim McGarigle

LB
Born: 10/25/1983
College: Northwestern
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Professional Career Highlights: McGarigle was chosen by the St. Louis Rams in th
e seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft with the 221st overall selection; spent 20
06 as a member of the practice squad; saw action in 12 games in 2007 and recorde
d six tackles.
College Accomplishments: Closed his career as the NCAA's all-time leading tackle
r with 545 hits (the NCAA began keeping official defensive statistics in 2000);
recorded double-digit tackle totals in 29 career games; notched three career gam
es with 20 or more tackles; started 40 career games, his last 34 in succession;
emotional and physical leader of NU's defense; was at his best when things weren
't going well and the defense needed a lift; coaching staff best described McGar
igle as "relentless."
Personal: An honorable mention All-State and All-Area selection by the Chicago
Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Champaign News-Gazette; First-Team All-Conference
and Catholic Metropolitan Conference (White Division) Defensive Player of the Y
ear; team MVP, totaled 107 tackles, which included 25 tackles for loss and 3.5 s
acks; rushed for 1,457 yards (7.2 ypc) and 12 touchdowns as a tailback; team fin
ished 6-3 and reached second round of state playoffs; coached by Dan Galante.
View Bio Terrence Melton

LB
Born: 1/1/1977
College: Rice
Hometown: Miami, FL
Professional Career Highlights: Played five seasons in the NFL with the Atlanta
Falcons, New Orleans Saints and Baltimore Ravens; finished with 53 total tackles
, with a career high of 28 in 15 games with the Saints in 2005; played in all 16
games for the first time in his career during the 2006 season as a member of th
e Saints; Made his professional football debut with the Houston Thunderbears of
the Arena Football League (AFL), where he was selected for the AFL All-Rookie T
eam in 2000; following his time in the AFL, played for Saskatchewan RoughRiders
of the Canadian Football League before joining the Falcons in 2004.
College Accomplishments: During his career at Rice, he amassed 94 total tackles,
18 for loss and eight sacks.
Personal: Graduated from North Shore High School in Houston, TX; married colleg
e girlfriend Margaret Fox-Melton, who was a member of the 2000 Canada Olympic te
am; the couple has three daughters, Malia, Arianna and Layla.
View Bio DeMario Minter

DB
Born: 2/20/1984
College: Georgia
Hometown: Stone Mountain, Georgia
Professional Career Highlights: Fifth round draft pick (152nd overall) of the Cl
eveland Browns in 2006; spent his rookie season on the PUP list before being rel
eased following training camp on 9/2/07; spent one week on the Kansas City pract
ice squad before being released on 10/10/07; signed to the Cardinals practice sq
uad
College Accomplishments: Started 26 games in his career for the Bulldogs, defle
cting 23 passes and picking off two others; as a senior, started every game at s
trong-side cornerback and recorded 48 tackles (36 solos) with 3.5 stops for loss
es, caused a fumble and had two quarterback pressures; as a junior, was named th
e team's Most Improved Defensive Back and was the recipient of the Defensive Mos
t Improved Player Award and the Iron Man Award after moving into the starting li
neup at strong-side cornerback; collected 51 tackles (42 solos) and had a caree
r-high 10 pass break-ups
Personal: Attended Stephenson High School, playing football and was a Super Pre
p All-Dixie selection; earned Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100"; T
op 50 in Georgia and AAAAA All-State honorable mention as a senior after collect
ing 52 tackles, four interceptions and 18 pass deflections; participated in the
2001 Georgia-Florida High School Football Game; was also an All-State selection
in track; competed in the 100 and 200-meter dash as well as the 4x100-meter rela
y
View Bio Gene Mruczkowski

OG
Born: 6/6/1980
College: Purdue
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Professional Career Highlights: Played in the NFL for four seasons, appearing in
33 games, with the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins; won two Super Bowls
with the Patriots in 2004 and 2005; signed by the Patriots in 2003 as an undraf
ted free agent; retired from football in July 26, 2008, but came out of retireme
nt to join the UFL s Florida Tuskers
College Accomplishments: Started all 49 games in his four-year career at Purdue;
was named honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media his senior and sophomore y
ears; during the 2002 spring season, given team s Pit Bull award, exemplifying te
nacity and intense play; originally started career at left guard, but was moved
to center because of talent and lack of reliable player at that position; select
ed Freshman All-American by The Sporting News his freshman year; redshirted in
1998 but received the team s Offensive Newcomer Award for the spring season
Personal: Second team Academic All-American as a senior and sophomore at Benedi
ctine High School; was a co-captain his senior year and was a second team all-st
ate, first team all-district and team co-captain; also played defensive tackle a
nd helped his team advance to state semifinal; pro football runs in his family a
s his younger brother is NFL offensive lineman Scott Mruczkowski of the San Dieg
o Chargers; Gene and his wife Stacey have a son Andrew (2)
View Bio Frank Murphy
WR
Born: 2/11/1977
College: Kansas State
Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida
Professional Career Highlights: Sixth round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 2
000; released by Chicago in August 2000; subsequently signed to the practice squ
ad with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and made his NFL debut in December 2000 returni
ng two kickoffs for 24 yards against the Dallas Cowboys; in 2001, he dressed in
11 games for Tampa Bay with 8 catches for 71 yards and 1 touchdown; led the Bucc
aneers with 20 kick returns for 445 yards and recorded two defensive tackles tha
t season; was released by Tampa Bay in 2002 and signed as a free agent with the
Houston Texans in November, appearing in five games for the Texans and recorded
8 special teams tackles and 1 kickoff return; in 2003, he was released during tr
aining camp, but re-signed with the Buccaneers as a free agent in 2004; played i
n three games that year as a backup receiver and special teams player, recording
8 kick returns for 208 yards before suffering a season-ending injury; signed wi
th the Miami Dolphins for 2006 but never played; signed as a free agent with the
Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in June 2007 and dressed for
16 games recording 37 catches for 614 yards and 3 touchdowns making him the Argo
s third-leading receiver that year
College Accomplishments: Transferred to Kansas State University in 1998; appeare
d in the Wildcats final eight games as a reserve tailback, recording 257 yards a
nd five touchdowns on 55 carries, three catches for 91 yards and a touchdown, an
d returned eight kickoffs for 210 yards; in 1999, he finished second on the Wild
cats with 541 yards and six touchdowns on 97 carries primarily as a backup runni
ng back, caught six passes for 39 yards, and 199 yards on seven kickoff returns.
Personal: Was an All-American All-State and Nassau County Player of the Year as
a senior running back and return specialist at West Nassau High School; in 1995,
played wide receiver for Itawamba Community College; transferred to Garden City
Community College in 1996 and sat out the season as a transfer; in 1997, he was
named to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-American first-te
am and National Player of the Year; married to Candace and has a son, Frank III.
View Bio Ryan Neufeld

TE
Born: 11/22/1975
College: UCLA
Hometown: Los Gatos, California
Professional Career Highlights: signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted fr
ee agent in 1999; played seven seasons in the NFL, five with the Buffalo Bills,
one with the Jacksonville, Jaguars and one with the Dallas Cowboys; appeared in
a total of 63 NFL games, compiling 13 receptions for 129 yards and 1 Touchdown;
in 2003, Neufeld started a game for the Bills at fullback, carrying the ball onc
e for 14 yards.
College Accomplishments: Played college football at UCLA.
Personal: Born in Morgan Hill, California, Ryan Neufeld was a high school stando
ut, earning receiver of the year honors and all-league awards for his play at ti
ght end.
View Bio Rob Petitti

T
Born: 5/21/1982
College: Pittsburgh
Hometown: Rumson, NJ
Professional Career Highlights: Sixth round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys in
2005; started all 16 games for Dallas in 2005 becoming just the second rookie in
Cowboys history to start the season opener; joined the New Orleans Saints in 20
06 and saw action in one game; signed with the St. Louis Rams in 2007 and appear
ed in five contests; over three seasons in the NFL, started 17 of the 22 games i
n which he played
College Accomplishments: Petitti was a four-year starter at left tackle for Pitt
sburgh; All-Conference selection every season since his sophomore campaign; name
d an All-American as a senior; in 2003, recorded 87 knockdowns with eight touchd
own-resulting blocks; in 2004, Petitti was named as an All-American in several p
ublications, including The Sporting News and Associated Press; in 2004, also a u
nanimous first-team All-Big East selection by the coaches.
Personal: Played high school football at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School,
where he was twice named to All-New Jersey Group I team; two-time All-Division,
All-Shore and All-County selection; three-year starter at offensive and defensi
ve line, recording 90 tackles during his last two seasons; has been coaching th
e football team s offensive line at his high school in New Jersey.
View Bio Zach Piller

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Born: 5/2/1976
College: Georgia Tech; Florida
Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL
Professional Career Highlights: A third round draft pick of Tennessee in the 19
99 NFL Draft, Piller played eight seasons with the Titans; he appeared in 87 gam
es with 58 starts during his time with the team; was a member of the Titians pla
yoff teams in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003 and started every game he played in duri
ng five seasons - 2002 (13), 2003 (16), 2004 (1), 2005 (16), and 2006 (3); follo
wing his release form the Titans in 2007, had brief stints with the Detroit Lion
s and New York Giants
College Accomplishments: Began his college football career in the ACC as a defe
nsive lineman at Georgia Tech; transferred to Florida where he sat out a season
before becoming a three-year starter for the Gators; helped Florida win the SEC
Championship that season; two-year starter at Florida at left tackle and one-ye
ar starter at right tackle; member of the 1996 National Champions.
Personal: Did charity work for The Steve McNair Foundation; played high school
football at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, FL and started on both the offen
sive and defensive lines; lives in Brentwood, TN; has one daughter, Zoe.
View Bio Andrew Pinnock

FB
Born: 3/12/1980
College: South Carolina
Hometown: Hartford, CT
Professional: Pinnock was chosen in the seventh round of the NFL draft, number 2
29 overall, by the San Diego Chargers in 2003; served as backup fullback for Lor
enzo Neal with the Chargers and played on special teams as well; appeared in 41
games and had three starts with the Chargers from 2003 to 2007; signed by the De
nver Broncos in November 2008 and saw limited action; was released by Denver in
April of 2009.
College: Pinnock was a three year starter at South Carolina and was used at both
fullback and halfback; listed on the preseason watch list as a senior for the D
oak Walker Award given to the nation s best running back; totaled 124 carries for
563 yards with 5 scores as a senior, catching 16 passes for 106 yards; led the G
amecocks in rushing as a junior with 115 carries for 622 and 12 touchdowns; as a
true freshman in 1999 he made a major contribution to the Gamecocks, finishing
the season as South Carolina s second leading rusher.
Personal: Pinnock attended Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, Ct. where he te
amed with Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney on the football team;
named the 1998 Mr. Football for the state of Connecticut, and also won All-State
and All-District honors; rushed for 2,8oo yards as a senior; majored in African
-American studies at the University of South Carolina.
View Bio Eric Powell

DE
Born: 11/16/1979
College: Florida State
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Professional Career Highlights: Signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted
free agent in 2003; joined the Detroit Lions in 2005; after one season in Detroi
t, played with the Buffalo Bills from 2005-2007 before signing with the Houston
Texans in 2008; made his professional debut in 2007 with the Bills, playing in o
ne game that season.
College Accomplishments: After high school, attended Southwest Mississippi Commu
nity College, where he was named the number one defensive end in the country by
ESPN The Magazine; his play in junior college earned him a scholarship to Florid
a State where he recorded 21 tackles in 11 games and a sack as a junior; after s
itting out a season with an off-the-field injury, he came back his senior year a
nd recorded 38 tackles and 6 sacks.
Personal: Powell is originally from Orlando, FL; nicknamed Plute.
View Bio Todd Sauerbrun

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Born: 1/4/1973
College: West Virginia
Hometown: Setauket, New York
Professional Career Highlights: Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second roun
d (56th overall) of 1995 NFL draft; has punted for the Bears (1995-99), Kansas C
ity Chiefs (2000), Carolina Panthers (2001-04) Denver Broncos (2005 & 2007) and
New England Patriots (2006); has played in 178 career games and averaged 44.1 ya
rds per punt, totaling 39,208 yards on 889 kicks; has placed 264 punts inside th
e 20-yard line; over a six-year span from 2000-05, he ranked second in the NFL w
ith a 45.1-yard gross punting average and led the league over that time with a 3
7.3-yard net punting average; was selected to the NFC Pro Bowl squad for three s
traight seasons from 2001-03 and was named a first team Associated Press All-Pro
on two occasions (2001, 2002) and earned second team honors once (2003); while
with the Carolina Panthers from 2001-03, led the NFC in gross punting average ea
ch season, becoming the first player since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to lead his c
onference in punting for three consecutive years.
College Accomplishments: Enjoyed a record-setting four years at West Virginia U
niversity with 167 punts for 7,733 yards and became the NCAA s all-time leader wit
h a 46.3-yard career gross punting average, surpassing the previous mark of 45.6
yards set by Reggie Roby (1979-82) at the University of Iowa; a three-time firs
t-team All-Big East Conference selection as well as an honorable mention All-Ame
rica choice as a sophomore and junior, he firmly established himself atop severa
l single-season and career collegiate records; set an NCAA record for the highes
t single-season gross average (min. 50 att.) with a 48.4-yard gross mark as a se
nior in 1994 while setting an NCAA single-year milestone with 32 punts of at lea
st 50 yards; averaged 60.1 yards on nine punts, including a 90-yarder against Ne
braska as a senior to set an NCAA single-game record with a 57.0-yard gross aver
age; also handled the Mountaineers kickoff duties and was the school s place kicker
in 1993 as a junior, converting 8-of-17 field goals and 30-of-32 extra points;
demonstrated remarkable leg strength as evidenced by allowing only 104 of his 22
1 career kickoffs to be returned; as a sophomore in 1992, his 44.3 yard average
on 53 punts for 2,348 yards led the Big East and ranked seventh in the nation; i
nitially recruited as a place kicker, was part of a recruiting class at the scho
ol that included Pro Bowl kicker Mike Vanderjagt.
Personal: Attended Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, New York, and was
a letterman in football and lacrosse; In football, as a senior, he averaged 45.
1 yards per punt and kicked a field goal of 62 yards on October 27, 1990 (still
the New York State High School record). In lacrosse, he was a high school U.S. L
acrosse All-America selection. He is the leading midfield scorer in Ward Melvill
e history with 109 goals and 24 assists for 133 points; is a racquetball enthusi
ast who competes in tournaments on the open level in Chicago in the offseason as
well as several national tournaments; plans to conduct kicking camps once his N
FL career concludes; has a daughter, Brooke.
View Bio Josh Savage

DE
Born: 9/28/1980
College: Utah
Hometown: Ozark, Alabama
Professional Career Highlights: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa B
ay Buccaneers in 2004; played in 5 games as a rookie with the Bucs; in 2005, sig
ned to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad; Tennessee Titans claimed him off waiv
ers in 2006 and he played in five games, recording four tackles and a quarterbac
k pressure; played for the New Orleans Saints for one game in 2007 and three gam
es in 2008.
College Accomplishments: Three-year starter at defensive end for Utah; played in
44 career games with 34 starts; totaled 120 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss and
12 sacks; as a senior in 2003, named First-team All-Mountain West after starting
all 12 games with 47 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks; as junior, was
an honorable mention All-conference selection after starting all 11 games and t
otaling 29 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and six sacks; in 2001 he started 11 ga
mes at left end and played in all 12 games and had 36 total tackles, 7 for loss,
4 sacks; in 2000 as a redshirt freshman he played in nine games and made 8 tota
l tackles.
Personal: Savage was a Second-team All-State selection and team captain as a se
nior at Hillcrest High School (Salt Lake City, Utah); had 8 sacks that season; H
e lettered two years in basketball and football.
View Bio Anthony Schlegel

LB
Born: 3/1/1981
College: Air Force; Ohio State
Hometown: Mansfield, TX
Professional Career Highlights: Third round draft pick of the New York Jets in 2
006; played in four games his rookie season; joined the Cincinnati Bengals in 20
07 and started five of the 13 games in which he appeared, recording a career-hig
h 33 tackles.
College Accomplishments: Played at Air Force, but transferred to Ohio State afte
r his sophomore year; while playing for the Air Force, Schlegel was the team s co-
captain, earning All-Conference honors in 2004; at Ohio State, ranked third on t
he team in tackles with 84; in 2005, his 82 tackles were second on the Buckeyes;
on his college career, saw action in 47 games, with 38 starts, recording 330 ta
ckles, 8.5 sacks , 31.5 tackles for losses, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumb
le and an interception.
Personal: Lettered four years in wrestling and three in football at Highland Par
k High School; in football was a two-time All-District selection, third-team All
-State selection and first-team All-Area selection; state heavyweight champion i
n wrestling as a junior and runner-up as a senior; played a year of prep school
at the Air Force Academy and was named team s Defensive Player of the Year; gradua
ted Ohio State with a degree in consumer affairs and a minor in business and fin
ance; married to Stephanie and has a son, Hunter and daughter, Faith.
View Bio Darrion Scott

DE
Born: 10/25/1981
College: Ohio State
Hometown: Charleston, WV
Professional Career Highlights: Third round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings
in 2004; played in 12 games in his rookie season, recording 23 tackles; started
in 15 of 16 games he appeared in during the 2005 season and set a career-high in
tackles with 58; saw action in all 16 regular season games, with 13 starts, in
2006; was injured for season in 2007 after three games; on his professional car
eer, has amassed 128 tackles (77 solo) 9.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, one f
orced fumble and six pass deflections.
College Accomplishments: Three-year starter at Ohio State University; was a memb
er of the Buckeyes 2002 BCS National Championship team; played in 48 games with 3
1 starts; recorded 136 tackles, 14.5 sacks, six forced fumbles and two fumble re
coveries; as a junior, was named first-team All-Big Ten by conference coaches an
d media; as a senior, was on second team, missing four games due to an injured a
nkle
Personal: Attended Capital High School in Charleston; two-time All-State selecti
on; played linebacker and fullback; twice earned USA Today All-America honorable
mention; was the first player since Randy Moss to earn the conference player of
the year in both football and basketball
View Bio Charles Spencer

OT
Born: 3/17/1982
College: Pittsburgh
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, New York
Professional Career Highlights: Drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round
of the 2006 NFL draft; after two games with the Texans in the 2006 season, he s
uffered a broken leg and was out for the year; missed the entire 2007 season due
to this injury; was released on July 22, 2008; a day after being waived by the
Texans, he was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers; was waived again on
August 7 with the Panthers; signed with the Jaguars on Sept. 3 to provide depth
along the offensive line; was waived on December 21 without having played a gam
e for the Jaguars; re-signed to a future contract by the Jaguars on January 12,
2009; was released on April 29, 2009.
College Accomplishments: Made the switch from defensive tackle to offensive gua
rd his last year and emerged as an all-star caliber player; earned All-Big East
while providing Pitt with an athletic and tenacious blocker at left guard; lette
red in his first active season in 2002, playing in 12 games with two starts at d
efensive tackle; had 20 tackles on the season; as a senior, earned second team A
ll-Big East in his first year on the offensive line; impressive transition to th
e offensive front earned him Pitt's Most Improved Offensive Player honor; starte
d all 12 games at left guard
Personal: Three-year, two-way starter at Poughkeepsie High; all-county, all-sect
ion and all-region honoree; defensive MVP of the Exceptional Senior All-Star Gam
e; four-year letterman under Coach Keith Thompson; also a three-year starter in
basketball; first-team All-Poughkeepsie Journal honoree in basketball; spent the
2000 season at Trinity-Pawling Prep (N.Y); starter at defensive end and tight e
nd; had a team-high 75 tackles; offensively, had 25 receptions for over 300 yard
s with three touchdowns
View Bio Dominique Thompson

WR
Born: 12/28/1982
College: William & Mary
Hometown: Durham, NC
Professional Career Highlights: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Lou
is Rams in 2005; appeared in two NFL games over the 2005 and 2006 seasons, recor
ding one catch for 13 yards; had a brief stint with the Carolina Panthers in 200
8.
College Accomplishments: Led William & Mary to NCAA semifinals and an A-10 champ
ionship; was a second-team Division I-AA All-American his senior year; finished
his collegiate career with 110 receptions for 2,123 yards and 16 touchdowns; con
sistent performer on special teams throughout his career; holds best William & M
ary single season record in 2004, with 79 catches, 1,585 yards, 15 touchdowns in
2004 season.
Personal: Played for Riverside High School, where he was a two-year letterman on
the football team; picked as team s Most Valuable Player and chosen as best all-a
round athlete in his conference; two-time All-Conference selection.
View Bio Odell Thurman

LB
Born: 7/9/1983
College: Georgia
Hometown: Monticello, GA
Professional Career Highlights: Second round draft pick of the Cincinnati Bengal
s in 2005; an NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate in his rookie season, s
tarted in 15 of the 16 games in which he played, recording 98 tackles, 1.5 sacks
and five interceptions throughout his NFL career.
College Accomplishments: Played just two years and 23 games at the University of
Georgia; was named an All-SEC player; a semi-finalist for the 2004 Dick Butkus
Award; signature play of his career at Georgia came in the 26-7 win over Auburn
in 2003; with Georgia leading 19-0, Auburn drove down to the Georgia 2 early in
the fourth quarter; on third and goal, Auburn QB Jason Campbell s pass was deflect
ed and intercepted by Thurman who returned it 99 yards for a touchdown.
Personal: Attended Monticello High School in Monticello, Georgia; was a Macon Te
legraph first team All-Purpose All-State selection at both linebacker and fullba
ck, and won Class AA honorable mention All-State honors from the Atlanta Journal
-Constitution; was invited to play in the 2001 Georgia-Florida All-Star game; in
his senior year, he rushed for 1,187 yards and recorded 153 tackles.
View Bio Tyronne Timmons

WR
Born: 7/7/1984
College: Mississippi Valley State
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Professional Career Highlights: Tyronne Timmons was signed by the Kansas City C
hiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2007; served as a practice squad member of t
he Chiefs in 2007; signed with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League
(AFL) in 2008; was inactive through the team s first 12 games of the 2008 season b
ut made a big impact through the team s final four games; finished with 23 recepti
ons for 267 yards and 13 touchdowns; received player of the game honors with 7 c
atches 69yards and 3 touchdowns in the win over The Cleveland Gladiators; Timmon
s is the 6th player in Arena Football history to record 9 touchdowns in his firs
t 3 games, joining arena football legend Eddie Brown; became rookie of the year
for the Tampa Bay Storm franchise for the 2008 season; signed by the Winnipeg Bl
ue Bombers on May 6, 2009 was released on June 13, 2009.
College Accomplishments: At Mississippi Valley State, Timmons finished his care
er with 148 receptions, 2,285 yards and 17 touchdowns; finished second all time
to Jerry Rice in receptions and yards and is one of three receivers in school hi
story to achieve 1,000 yards receiving in a season; was a two time All-SWAC sele
ction and Division I-AA All-American in 2005 and 2006; Timmons was selected to p
lay in the first annual Texas vs The Nation All-Star Game.
Personal: Timmons Played QB at Tampa Bay Tech in Tampa, Fla.; as a junior he le
ad his team to the school's first ever District Championship in 2000; selected 2
nd team All Western Conference and Honorable Mention All County; as a senior he
led his team to the Western Conference Championship and made a return trip to th
e playoffs. He was selected 2nd team All Western Conference, 2nd team All County
, a National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete and was selected to the Hillsbo
rough County East All Star Team
View Bio DeJuan Tribble
CB
Born: 4/13/1985
College: Boston College
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Professional Career Highlights: Chosen in the sixth round (192nd overall) of th
e 2008 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.
College Accomplishments: Received All-ACC second team honors in 2006-2007; start
ed 37 career games; finished the 2006 season with 135 career tackles (112 solos)
, eight tackles for loss, 14 pass breakups, 11 interceptions, two forced fumbles
and two fumble recoveries; named national defensive player of the week in 2006
by the Walter Camp Foundation after he picked off three Wake Forest passes in th
e season opener
Personal: Earned All-Ohio Division IV honors as a senior defensive back at North
College Hill High School; also played quarterback; gained All-Midwest accolades
from SuperPrep and from Tom Lemming; gained 2002 All-City honors; threw for 790
yards and 10 touchdowns in his senior season; also rushed for 809 yards and fiv
e touchdowns; recorded 94 tackles - 63 solo and 31 assisted - in 2002; had four
sacks and one interception; also punted for the Trojans; averaged 40.3 yards per
punt; was selected to play in the 2003 Ohio North-South All-Star game
View Bio Darius Vinnett

DB
Born: 9/30/1984
College: Arkansas
Hometown: St. Rose, LA
Professional Career Highlights: Signed as an undrafted free agent with the St. L
ouis Rams in 2007; in his one professional season, played in eight games and rec
orded 13 tackles; also played with the Atlanta Falcons in 2008.
College Accomplishments: After a standout high school career, he played two year
s at West Hill Junior College before attending Arkansas; as a Razorback, played
in 16 games, recorded 71 tackles, and scored one TD; in 2005, provided one of t
he most exciting plays of the season when he scooped up a fumble and raced 44 ya
rds for a touchdown against Missouri State; racked up six tackles (four solo) du
ring the game as well; started 10 of 11 games in 2004 at the boundary cornerbac
k position.
Personal: Prepped at Destrahan High School in South Louisiana where he had 130 t
ackles, seven interceptions, 16 passes broken up and three fumble recoveries as
a senior on a 10-0 club; was also recruited by Louisville, Mississippi State, Sa
n Jose State and Southern Miss.
View Bio Michael Waddell

DB
Born: 1/9/1981
College: North Carolina
Hometown: Ellerbe, NC
Professional Career Highlights: Drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth ro
und of the 2004 NFL Draft; he played in every game for Tennessee in his first tw
o seasons in the NFL; in his rookie campaign; didn t see any action in 2006 as the
Titans placed him on the reserve non-football injury list in August of that yea
r; signed with the Oakland Raiders in 2008 and played one game before being waiv
ed in early-December.
College Accomplishments: As a senior at the University of North Carolina, was ra
nked the No. 17 cornerback in the country by The Sporting News; started the firs
t 10 games of the season at cornerback before breaking his left fibula against C
lemson; missed the final two games of the season and finished the year with 38 t
ackles, two interceptions and a team-high eight passes defensed; also returned 1
7 punts for 72 yards; as a junior, earned second-team All-ACC honors as he reco
rded 54 tackles (41 solo) and 14 passes defensed, the fourth-highest single-sea
son total in school history; started every game at cornerback as a sophomore, pl
aying 626 snaps, including a season-high 78 vs. Tulsa.
Personal: Was a Parade All-America in high school; primarily played running back
and kick returner as a senior and helped Richmond County go unbeaten and win th
e Class 4-A state title for the second consecutive season; rushed 140 times for
1,564 yards, an average of 11.2 yards per carry, and scored 20 touchdowns as a h
igh school senior; first-team all-state kick returner and set national record fo
r punt returns; earned second-team All-USA Today honors; as a junior, was first-
team all-state and all-conference; set state record with nine touchdowns on kick
returns and returned seven punts and two kickoffs for scores; also competed in
track and field, baseball and basketball.
View Bio Seth Wand

T
Born: 8/6/1979
College: Northwest Missouri State
Hometown: Springfield, MO
Professional Career Highlights: Third round draft pick of the Houston Texans in
2003; over six professional seasons, played in 53 games with 18 starts; spent th
e first three seasons of his career with the Texans, where he played in every re
gular season game but three; joined the Tennessee Titans in 2006 and saw action
in seven contests; signed with the Oakland Raiders in 2008 and played in one gam
e; has played in 52 league games with 18 starts during his pro career.
College Accomplishments: As a standout at Northwest Missouri State, Wand earned
First-team All-MIAA in 2002; was invited to the Senior Bowl in 2003; the earlies
t NFL draft choice ever taken in MIAA history (75 overall selection).
Personal: Attended Springfield Catholic High School in Springfield, Missouri whe
re he lettered in football and basketball.
View Bio Jermaine Wiggins

TE
Born: 1/19/1975
College: Georgia
Hometown: East Boston, MA
Professional Career Highlights: Undrafted out of Georgia, signed with the New Y
ork Jets in 2000 where he played in 11 games; signed with New England near the e
nd of 2000 and started two of the remaining four games for the Patriots, catchin
g 16 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown; played with New England through 2002,
winning Super Bowl XXXVI in 2001; signed with Indianapolis following the season
and played the 2002 campaign with the Colts; joined Carolina for two seasons, 2
002 - 2003, winning a NFC Championship in 2003; signed with Minnesota in 2004 an
d had a breakout season, recording career-best 71 receptions for 705 yards and
four touchdowns; led the Vikings in receptions in 2004 and 2005 (69); joined Ja
cksonville in 2007 but was released during the preseason; on pro career, has 236
receptions for 2,141 yards
College Accomplishments: Quality receiving tight end who played his first two y
ears at Marshall University before transferring to Georgia for his final two s
easons; saw action in all 14 games as a freshman; helped lead Marshall to a Div
ision 1-AA runner-up season in 1995 when he caught 58 passes for 681 yards and f
our touchdowns; redshirted after transferring to Georgia in 1996; as a senior h
e played his way into being one of the regulars at tight end during spring worko
uts and then contributed in all 11 games, with five starts, during the season; f
inished as the Bulldogs' 4th-leading receiver with 23 catches and played in all
11 regular season games as a junior
Personal: Married with three children; earned his degree in child and family de
velopment; was a high school standout at East Boston (MA) HS, selected for All-C
ity and All-League honors while earning four football letters; enjoys playing ic
e hockey in his spare time; trained in mixed martial arts.
View Bio Quincy Wilson

RB
Born: 4/26/1981
College: West Virginia
Hometown: Steubenville, OH
Professional Career Highlights: Seventh round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons
in 2004; gained 28 yards on 16 carries during the preseason; in December 2004, W
ilson was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals; was active for the first two regular
season games, and finally made his NFL debut in the third game; totals for the
year were 2 rushes for 2 yards.
College Accomplishments: Played in 44 games at West Virginia, with 474 rushing a
ttempts for 2,608 yards and 20 TDs; his rushing attempts and yards both ranked f
ifth in school history at the close of his career; Wilson was a third team Assoc
iated Press All-American and first team all-Big East pick as a senior after rush
ing for 1,380 yards and scoring 12 touchdowns in 2003; ranked 12th in the NCAA i
n rushing as a senior with an average of 115 yards per game and was one of eight
semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award given to the nation s top running back
Personal: Son of Otis Wilson, a starting linebacker for the 1985 Chicago Bears S
uper Bowl Champions; attended Weir High School where he became the first footbal
l player in West Virginia history to rush for more than 3,000 yards in a single
season; over the course of his high school career, Wilson rushed for 6,161 yards
and scored 90 touchdowns, and garnered many awards and national attention; USA
Today recognized him as an honorable mention All American, and was rated the thi
rd best running back in the East
View Bio Julius Wilson

OL
Born: 10/17/1983
College: Alabama-Birmingham
Hometown: Bradenton, Florida
Professional Career Highlights: Entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with
the Miami Dolphins In September 2007; has been a practice squad member for the
Miami Dolphins, St. Louis Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
College Accomplishments: Was a three-year letterman at UAB (2004-06) after spen
ding his freshman season at Southwest Mississippi Community College (2003); Star
ted most of his three seasons with the Blazers; opened all 19 games in which he
appeared at right tackle over his final two years, including all 11 as a junior
in 2005 when the team averaged 434.6 yards of total offense per game; appeared i
n 12 contests in 2004 and was part of a line that helped the offense average 403
.0 yards an outing.
Personal: Attended Southeast High School in Bradenton, Florida; played on both
the offensive and defensive lines as a prep performer; participated in the Georg
ia-Florida high school all-star game following his senior season; loves working
with and mentoring kids; has a daughter, Talia Wilson.
View Bio TJ Wright

DB
Born: 11/29/1983
College: Ohio University
Hometown: Beaumont, TX
Professional Career Highlights: Joined the Cincinnati Bengals in 2007 as an undr
afted free agent
College Accomplishments: As a senior at Ohio University, started all 14 games an
d earned first-team All-MAC honors from the league's coaches; named All-MAC by C
ollegeFootballNews.com, which rated him as the second-best defensive back in the
league; named MAC East Division Player of the Week after recording seven tackle
s, two pass break-ups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Miami; led all O
hio defensive backs, and ranked third on the team overall, with 59 tackles; rank
ed first on the team with four interceptions and was the first Bobcat since Bop
White (1999-2002) to notch four straight seasons with at least three interceptio
ns; in his senior season, Wright helped lead the Bobcats to a MAC East Division
title, a MAC Championship Game appearance and a GMAC Bowl appearance
Personal: A four-sport athlete at Ozen High School; lettered twice in football,
three times in track and once each in baseball and basketball; a second-team All
-State and First-Team All-District selection following his senior season; helped
his team to a 7-4 record and a berth in the state playoffs in 2000.
View Bio Claude Wroten

NT
Born: 9/16/1983
College: Louisiana State University
Hometown: Bastrop, LA
Professional Career Highlights: Taken by the St. Louis Rams in the third round o
f the 2006 NFL Draft; spent two seasons with the Rams, playing in 26 games and r
ecording 24 tackles, 2 sacks and two forced fumbles.
College Accomplishments: Lettered twice at Mississippi Delta Community College,
recording 53 tackles, 15 sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries i
n 2003 before transferring to LSU; one of the most dominating defensive linemen
in LSU history despite playing just two seasons for the Tigers; As a senior in 2
005, was named First-Team All-America by College Football News and Second-Team A
ll-America by the Sporting News and named First-Team All-SEC by both the league s
coaches and the AP; played in 25 games, with 21 starts, during his LSU career an
d finished with 22.5 tackles for losses and 12 sacks; named First-Team All-Ameri
ca by The Sporting News in 2005
Personal: Attended Bastrop High School; one of the top-10 junior college prospec
ts in the nation; rated by CollegeFootballNews.com as the number seven junior co
llege prospect in 2003; recorded 53 tackles, 15 sacks, three forced fumbles and
two fumble recoveries in 2003
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