Throwback: My First NFL Experience, Markee White.

I was a part of the 2006 draft class, the class where Mario Williams overtook the number one pick in the draft from Reggie Bush. The same year I fell from being a projected 6-7th round pick to an undrafted free agent. 

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Living The Dream: How the NFL Lockout Crushed my NFL Dreams

After they took my measurements we were ready to complete the substantive part of the workout and that is when one NFL scout received a phone call. This phone call would change my life and the lives of many other NFL players.

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Recruited: Pt. II - Did Pete Carroll Win? Universities deceive Student-Athletes

The first room that they brought the recruits to was full of girls, video games, and snacks. The coaches described this room as the Players’ Lounge and that is where we all were assigned our hostesses who were our tour guides...

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Recruited: Pt. 1 - Pete Carroll and Nick Holt Compete For Long Beach Poly

I remember the overwhelming feeling that brought me to tears, it was receiving my first recruiting letter from the University of Texas. Football recruiting letters were common at the football powerhouse, Long Beach Polytechnic High School, but it was a grand accomplishment for an inner city kid...

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Video Throwback: Former Rutgers TE, Shamar Graves, Finally Gets His Time to Shine

Athletes often dream of the big stage. That particular moment where they stare adversity, a challenge, or a high stakes scenario in the eye and simply deliver. It’s called, “the moment” and mine was two-years ago.

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Ballin' Abroad: Daniel Levy, Alex Mack (Pro Bowl Center) and the Tritões. Pt. 3 of 4

I cannot say enough about the players who traveled to Rio for the AFWB and brought such excitement to the American football community in Brazil.  But if I had to single out one individual, that person would be Alex Mack, the Pro Bowl Center for the Cleveland Browns...

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Throwback: Greatest Football Comeback in my Career. Brian Reader, QB - Iowa Barnstormers


By Brian Reader
Twitter: Breader14
 

     One of my greatest comeback moments as a football player was when I played for the University of Idaho. I was the backup quarterback at the time in my sophomore season with the Vandals to Nathan Enderle, current AFL Portland Thunder quarterback and ex-Chicago Bear. We were playing in my home area of California, versus San Jose State University. As I remember correctly, we were ahead most of the game, but had been just short of capitalizing on a few plays which could have really blown open the score. Well, long story short, we were down 22-25 with a little over 6 minutes to play. Nate was having a good game, but a few balls bounced the wrong way, so Coach Akey (our head coach) decided to give me the nod to try and have the game winning drive.

          That year Vandal football had a strong offensive line behind our guards Mike Iupati (49ers pro bowl guard), Bryce Sinclair, Matt Cleveland (CFL lineman), Irvin Stevens, and last but not least, Adam Juratovac (Spokane Shock/ SJ Sabercats). I honestly wish I could have thrown the ball all the way down the field, but there was no need to. With an O-line that good, my job was to get the offense in the right play every time. We executed each play perfectly, and finished in the end zone. In our offense, the quarterback was given a package of plays in a certain formation, which then he deciphered at the line of scrimmage, and put the offense in the best play against the look the defense was giving. I believe the drive sequence went something like: run, pass, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, touchdown!

          We ended up scoring with 30 seconds remaining on the clock. San Jose State kept giving us the same look over and over again, so I basically called the same play over and over… and sure enough, it worked like clockwork. Final score, Vandals 29, Spartans 25.  That game was definitely a highlight of my college career. The odds were against us and yet we were able to come from behind to win the game in my own back yard of the Bay Area, my entire family there to watch. It couldn't have been
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Techniques: GoPro Trick Shots and Techniques - Shane Austin, QB - Cleveland Gladiators

Some footwork drills I love to do are the “wave drill” and ladder work. The “wave drill” is where you drop back and your buddy (or coach) randomly points you in either four different directions: front, back, left, and right. After you’ve quickly shuffled your feet in the direction he points at least six times or more, then he will clap and immediately you throw a strike to your target from wherever you are. It’s as simple as that! READ ON.

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