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Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Derek Cox was drafted in the 3rd round (#73 overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Prior to entering the NFL, Cox was a 4-year starter at William & Mary, where he was twice selected All-Colonial Athletic Association. Cox amassed 22 tackles through Week 11 of the current NFL season, but was placed on injured…
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I am honored to be named to SportsPro Media’s inaugural 10 NEXT class, which recognizes “ten stars of the sports business industry under the age of 30 that have achieved a level of success that is truly rare at such a young age.” How about those St. Louis Cardinals? I am having a good time watching…
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If you combine the weight of Aaron Kampman (Jacksonville Jaguars), Russell Allen (Jacksonville Jaguars), Craig Terrill (Seattle Seahawks), and Jordy Nelson (Green Bay Packers), you have something that weighs approximately 1,000 pounds. Yet the enormous size of those four NFL players does not compare to the size of their hearts. Each one of them have…
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Prior to Dynasty Athlete Representation bringing in Martin Fischman to head its Football Division, the company was not involved in representing professional football players. That was not always the case, though. At one point in time, my agency had signed a few NFL hopefuls, including Rulon Davis, a former defensive end from California Berkeley. Rulon…
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2011 NFL Mock Draft Last Updated: April 27th, 2011 My Big Board and Top 5 are both based soley off of my personal assessment of the players. This Mock Draft is based on several factors; the team’s draft history/style, management/coaches, team needs, as well as my assessment on the individual player and what I would personally do if…
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Dominic Perilli’s most recent 2010 NFL Mock Draft lists four rounds worth of predictions. Today, I will only focus on the first round. If the athletes are selected according to Dominic’s suggestions (which is very unlikely), it will be nice to know who represents those players as they are selected. Thus, I have researched each…
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Last updated: April 16, 2010 ROUND ONE 1. St. Louis Rams – Sam Bradford – QB – Oklahoma (CAA) 2. Detroit Lions – Nndamukong Suh – DT – Nebraska (Maximum Sports) 3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Gerald McCoy – DT – Oklahoma (CAA/Kelli Masters) 4. Washington Redskins – Russell Okung – OT – Oklahoma State…
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1. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford (QB, Georgia) -Stafford is the only player that makes sense here for the Lions. As crazy as it sounds the Lions do have some weapons on offense, now they need a long term signal caller. 2. St. Louis Rams: Jason Smith (OT, Baylor) -With Orlando Pace’s career soon coming to…
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With the Super Bowl out of the way it’s now time to focus on the next biggest event: The NFL Draft. 1. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford (QB, Georgia) -Stafford is the only player that makes sense here for the Lions. As crazy as it sounds the Lions do have some weapons on offense. Now they…
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Following up on the excellent post made by Vinson Vadakara…if his pay scale were in place, the Jacksonville Jaguars would be a happier organization. Former University of Florida sack machine, Derrick Harvey, continues his holdout because he apparently is not being offered the market value at his slot. A slotting pay scale system would obviously…
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