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Listen Now - from 3/11/2010.

NFL Draft Prospects 2010 Pro Days - Dates

Photo- Dexter McCluster - Ole Miss

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3/09/10 Western Michigan 11 a.m.
3/09/10 Indiana 10 a.m.
3/09/10 Auburn 1 p.m.
3/09/10 VMI 3 p.m.
3/09/10 North Dakota State 10 a.m.
3/09/10 Northwest Missouri State 1 p.m.
3/09/10 Tuskegee 3 p.m.
3/09/10 Oklahoma –
3/09/10 Central Oklahoma 2:30 p.m.
3/09/10 Indiana (PA) 10 a.m.
3/09/10 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3 p.m.
3/09/10 Howard 11 a.m.
3/10/10 Texas A&M 8 a.m.
3/10/10 Rutgers 8 a.m.
3/10/10 California 9 a.m.
3/10/10 New Mexico 10 a.m.
3/10/10 Washington 10 a.m.
3/10/10 Kansas Noon
3/10/10 Colorado 8:30 a.m.
3/10/10 Kentucky 9 a.m.
3/10/10 Oklahoma State 8 a.m.
3/10/10 New Hampshire 11 a.m.
3/10/10 Brown 9 a.m.
3/10/10 Alabama -- 3/10/10 Cincinnati –
3/10/10 Minnesota 8:30 a.m.
3/10/10 Cal Davis 2 p.m.
3/10/10 Maryland –
3/11/10 UAB 1 p.m.
3/11/10 Ohio 2:30 p.m.
3/11/10 Furman 3 p.m.
3/11/10 Northwestern –
3/11/10 Boston College 8 a.m.
3/11/10 Idaho –
3/11/10 Oregon 1 p.m.
3/11/10 North Alabama 10 a.m.
3/11/10 Texas Tech –
3/11/10 Nebraska –
3/12/10 Oregon State 9:30 a.m.
3/12/10 Michigan 9 a.m.
3/12/10 TCU 9 a.m.
3/12/10 Purdue 8 a.m.
3/12/10 Ohio State 10 a.m.
3/12/10 Eastern Washington 10 a.m.
3/12/10 Urbana (OH) 4 p.m.
3/12/10 Jacksonville St 10 a.m.
3/12/10 Arizona 8 a.m.
3/13/10 San Diego State 9 a.m.
3/15/10 Wake Forest 8:30 a.m.
3/15/10 Georgia Tech 9:30 a.m.
3/15/10 Albany State (GA) 10 a.m.
3/15/10 Clark Atlanta 3:15 p.m.
3/15/10 Central Arkansas 9 a.m.
3/15/10 Eastern Michigan 3 p.m.
3/15/10 Air Force –
3/15/10 LSU –
3/15/10 Montana –
3/16/10 Bowling Green 1:30 p.m.
3/16/10 Toledo 8 a.m.
3/16/10 Eastern Kentucky 11 a.m.
3/16/10 Norfolk State 10 a.m.
3/16/10 Morgan State 10 a.m.
3/16/10 Arkansas –
3/16/10 Delaware –
3/16/10 Louisiana-Monroe –
3/17/10 Michigan State 8 a.m.
3/17/10 Hampton Noon
3/17/10 Penn State 11 a.m.
3/17/10 Arkansas Tech 9 a.m.
3/17/10 Illinois 1 p.m.
3/17/10 Marshall 9 a.m.
3/17/10 William & Mary 9 a.m.
3/17/10 Arkansas State 9 a.m.
3/17/10 Florida –
3/17/10 Southern Illinois –
3/17/10 Louisiana Tech 10 a.m.
3/17/10 Carson Newman 3:30 p.m.
3/17/10 Tennessee –
3/18/10 Middle Tennessee State Noon
3/18/10 West Virginia 11 a.m.
3/18/10 Temple 11 a.m.
3/18/10 Virginia 8 a.m.
3/18/10 McNeese State 9 a.m.
3/18/10 Nicholls State 10 a.m.
3/18/10 Florida A&M 3 p.m.
3/18/10 Hillsdale –
3/18/10 Virginia Tech 11 a.m.
3/18/10 Richmond –
3/19/10 North Carolina Central 10 a.m.
3/19/10 Tulane 10 a.m.
3/19/10 James Madison 2 p.m.
3/19/10 Northwestern State (LA) 9 a.m.
3/19/10 Missouri State 9 a.m.
3/19/10 Lindenwood 9 a.m.
3/19/10 Tennessee Tech 2 p.m.
3/22/10 Iowa 11 a.m.
3/22/10 South Dakota 11 a.m.
3/22/10 North Carolina AT 8 a.m.
3/22/10 Duke –
3/22/10 Southern Miss 8 a.m.
3/23/10 Iowa State 9 a.m.
3/23/10 North Carolina 9 a.m.
3/23/10 South Dakota State 10 a.m.
3/23/10 Notre Dame 1 p.m.
3/23/10 Western Illinois 9 a.m.
3/23/10 Mississippi –
3/24/10 Connecticut Noon
3/24/10 North Carolina State 11 a.m.
3/24/10 Jackson State 11 a.m.
3/24/10 Nevada 10 a.m.
3/24/10 North Texas 11 a.m.
3/24/10 Central Michigan 7 a.m.
3/25/10 East Carolina Noon
3/25/10 Central Florida 1 p.m.
3/25/10 Oklahoma –
3/25/10 Catawba 11 a.m.
3/25/10 Murray State 10 a.m.
3/25/10 Northern Arizona 9 a.m.
3/25/10 Akron Noon
3/25/10 Mississippi State –
3/25/10 Massachusetts –
3/26/10 Arizona State 9 a.m.
3/26/10 Wake Forest 8:30 a.m.
3/26/10 Miami 8 a.m.
3/26/10 Boise State 9:15 a.m.
3/26/10 Northern Illinois 11 a.m.
3/26/10 Delta State 10 a.m.
3/26/10 Memphis –
3/26/10 Tennessee-Martin –
3/29/10 Stephen F Austin 9 a.m.
3/29/10 Newberry 1 p.m.
3/29/10 Texas A&M-Kingsville 11 a.m.
3/30/10 South Florida –
3/30/10 Texas State 10 a.m.
3/30/10 Houston –
3/30/10 Texas Southern –
3/30/10 UCLA –
3/30/10 Coastal Carolina 10 a.m.
3/31/10 Southern Cal 10:30 a.m.
3/31/10 Texas –
3/31/10 South Carolina –
3/31/10 Pennsylvania –
3/31/10 South Carolina State –
4/01/10 Hawaii –
4/01/10 Southern Methodist

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NFL Free Agency - Top 50 Players

Photo - DE Julius Peppers

R- resigned by team
x - early FA signee
T – tendered by current club
Updated March 8th

x 1. Julius Peppers, DE, Carolina Panthers (Chicago)
x 2. Karlos Dansby, LB, Arizona Cardinals (Miami)
x 3. Dunta Robinson, CB, Houston Texans (Atlanta)
4. Leigh Bodden, CB, New England Patriots
R 5. Gary Brackett, LB, Indianapolis Colts
T 6. Miles Austin, WR, Dallas Cowboys
x 7. Antrel Rolle, S, Arizona Cardinals (Giants)
8. Terrence Newman, CB, Dallas Cowboys
9. Darren Sharper, S, New Orleans Saints
10. Thomas Jones, RB, New York Jets
x 11. Chester Taylor, RB, Minnesota Vikings (Chicago)
x 12. Kyle Vanden Bosch, DE, Titans (Detroit)
13. Keith Bulluck, LB, Tennessee Titans
T 14. Darren Sproles, RB, San Diego Chargers
15. Dawan Landry, S, Baltimore Ravens
16. Antonio Bryant, WR, Tampa Bay
17. Dwan Edwards, DE, Baltimore Ravens:
x 18. Aaron Kampman, DE/LB, G.B. Packers (Jacksonville)
19. LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, S.D. Chargers
R 20. Kevin Walter, WR, Houston Texans
R 21. Chad Clifton, OT, G.B. Packers
R 22. Tully Banta-Cain, LB, New England Patriots
x 23. Nate Burleson, WR, Seattle (Detroit)
24. Ben Watson, TE, New England Patriots
25. Ryan Clark, S, Pittsburgh Steelers
26. Terrell Owens, WR, Buffalo Bills
x 27. Scott Fujita, LB, New Orleans Saints (Cleveland)
28. Laveranues Coles, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
29. Joey Porter, LB, Miami Dolphins
30. Jarvis Green, DE, New England Patriots
31. Bobbie Williams, G, Cincinnati Bengals
32. Chike Okeafor, LB, Arizona Cardinals
33. Marques Douglas, DE, New York Jets
34. Chester Pitts, OL, Houston Texans
35. Derrick Mason, WR, Baltimore Ravens
36. Jason Taylor, LB/DE, Miami Dolphins
37. Kevin Faulk, RB, New England Patriots
R 38. Chad Pennington, QB, Miami Dolphins
39. Bryan Robinson, DT, Arizona Cardinals
40. Larry Foote, LB, Detroit Lions
41. Owen Daniels, TE, Houston Texans
42. Larry Johnson, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
43. Anthony Henry, CB, Detroit Lions
44. Tank Johnson, DT, Cincinnati Bengals
45. Shayne Graham, K, Cincinnati Bengals
46. Lito Sheppard, CB, New York Jets
47. Mike Gandy, T, Arizona Cardinals
48. Brian Westbrook, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
49. Kevin Mawae, C, Tennessee Titans
50. Tyler Brayton, DE, Carolina Panthers

March Newsletter has a Complete List of NFL Free Agents & Trade Rumors

NFL Free Agency Begins New Player Era

Photo – Miles Austin - Cowboys

NFL Veteran Free Agency and Trading Period - starts March 5th

NFL Free Agency opens at midnight today with no collective bargaining agreement that will have a huge impact of the player movement this offseason. As a result of no CBA agreement, every free agent will be considered a Restricted free agent that enables the current club capable of retaining a player with a qualified tendered offer. A tendered offer guarantees the current club compensation for every free agent. According to the amount tendered any player, the current club will receive compensation in the form of draft selections. Without an agreement, this will restrict player movement significantly through July 2010 with few clubs actively involved or limited in signing veteran players.

We will have a March Newsletter available Friday that focuses on the Free Agency Class of 2010

Franchised Players 2010 - received tags from current club
Player / Team / Position / 2010 salary
Aubrayo Franklin - 49ers - DT - $7.003 M
Olindo Mare - Seahawks - K - $2.814 M
Ryan Pickett - Packers - DT - $7.003 M
Jeff Reed - Steelers - K - $2.814 M
* Richard Seymour - Raiders - DE - $12.398 M
Vince Wilfork - Patriots - DT - $7.003 M

* Exclusive Free Agent - not free to sign with another club

Free Agency Labels
UFA (Unrestricted free agent)
Player in uncapped year with six or more accrued seasons whose contract has expired.

RFA (Restricted free agent)
Player in uncapped year with at least three accrued seasons whose contract has expired.

EFA (Exclusive restricted FA)
Player whose contract expires at a time when he has fewer than three accrued seasons.

Franchise
Free agent who has been designated as a franchise player.

Transition
Free agent who has been designated as a transition player.

Released
Vested veteran whose contract has been terminated and can sign with any club.

NFL Restricted Free Agents:
Accrued seasons
Player with Three Accrued Seasons
• Right of First Refusal: $1,101,000
• Right of First Refusal + pick in player's original draft round: $1,101,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 2nd round draft pick: $1,684,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 1st round draft pick: $2,396,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 1st and 3rd round draft picks: $3,043,000*
* This number figure or 110% of player's 2009 Salary whichever is higher

Player with Four Accrued Seasons
• Right of First Refusal: $1,176,000
• Right of First Refusal + pick in player's original draft round: $1,176,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 2nd round draft pick: $1,759,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 1st round draft pick: $2,521,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 1st and 3rd round draft picks: $3,168,000*
* This number figure or 110% of player's 2009 Salary whichever is higher

Player with Five Accrued Seasons
• Right of First Refusal: $1,226,000
• Right of First Refusal + pick in player's original draft round: $1,226,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 2nd round draft pick: $1,809,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 1st round draft pick: $2,621,000*
• Right of First Refusal + 1st and 3rd round draft picks: $3,268,000*

Defensive Backs Complete Combine Workout

Photo – Safety Eric Berry of Tennessee

The defensive backs took the spotlight on the final day of workouts at the NFL Combine with several outstanding performances.Several highly regarded prospects had huge workouts that probably guarantee them an early first round selection in April. Safeties Taylor Mays of Southern Cal, Earl Thomas of Texas and Eric Berry of Tennessee were very impressive at the event. Mays ran a low .4.4 time at 230 lbs. He also did 24 reps in the lifting and had a super 41” vertical leap in an excellent workout. Thomas ran in the mid 4.4 time at 203 lbs. He looked sharp in the agility drills. Berry ran a sub 4.5 time with a 43” vertical jump and a 10’6” broad jump

Cornerbacks Devin McCourty of Rutgers, Brandon Ghee of Wake Forest, Amari Spievey of Iowa, Kyle Wilson of Boise St, Kareem Jackson of Alabama and Akwasi Owusu-Ansah of Indiana (Pa) all had impressive workouts that either maintained high grades or moved them up the charts. McCourty of Rutgers is one of the fast rising prospects in this class and ran mid 4.4 time that ranked among the best times for corners. Jackson ran a 4.41 time that moves him up the charts. He showed good COD skills in the agility drills. Wilson did 25 reps in the lifting that was equal to many linebackers. He was fluid in all drills and showed the smooth change of direction skills that impressed many NFL scouts. Spievey ran a mid 4.4 40 time and looked sharp in the agility drills especially the three cone event. Ghee needed a strong performance and ran a 4.45 time that moved him among the top tier of corner prospects.

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Clemson's Spiller and Ford Light up Workout

Photo – RB C. J. Spiller - Clemson

The skilled position players took center stage Sunday at the NFL Combine for workouts and a couple of Clemson Tigers were very impressive at the event. Running back C.J Spiller ran a fine 4.37 time at just under 5’11” and 196 lbs. He will have a complete workout for positional drills at the Clemson pro day in March. His Clemson teammate, wideout Jacoby Ford had the fastest 40 time at the event thus far with a 4.28 time. It challenged Chris Johnson’s record 4.24 time from the NFL Combine 2008. The time by Ford was the fastest by a receiver tying the record for the position for the event’s history. The defensive backs will run on Tuesday and there are a few prospects who will attempt to beat that super sprint number.

Running back Jahvid Best of Cal had a huge workout and one that he needed after a late season neck injury. He ran a 4.35 time at 199 lbs. that was the fastest among the running backs. He was impressive in the positional drills and did 18 reps in the lifting. RB Toby Gerhart of Stanford had a strong performance with a 4.53 time and 22 reps at over 230 lbs. He had a 38” vertical leap and a 9’10” broad jump and helped his cause. RB Montario Hardesty of Tennessee had a very impressive workout including a 4.49 time with 21 reps in the lifting. He had an incredible 41” vertical leap and a 10’4” broad jump that was best among the talented running backs. Ryan Matthews of Fresno St. ran a 4.45 time with a 10’1” broad jump, 36” vertical leap and 19 reps in the lifting that impressed many NFL clubs. He is one of the fastest rising prospects at the event thus far.

Tackles Light up NFL Combine Workout

Photo – OT Brian Bulaga of Iowa

The offensive tackle class took the spotlight on the first day of workouts on Saturday at the NFL Combine with several outstanding performances. The tackle class for the NFL Draft 2010 could provide as many as six #1 selections in April especially after many top performances in the workout drills in Indy. Tackles Russell Okung of Oklahoma St, Brian Bulaga of Iowa, Trent Williams of Oklahoma and Bruce Campbell of Maryland had huge workouts that guarantee each of them a first round grade. Okung has been our #1 tackle prospect all year and probably guaranteed himself a top ten selection with a fine performance. He ran a 5.17 time with 38 reps in the lifting at over 6’5” and 307 lbs.

Brian Bulaga of Iowa came in at 6'5” and 314 lbs. and ran a 5.25 time. He did 26 reps in the lifting and looked sharp in the agility drills. Trent Williams is one of the more versatile linemen in this class and may move into the top ten off his impressive effort. He ran a fast 4.88 time and was impressive in the agility drills. He also had a 34” vertical leap and did 23 reps in the lifting. He came in at 6’5” 315 lbs.

Bruce Campbell came in at over 6’6” and 314 lbs. and had the best performance of the first day with a 4.85 time, 32” vertical leap and 34 reps in the lifting. He is a cut tackle who entered the draft as a junior after only 17 college starts. He has super long arms of 36 ¼ arms and is the best athlete at this deep position. His overall performance moved him into the first round and maybe into the top 20 selections overall.

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