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NFL Mini Camp and OTA Dates
Team: Mini-camp:Veterans Dates - OTC Dates
Arizona: June 1-4, June 7-10
Atlanta: June 1, June 3-4, June 8-11, June 15-18
Baltimore: June 7-10, June 15-16
Buffalo: June 23-25 - OTA - June 1-3, June 8-10, June 15-17, June 21-22
Carolina: June 2-4, June 7-10, June 14-16
Chicago: OTA June 2-3, June 7-10, June 14-17, June 21-24
Cincinnati: June 15-17 - OTA - June 1-3, June 8, June 10, June 14
Cleveland:June 10-12 - OTA - June 1-3, June 7-8
Dallas:June 11-13 - OTA - June 1-3, June 8-10
Denver: June 11-13 - OTA - June 2-4, June 7-9
Detroit: June 23-25 - June 1, June 3, June 21-22
Green Bay: June 21-23 - OTA - June 1-3, June 8-10, June 15-17
Houston: June 14-16 - OTA - June 1-3, June 8-10
Indianapolis:June 4-6 - OTA - June 1-2, June 8, June 10-11
Jacksonville: June 7-8, June 10, June 14-15, June 17, June 21-22
Kansas City: June 11-13 - OTA - June 1-3, June 7-9, June 14-15
Miami: June 1, June 3, June 7, June 9-10, June 14, June 16
Minnesota: June 11-13 - OTA - June 1-4, June 7-8
New England: June 15-17 - OTA - June 1-4, June 7-8, June 10-11
New Orleans: June 4-6 - OTA - June 7-10, June 14-17
N.Y. Giants: June 15-17 - OTA - June 2, June 4, June 7-8, June 10-11
N.Y. Jets: June 14-16 - OTA - June 2-3, June 8, June 10
Oakland: June 8-10, June 15-17
Philadelphia: June 1-4, June 7-10
Pittsburgh: June 1-3, June 8-10
St. Louis: June 10-12 - OTA - June 1-3, June 7-8, June 14-17
San Diego: June 8-11, June 14-17
San Francisco: June 18-20 - OTA - June 7-8, June 10-11, June 14-16
Seattle:June 22-24 - OTA - June 8, June 10, June 15, June 17
Tampa Bay: June 21-23 - OTA - June 1-3, June 7-10, June 14-17
Tennessee: June 14-15, June 17, June 22, June 24-25
Washington: June 16-18 - OTA - June 1-3, June 7-8, June 10-11.

UCLA coach John Wooden Passes

Rarely, do I comment on topics other than football but the recent passing of legendary basketball coach John Wooden is an exception. Wooden died on June 4, 2010, at the age of 99 in Los Angeles, of natural causes surrounded by his friends and family. Wooden had an incredible career as both a player and coach at the collegiate level. He is the only person that has been inducted into the college Hall of Fame as both a player and coach. He was the greatest coach in American history at all levels and in all sports and did it with rare leadership and integrity, in addition to the brilliant understanding of the game. He was both an All-American player at Purdue and an exceptional head coach at UCLA, setting records at will probably last for decades.

Over 27 years at UCLA, he won 620 games, including a record 88 straight victories during one historic stretch in the early ‘70s. He won an unprecedented 10 national titles as the Bruins head coach including an incredible 7 straight NCAA championships. From the time of his first title following the 1963-64 season through the 10th UCLA in 1974-75, Wooden's Bruins were 330-19, including four perfect 30-0 seasons. His achievements earned him the title “The Wizard of Westwood” for not only his amazing accomplishments, but the manner in which he carried himself while directing the UCLA program. He coached many of the game's greatest players such as Lew Alcindor -- later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton. "It's kind of hard to talk about Coach Wooden simply, because he was a complex man. But he taught in a very simple way. He just used sports as a means to teach us how to apply ourselves to any situation," Abdul-Jabbar said in a statement released through UCLA. "He set quite an example. He was more like a parent than a coach. He really was a very selfless and giving human being, but he was a disciplinarian. We learned all about those aspects of life that most kids want to skip over. He wouldn't let us do that."

Wooden was a demanding disciplined coach who insisted that his players be in great condition so they could play his fast break up-tempo style not well-known on the West Coast at the time in his early coaching. But his legacy extended well beyond that. He was the master of the simple one- or two-sentence homily, instructive little messages best presented in his famous "Pyramid of Success," which remains must-read material, not only for fellow coaches but for anyone in a leadership position in American business. He taught the team game and had only three hard-and-fast rules -- no profanity, tardiness or criticizing fellow teammates. His statements and rules were a long list of life lessons that his former players still talk about today.

Both his “Pyramid of Success and “Seven Point Creed” speak volumes of what he believed and how to achieve your goals in all aspects of life and varied careers.

John Wooden's Seven Point Creed
John Robert Wooden (born October 14, 1910, in Martinsville, In) is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (Class of 1961) and a coach (Class of 1973). He was the first person ever enshrined in both categories.

John Wooden's Seven Point Creed, given to him by his father Joshua upon his graduation from grammar school: Wooden remembered these all his life.
Seven Point Creed is practical advice for daily life.
* Be true to yourself.
* Make each day your masterpiece.
* Help others.
* Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.
* Make friendship a fine art.
* Build a shelter against a rainy day.
* Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.

First Round Results
NFL Draft 2010
1. St. Louis - * Sam Bradford - QB - Oklahoma
2. Detroit - Ndamukong Suh - DT - Nebraska
3. Tampa Bay - * Gerald McCoy - DT - Oklahoma
4. Washington - Trent Williams - OT - Oklahoma
5. Kansas City - * Eric Berry - FS - Tennessee
6. Seattle - Russell Okung - OT - Oklahoma St
7. Cleveland - * Joe Haden - CB - Florida
8. Oakland – * Rolando McClain - LB - Alabama
9. Buffalo – C.J. Spiller - RB - Clemson
10 Jacksonville - Tyson Aiualu – DL – Cal
11. San Fran (Denver -Chicago) – Anthony Davis – OT - Rutgers
12. San Diego (Miami) - * Ryan Mathews - RB - Fresno St
13. Philadelphia (San Fran-Denver) - Brandon Graham - DE - Michigan
14. Seattle – * Earl Thomas - S - Texas
15. New York Giants - * Jason Pierre-Paul - DE - South Florida
16. Tennessee - * Derrick Morgan - DE - Ga. Tech
17. San Fran (Carolina) - Mike Iupati - OG - Idaho
18. Pittsburgh - * Maurkice Pouncey – OL - Florida
19. Atlanta – Sean Weatherspoon - LB - Missouri
20. Houston – * Kareem Jackson - CB - Alabama
21. Cincinnati – Jermaine Gresham – TE – Oklahoma
22. Denver (New England) - * Demaryius Thomas - WR – Georgia Tech
23. Green Bay – * Bryan Bulaga - OT - Iowa
24. Dallas (Phil-Denver- NE) –* Dez Bryant - WR - Oklahoma St
25. Denver (Balt) – Tim Tebow - QB - Florida
26. Arizona - Dan Williams - DT - Tennessee
27. New England (Dallas) – Devin McCourty - CB - Rutgers
28. Miami (San Diego) - * Jared Odrick - DT - Penn St
29. New York Jets – Kyle Wilson - CB - Boise St
30. Detroit (Minnesota) – * Jahvid Best – RB - Cal
31. Indianapolis – Jerry Hughes – DE - TCU
32. New Orleans - Patrick Robinson – CB – Florida St.

Frank Coyle - Head Scout - www.draftinsiders.com - 19th Season

NFL Draft 2010 - Traded Picks
Updated April 16th

Photo - Jay Cutler - Bears

1st Round
Denver from Chicago - QB Jay Cutler. Final payment
Seattle from Denver - '09 NFL Draft trade
San Fran from Carolina - '09 NFL Draft trade

2nd Round
New England from Jacksonville – 2009 NFL Draft trade
New England from Tennessee - 2009 NFL Draft trade
Kansas City from Atlanta - TE Tony Gonzalez
Tampa from Chicago - DE Gaines Adams
San Diego and Seattle swap #2 picks (QB Charley Whitehurst)
Philadelphia from Washington - QB Donovan McNabb
Denver from Miami - WR Brandon Marshall

3rd Round
Philadelphia from Seattle 2009 NFL Draft trade
Washington forfeits #3 pick - DE Jeremy Jarmon - Supplemental Draft 2009
Oakland from New England - DE Derrick Burgess
Cleveland from Jets - WR Braylon Edwards
Cleveland from Oakland - LB Kamerion Wimbley
Arizona from Baltimore - WR Anquan Boldin

4th Round
Seattle from NY Jets thru Philadelphia - CB Lito Shephard
Arizona from Baltimore - WR Anquan Boldin
NY Jets from Arizona - FS Kerry Rhodes
Philadelphia from Cleveland - CB Sheldon Brown

5th Round
Cleveland from Tampa - TE Kellen Winslow (Browns got #2 pick in '09 Draft)
Cleveland from Jets - WR Braylon Edwards
St. Louis from New Orleans thru Phil ('09 draft trade/LB Will Witherspoon)
Oakland from Dallas thru Denver/New Eng - DE Derrick Burgess/DT L. Smith
Philadelphia from Cleveland - CB Sheldon Brown
Kansas City from Carolina - DT Tank Tyler
Kansas City from Miami - QB Tyler Thigpen
NY Jets from Philadelphia - part of trade for CB Lito Sheppard
Cleveland from Denver thru Detroit - DT Corey Williams
Tampa Bay from New England - TE Alex Smith
Baltimore from Arizona - completes deal for Anquan Boldin
Seattle from Detroit - OG Rob Sims
Pittsburgh from NY Jets - WR Santonio Holmes
Miami from San Francisco - WR Ted Ginn
St Louis and Washington flip picks in 5th and 7th rounds
Rams get #135 / Redskins get #163
Jacksonville from Oakland - DE Quentin Groves

6th Round
Miami from Washington - DE Jason Taylor
Carolina from Oakland - 2009 NFL Draft trade
Philadelphia from Indianapolis - 2009 NFL Draft trade
Cleveland from Carolina - DT Louis Leonard
Buffalo from Philadelphia - OT Jason Peters.
Houston from San Diego - DT Travis Johnson
Atlanta from Detroit - CB Chris Houston
Miami from Kansas City - OGs Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe

7th Round
Philadelphia from New England - WR Greg Lewis
Miami from Kansas City - 2009 NFL Draft trade
St Louis from Atlanta - CB Tye Hill
Baltimore from New England - LB Prescott Burgess
Tampa Bay from Baltimore - DE Marques Douglas
Tampa Bay from Jacksonville - QB Luke McCown
Buffalo from Detroit - FS Ko Simpson
Detroit from Cleveland - part of trade for DT Corey Williams
Detroit from Seattle - DE Robert Henderson

Bengals Land Top Compensatory Picks
The NFL awarded 32 total compensatory selections to 9 teams for the NFL Draft 2010. The Cincinnati Bengals landed a 3rd and 4th round selections. The New England Patriots were given the most selections with four choices, all late in the draft process.

Here is the List of Compensatory picks by round and overall number:
3rd Round (overall pick)
Cincinnati (96)
Tennessee (97)
Atlanta (98)

4th Round (overall pick)
Cincinnati (131)

5th Round (overall pick)
Pittsburgh (164)
Atlanta (165)
Pittsburgh (166)
Minnesota (167)
San Diego (168)
Green Bay (169)

6th Round (overall pick)
Carolina (202)
Jacksonville 203)
Carolina (204)
New England (205)
San Francisco (206)
Tennessee (207)

7th Round (overall pick)
Indianapolis (240)
Tennessee (241)
Pittsburgh (242)
Philadelphia (243)
Philadelphia (244)
Seattle (245)
Indianapolis (246)
New England (247)
New England (248)
Carolina (249)
New England (250)
Oakland (251)
Miami (252)
Tampa Bay (253)
St. Louis (254)
Detroit (255)

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

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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