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Baldwin Heads Biletnikoff Award List
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Photo - WR Jon Baldwin - Pittsburgh
Wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff was the first consensus All-American in Florida State football history and began a long line of Seminole standouts at the position. Biletnikoff enjoyed an outstanding career with the Seminoles from 1962-64 under coach Bill Peterson, capped by his 57 reception, 11 touchdown senior season, which he finished off by collecting four touchdown passes in FSU’s 36-19 Gator Bowl win over Oklahoma. He went on to enjoy a 14-year career with the Oakland Raiders, playing in four Pro Bowls and earning MVP honors in Super Bowl XI. He is the only former Seminole who has been enshrined in both the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988) and the College Football Hall of Fame (1991). This year wideout Bert Reed of Florida St. hopes to carry the Seminole tradition of outstanding receivers for the award.
The Biletnikoff Award selection committee will trim its list of contenders to 10 semifinalists on Nov. 14 and three finalists on Nov. 21. The winner be announced on the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards show from Orlando, Fla. on Dec. 9 and honored at the Biletnikoff Award Presentation Banquet at the Florida State University Center Club on Feb. 11, 2011.
Fred Biletnikoff Award "Watch List"
Darvin Adams - Auburn University
Jon Baldwin - University of Pittsburgh
Armon Binns - University of Cincinnati
DeAndre Brown - University of Southern Miss
Vincent Brown - San Diego State University
Lavon Brazill - Ohio University
Ryan Broyles - University of Oklahoma
Tyron Carrier - University of Houston
Greg Childs - University of Arkansas
James Cleveland - University of Houston
Randall Cobb - University of Kentucky
Juron Criner - University of Arizona
Tandon Doss - Indiana University
Patrick Edwards - University of Houston
Michael Floyd - University of Notre Dame
AJ Green - University of Georgia
Leonard Hankerson - University of Miami
Dwayne Harris - East Carolina University
Alshon Jeffery - University of South Carolina
Jerrel Jernigan - Troy University
Derrell Johnson-Koulianos - University of Iowa
Damaris Johnson - University of Tulsa
Ronald Johnson - University of Southern Cal
Julio Jones - University of Alabama
Marvin Jones - University of California
Jermaine Kearse - Washington University
Detron Lewis - Texas Tech University
Greg Little - University of North Carolina
Scotty McKnight - University of Colorado
Derek Moye - Penn State University
Uzoma Nwachukwu - Texas A&M University
Eric Page - University of Toledo
Niles Paul - University of Nebraska
Phillip Payne - University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Austin Pettis - Boise State University
DeVier Posey - Ohio State University
Bert Reed - Florida State University
James Rodgers - Oregon State University
Roy Roundtree - University of Michigan
Gret Salas - University of Hawaii
keith Smith - Purdue University
Torrey Smith - University of Maryland
Owen Spencer - North Carolina State University
Nick Toon - University of Wisconsin
Donovan Varner - Duke University
Ryan Whalen - Stanford University
Jarvis Williams - North Carolina State University
Marshall Williams - Wake Forest University
Brandon Wimberly - University of Nevada
Kendall Wright - Baylor University
Titus Young - Boise State University
Nda Suh Signs Five Year Deal
Photo - DT Nda Shu - Nebraska
RB C.J. Spiller and OT Russell Okung Remain Unsigned Among Top Round Selections
NFL Rookie First Round Signings
Overall Pk / Player / Pos/ Team / Status / Contract / Guaranteed
1. Sam Bradford - QB - St. Louis - Signed / 6 years, $78 million ($50M)
2. Ndamukong Suh - DT - Detroit - Agreed / 5 years, $68 million ($40M)
3. Gerald McCoy - DT - Tampa Bay - Signed / 5 years, $63 million ($35M)
4. Trent Williams - OT - Washington - Signed / 6 years, $60 million ($36.75M)
5. Eric Berry - SS - Kansas City - Signed / 6 years, $60 million ($34M)
6. Russell Okung - OT - Seattle - Unsigned
7. Joe Haden - CB - Cleveland - Signed / 5 years, $50M million ($26M)
8. Rolando McClain - LB - Oakland - Signed / 5 years, $40 million ($23M)
9. C.J. Spiller - RB - Buffalo - Unsigned
10. Tyson Alualu - DE - Jacksonville - Signed / 5 years, $28 million ($17.5M)
11. Anthony Davis - OT - San Francisco - Signed / 5 years, $26.5 million ($16M)
12. Ryan Mathews - RB - San Diego - Signed / 5 years, $25.65 million ($15M)
13. Brandon Graham - DE - Philadelphia - Signed / 5 years (terms undisclosed)
14. Earl Thomas - SS - Seattle - Signed / 5 years, $21.1 million ($12.32M)
15. Jason Pierre-Paul - DE - N.Y. Giants - Signed / 5 years, $20.05 million ($11.629M)
16. Derrick Morgan - DE - Tennessee - Signed / 5 years (terms undisclosed)
17. Mike Iupati - G - San Francisco - Signed / 5 years, $18.25 million ($10.8M)
18. Maurkice Pouncey - C - Pittsburgh - Signed / 5 years (financial terms undisclosed)
19. Sean Witherspoon - LB - Atlanta - Signed / 5 years, $17.5 million ($10.5M)
20. Kareem Jackson - CB - Houston - Signed / 5 years, $16.3 million ($13.35M)
21. Jermaine Gresham - TE - Cincinnati - Signed / 5 years (terms undisclosed)
22. Demaryius Thomas - WR - Denver - Signed / 5 years, $15.5 million ($9.35M)
23. Bryan Bulaga - OT - Green Bay - Signed / Terms undisclosed
24. Dez Bryant - WR - Dallas - Signed / 5 years, $11.8 million ($8.3M)
25. Tim Tebow - QB - Denver - Signed / 5 years, $11.25 million ($8.7M)
26. Dan Williams - DT - Arizona - Agreed / 5 years (terms undisclosed)
27. Devin McCourty - CB - New England - Signed / 5 years, $13.2 million ($7.825M)
28. Jared Odrick - DT - Miami - Signed / 5 years, $13.07 million ($7.13M)
29. Kyle Wilson - CB - N.Y. Jets - Signed / 5 years, $13 million ($7M)
30. Jahvid Best - RB - Detroit - Signed / 5 years (terms undisclosed)
31. Jerry Hughes - DE - Indianapolis - Signed / 5 years (terms undisclosed)
32. Patrick Robinson - CB - New Orleans - Signed / 5 years (terms undisclosed)
Cowboys, Chargers, Ravens & Browns Open Training Camps
2010 Reporting Dates/ Places
Photo - QB Peyton Manning - Colts
The Dallas Cowboys opened training camp for rookies this past weekend with the Chargers, Patriots and Browns also assembling their first year players. Every team will have rookies in early this week with veterans reporting from mid week through the upcoming weekend. The preseason schedule begins in early August that begins NFL games weekly through the Super Bowl in early February 2011.
Aug. 7 - Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Canton, Ohio
Aug. 8 - Hall of Fame Game (Cincinnati vs. Dallas)
Aug. 12-16 - First Preseason Weekend
2010 Reporting Dates/ Places
NFC
Arizona Cardinals - Flagstaff, Ariz., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
Atlanta Falcons - Flowery Branch, Ga., Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 29
Carolina Panthers - Spartanburg, S.C., Rookies: July 28, Veterans: July 28
Chicago Bears - Bourbonnais, Ill., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
Dallas Cowboys - Oxnard, Ca., Rookies: July 24, Veterans: July 24
Detroit Lions - Allen Park, Mich., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
Green Bay Packers - DePere, Wi., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
Minnesota Vikings - Mankato, Minn,. Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
New Orleans Saints - Metairie, La., Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 29
New York Giants - Albany, N.Y., Rookies: August 1, Veterans: August 1
Philadelphia Eagles - Bethlehem, Pa., Rookies: July 26, Veterans: July 29
San Francisco 49ers - Santa Clara, Ca.. Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 31
Seattle Seahawks - Reston, Wash., Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 30
St. Louis Rams – Earth City, Mo., Rookies: July 28, Veterans: July 30
Tampa Bay Bucs - Lake Buena Vista, Fl., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
Washington Redskins - Ashburn, Va., Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 29
AFC
Baltimore Ravens - Westminster, Md. Rookies: July 26, Veterans: July 28
Buffalo Bills - Pittsford, N.Y. Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 29
Cincinnati Bengals - Georgetown, Ky. Rookies: July 28, Veterans: July 28
Cleveland Browns - Berea, Oh., Rookies: July 23, Veterans: July 30
Denver Broncos - Englewood, Colo., Rookies: July 26, Veterans: July 31
Houston Texans - Houston, Tx., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
Indianapolis Colts - Anderson, Ind., Rookies: August 1, Veterans: August 1
Jacksonville Jaguars - Jacksonville, Fl, Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 29
Kansas City Chiefs – St. Joseph, Mo., Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 29
Miami Dolphins - Davie, Fl., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
New England Patriots - Foxboro, Mass., Rookies: July 25, Veterans: July 28
New York Jets - Hempstead, N.Y., Rookies: July 29, Veterans: August 1
Oakland Raiders - Napa Valley, Ca., Rookies: July 28, Veterans: July 28
Pittsburgh Steelers - Latrobe, Pa., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
San Diego Chargers - San Diego, Ca., Rookies: July 25, Veterans: July 30
Tennessee Titans - Nashville, Tenn. Rookies: July 31, Veterans: July 31
NFL Preseason TV Schedule
Date / Matchup / TV (time)
Photo - Miles Austin - Cowboys
Hall of Fame Game
Sunday, Aug. 8 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Dallas Cowboys, at Canton, Oh - NBC (8 p.m. ET)
Week 1 (Aug. 12-16)
Thursday, Aug. 12 Carolina Panthers at Baltimore Ravens ESPN (8 p.m. ET)
Monday, Aug. 16 New York Giants at New York Jets ESPN (8 p.m. ET)
Week 2 (Aug. 19-23)
Thursday, Aug. 19 New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons FOX (8 p.m. ET)
Friday, Aug. 20 Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals FOX (8 p.m. ET)
Sunday, Aug. 22 Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers NBC (8 p.m. ET)
Monday, Aug. 23 Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans ESPN (8 p.m. ET)
Week 3 (Aug. 26-29)
Thursday, Aug. 26 Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers ESPN (8 p.m. ET)
Friday, Aug. 27 San Diego Chargers at New Orleans Saints CBS (8 p.m. ET)
Saturday, Aug. 28 Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans CBS (8 p.m. ET)
Sunday, Aug. 29 Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos FOX (8 p.m. ET)
2010 NFL Preseason Complete Schedule (All times ET)
Hall of Fame Game
Date Matchup
Aug. 8 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Dallas Cowboys, at Canton, Ohio, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Week 1 (Aug. 12-16)
Date Matchup
Aug. 12 Carolina Panthers at Baltimore Ravens, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Aug. 12 New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 12 Oakland Raiders at Dallas Cowboys, 9 p.m.
Aug. 13 Buffalo Bills at Washington Redskins, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 13 Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 13 Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons, 8 p.m.
Aug. 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins, 7 p.m.
Aug. 14 Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 14 Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals, 8 p.m.
Aug. 14 Cleveland Browns at Green Bay Packers, 8 p.m.
Aug. 14 Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams, 8 p.m.
Aug. 14 Chicago Bears at San Deigo Chargers, 9 p.m.
Aug. 14 Tennessee Titans at Seattle Seahawks, 10 p.m.
Aug. 15 San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Aug. 15 Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals, 7 p.m.
Aug. 16 New York Giants at New York Jets, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Week 2 (Aug. 19-23)
Date Matchup
Aug. 19 Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills (in Toronto), 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 19 New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Aug. 20 Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Aug. 21 Baltimore Ravens at Washington Redskins, 7 p.m.
Aug. 21 Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants, 7 p.m.
Aug. 21 Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 21 Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 21 St. Louis Rams at Cleveland Browns, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 21 Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints, 8 p.m.
Aug. 21 New York Jets at Carolina Panthers, 8 p.m.
Aug. 21 Oakland Raiders at Chicago Bears, 8:30 p.m.
Aug. 21 Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Chargers, 9 p.m.
Aug. 21 Detroit Lions at Denver Broncos, 9 p.m.
Aug. 21 Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks, 10 p.m.
Aug. 22 Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Aug. 23 Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Continue to Next Page for Complete Schedule
NFL Training Camp 2010 Rookie/Veteran Reporting Dates/ Places
Photo - QB Drew Brees - Saints
NFC
Arizona Cardinals - Flagstaff, Ariz., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
Atlanta Falcons - Flowery Branch, Ga., Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 29
Carolina Panthers - Spartanburg, S.C., Rookies: July 28, Veterans: July 28
Chicago Bears - Bourbonnais, Ill., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
Dallas Cowboys - Oxnard, Ca., Rookies: July 24, Veterans: July 24
Detroit Lions - Allen Park, Mich., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
Green Bay Packers - DePere, Wi., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
Minnesota Vikings - Mankato, Minn,. Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
New Orleans Saints - Metairie, La., Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 29
New York Giants - Albany, N.Y., Rookies: August 1, Veterans: August 1
Philadelphia Eagles - Bethlehem, Pa., Rookies: July 26, Veterans: July 29
San Francisco 49ers - Santa Clara, Ca.. Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 31
Seattle Seahawks - Reston, Wash., Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 30
St. Louis Rams – Earth City, Mo., Rookies: July 28, Veterans: July 30
Tampa Bay Bucs - Lake Buena Vista, Fl., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
Washington Redskins - Ashburn, Va., Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 29
AFC
Baltimore Ravens - Westminster, Md. Rookies: July 26, Veterans: July 28
Buffalo Bills - Pittsford, N.Y. Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 29
Cincinnati Bengals - Georgetown, Ky. Rookies: July 28, Veterans: July 28
Cleveland Browns - Berea, Oh., Rookies: July 23, Veterans: July 30
Denver Broncos - Englewood, Colo., Rookies: July 26, Veterans: July 31
Houston Texans - Houston, Tx., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
Indianapolis Colts - Anderson, Ind., Rookies: August 1, Veterans: August 1
Jacksonville Jaguars - Jacksonville, Fl, Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 29
Kansas City Chiefs – St. Joseph, Mo., Rookies: July 29, Veterans: July 29
Miami Dolphins - Davie, Fl., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
New England Patriots - Foxboro, Mass., Rookies: July 25, Veterans: July 28
New York Jets - Hempstead, N.Y., Rookies: July 29, Veterans: August 1
Oakland Raiders - Napa Valley, Ca., Rookies: July 28, Veterans: July 28
Pittsburgh Steelers - Latrobe, Pa., Rookies: July 30, Veterans: July 30
San Diego Chargers - San Diego, Ca., Rookies: July 25, Veterans: July 30
Tennessee Titans - Nashville, Tenn. Rookies: July 31, Veterans: July 31
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.
