Happy New Year!
As you know, your performance at combines, tryouts and pro days can and will impact your future as a pro football player (or lack thereof).
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Jerome Simpson had one...
January 2, 2013 12:38 pm / no comments
Both on the field and off, Roman Oben has always been the ultimate professional.
With his experience as an NFLPA player rep for three different NFL teams, the man knows what he’s talking about when it comes to the life of a pro athlete.
Roman...
November 7, 2012 6:11 pm / no comments
I wanted to quickly touch on a creative way you can go about expanding your exposure to hopefully get that “shot” at playing pro.
I have to admit that it’s far from a “full-proof” plan, but with all the...
October 24, 2012 11:22 am / 1 comment
With it being mid-October, I’m late with this one, but it’s all good. Just wanted to speak on something that impacted some NFL contract negotiations this summer.
If you’re not going to be a first-rounder, you probably...
October 10, 2012 4:05 pm / no comments
Welcome back for part two of our look into NFL endorsement deals, and things you may not know.
Today will be quick, as I’m just going to finish up where I left off listing the rest of the important parts of the endorsement contract.
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August 13, 2012 10:23 am / 2 comments
Thought I’d take a break from the norm and make a post with less of me yapping, for once.
Today, I compiled some videos from your fellow football players discussing both how they transition”ed” to the NFL, or how they...
August 9, 2012 10:00 am / 40 comments
In the event that you make it to the NFL and are in position to obtain an endorsement or two, these are some things that you’ll need to abide by.
Of course, it’s not a big deal to try to remember any of this stuff, as your...
August 7, 2012 9:20 am / 2 comments
Welcome back for part two of our quick look at things you can do to help build a positive, and hopefully profitable, media presence.
Click here if you missed part one.
Michael Strahan's personality and media savvy has helped him...
July 31, 2012 9:40 am / no comments
Learning how to deal with the media is important, even if you don’t make it pro.
As a collegiate player, if you can’t handle yourself in the media, it can and will impact the public’s perception of you; in some cases,...
July 23, 2012 10:09 am / 2 comments
Today’s a slow day, and I can’t think of anything else to talk about, so I thought I’d touch on the NFL’s practice squad rules.
Safety Sterling Moore started the season on Raiders practice squad but made arguably...
July 19, 2012 10:16 am / 2 comments