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April 20, 2018 Volume I: Football Edition

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Team	Player Name	Position	Height/Weight	School
LA Chargers	Whtny Richardson	DE	6'4, 251	Lane
Atlanta	Deji Olatoye	CB	6'1, 200	NC A&T

Green Bay	Joe Thomas	LB	6'1, 227	SC State

NY Giants	D.Rodgers-Cromartie	CB	6'2, 200	Tennessee St.
	Jesse Dunker	DT	6'4, 318	Tennessee St.

Tampa Bay	Ryan Smith	DB	6'0, 190	NC Central
	Chris Baker	DT	6'2, 320	Hampton
Baltimore	Anthony Levine	S	6'2, 203	Tennessee St.
	Larry Donnell	TE	6'6, 269	Grambling

Detroit	Don Carey	S	5'11, 202	Norfolk St.
Cleveland	Isaiah Crowell	RB	5'11, 225	Alabama State
	Deon King	LB	6'2, 220	Norfolk State

Arizona	Chad Williams	WR	6'2, 204	Grambling
	Antoine Bethea	S	5'11, 206	Howard
	Rodney Gunter	DT	6'4, 300	Delaware State

Dallas	Kadeem Edwards	OL	6'4, 305	Tennessee State
	Justin Durant	LB	6'1, 230	Hampton
Indianapolis	Chester Rogers	WR	6'1, 180	Grambling
	Grover Stewart	DL	6'4, 333	Albany State
Buffalo	Ryan Davis	DE	6'2, 260	Bethune
	Khari Lee	TE	6'4, 253	Bowie State
Oakland	Marquette King	P	6’0, 192	FVSU
	Antonio Hamilton	DB	6'0, 185	SC State
	Jylan Ware	OT	6'8, 295	Alabama St.
Chicago	Tarik Cohen	RB	5'6, 181	NC A&T

New Orleans	Terron Armstead	OT	6'5, 304	Arkansas Pine-Bluff
	Rafael Bush	S	5'11, 205	SC State
Pittsburgh	Javon Hargrave	DT	6'2, 305	SC State

LA Rams	Lenard Tillery	RB	5'10, 198	Southern
	Temarrick Hemingway	TE	6'5, 244	SC State

Miami	William Hayes	DT	6'3, 278	Winston Salem

Washington	Junior Gallette	LB	6'2, 254	Stillman
	Anthony Lanier	DE	6'6, 270	Alabama A&M
	Lynden Trail	LB	6'7, 277	Norfolk St.
Houston	RaShaun Allen	TE	6'4, 250	Southern

Rice to Pro Football HOF
MVSU WR, Jerry Rice, is NFL All-time Career Leading WR
11x All-Pro, 4x Super Bowl Champion.
Payton to Pro Football HOF
Jackson State RB, Walter Payton, 7x All-Pro, Super Bowl Champ.
Arguably NFL's most prolific rusher.
Art Shell to Pro Football HOF
Drafted from Maryland State, now Maryland Eastern Shore
Shell played 14 seasons, won three Super Bowls XI, XV, XVIII
8x Pro Bowl, 4x All-Pro, 7x All-AFC, 1970 All Decade Team.

Shell is the 2nd Black Head Coach in NFL history
1990 AFC Coach of the Year, 1990 NFL Coach of the Year.
Deacon Jones to Pro Football HOF
MSVU DE, Deacon Jones, known as the "Secretary of Defense", coined the term "sack". Leader of the "Fearsome Foursome", his speed, agility and endurance was unmatched.
Missing only 5 games in 14 seasons, the 8x Pro Bowler, 8x All-Pro, 2x DPOY, 1960 All-Decade Team, NFL 50th/75th Anniversary Team revolutionized the modern defensive end position.
Buchanan to Pro Football HOF
#1 overall AFL draft pick, 13 seasons, 6 All-Star Games, 2 Pro Bowls, 1 Super Bowl.
Modern DL prototype, 6'7, 270, ran 10.2/100; played 166 consecutive games.
Willie Brown to Pro Football HOF
Undrafted Grambling CB played 16 seasons in NFL, arguably the best DB ever.
5x AFL All-star, 4x Pro Bowl, 3x All-AFL, 4x All-NFL, Super Bowl Champ XI, 54 INT.
Strahan to Pro Football HOF
Texas Southern DE, Michael Strahan, 5x All-Pro , Season Sack Record with 22.5.
(photo courtesy: NYGiants.com)
Larry Little to Pro Football HOF
Undrafted Bethune-Cookman, OL, Larry Little, stalwart of perfect 1972 Dolphins.
1972 Super Bowl Champ, 6x All-NFL, 5x All-AFC, 5x Pro Bowl
NFLPA AFC Lineman of Year 3x.
Humphrey to Pro Football HOF
Tennessee State DE, Claude Humphrey, 7x NFL All-Pro, 94.5 career sacks.
(photo courtesy:atlantafalcons.com)
courtesy:TSU Sports Info
Date: February 14, 2014
Nashville, TN - Humphrey was an All-American defensive tackle at TSU who went on to be one of the greatest passes rushers in the National Football League.
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Dent To Pro Football HOF
TSU DE, Richard Dent, 3x All-American, 2x Super Bowl Champ, 137.5 career sacks.
(Courtesy: Tennessee State Athletics)
Courtesy: TSU Sports Info
Release: 02/05/2011
Nashville, Tenn. - Former Tennessee State University defensive end, Richard Dent, has been voted for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for 2011. He becomes the first TSU Tiger to be inducted while joining professional football's elite.
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Sharpe to Pro Football HOF
Savannah State TE, Shannon Sharpe, 5x All-Pro, 3x Super Bowl Champion.
Courtesy: SSU Sports Info
2/12/2011 1:57:26 PM
SAVANNAH, GA -- Savannah State alumnus Shannon Sharpe has been named to the 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame along with Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk , Richard Dent, Ed Sabol, Les Richter and Chris Hanburger.
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Williams to Pro Football HOF
Southern CB, Aeneas Williams, a walk-on, became NFL "ballhawk" for 14 years.
Carson to Pro Football HOF
SC State LB, Harry Carson, 7x All-Pro, Super Bowl Champ, NYG centerpiece for 13 years.