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NFL Players to Take Part in Third "NFL Broadcast Boot Camp" June 22-25
06/09/2009

NFL PLAYERS TO TAKE PART IN THIRD
“NFL BROADCAST BOOT CAMP” JUNE 22-25

Top NFL Producers & Talent to Instruct Players

CBS’ James Brown to Serve as Host Joined By Paul Burmeister,

Ron Jaworski, Curt Menefee, Dick Vermeil & Solomon Wilcots



Twenty-four current and former NFL players including PRIEST HOLMES, MAURICE JONES-DREW and MATT LIGHT will take part in the annual NFL Broadcast Boot Camp at NFL Films in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, it was announced today.


The program, which runs from June 22-25, is directed by the NFL Broadcasting Department and covers a wide range of topics with instructors from each of the NFL’s broadcast partners – CBS, ESPN, FOX, NBC, NFL Network, SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Westwood One Radio, plus local radio and TV. It will include hands-on work in areas such as tape study, editing, show preparation, radio production, control room operation, studio preparation, production meetings, field reporting and game preparation. Each player will tape segments as a studio and game analyst and take part in a networking session with television executives. Each player also will serve as a live radio host on SIRIUS NFL Radio.


Of the 40 players who took part in the Broadcast Boot Camp in 2007 and 2008, 21 have already earned broadcasting jobs as a result of their participation in the program.


"We continue to look for ways to help players develop skills to enhance their NFL and post-NFL careers. Many of last year’s participants used this program as a career springboard and two have returned (DEREK RACKLEY and ROSS TUCKER) to help this year’s class,” said NFL Vice President of Labor Policy and Player Development ADOLPHO BIRCH.


“The support of the NFL’s broadcast partners will provide our players with a foundation for understanding the sports broadcasting business,” added CHRIS HENRY, NFL Director of Player Development.


“The NFLPA will continue to develop strategic alliances that will lead to the creation of programs like the Broadcast Boot Camp. These programs provide players the opportunity to gain valuable experience and help to prepare them for life after football,” said STACY ROBINSON, director of player development for the NFL Players Association.


The NFL Broadcast Boot Camp is part of an ongoing NFL-NFLPA initiative to assist players in preparing for their post-playing careers. Over the past four years, more than 470 players have participated in the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program. Each offseason, with the support of team and league player development departments, more than 100 NFL players independently enroll in college courses as they work towards Master’s or Bachelor’s degrees while more than 130 others pursue career development opportunities.


Enrollment criteria for the Broadcast Boot Camp include previous participation in NFL Player Development programs, prior media experience, essays, and NFL playing experience.

Following are the NFL players enrolled in the NFL Broadcast Boot Camp (most recent team in parentheses if player is a free agent):


Player
Team

Kyle Brady
Retired (NE, JAX, NYJ)

Bryant McFadden
Arizona

Danny Clark
NY Giants

Dave Moore
Retired (TB, BUF, MIA)

Terry Cousin
(Cleveland)

Jerrell Pippens
Retired (SD, CHI)

Oliver Gibson
Retired (CIN, PIT)

Antwaan Randle-El
Washington

La’Roi Glover
(St. Louis)

Adam Seward
Indianapolis

Gibran Hamdan
Buffalo

Tony Stewart
Oakland

Cortez Hankton
Tampa Bay

Andrew Walter
Oakland

William Henderson
Retired (GB)

Jimmy Williams
(Houston)

Priest Holmes
Retired (KC, BAL)

Thomas Williams
Jacksonville

Maurice Jones-Drew
Jacksonville

Damien Woody
NY Jets

Joe Jurevicius
(Cleveland)

Tony Wragge
San Francisco

Matt Light
New England

Renaldo Wynn
Washington



With more than 400 years of broadcasting experience, following are the NFL broadcasting talent and production staff who will lend their expertise to the program:



Name
Network

Glenn Adamo
NFL Films

Tiffany Montgomery
NFL

Brian Baldinger
NFL Network

Bud Morgan
ESPN Media Consultant

Bill Brown
FOX

Nick Pavlatos
SIRIUS Radio

James Brown
CBS

Mike Quick
Eagles Radio

Paul Burmeister
NFL Network

Derek Rackley
Comcast

Mark Champion
Radio Play-by-Play

Mike Rosenstein
NFL Films

Greg Cosell
NFL Films

Jay Rothman
ESPN

Howard Deneroff
Westwood One

Gerry Sandusky
WBAL-TV

Fred Gaudelli
NBC

Adam Schein
SIRIUS Radio

Rob Gill
NFL Films

Vai Sikahema
WCAU-TV

Dave Hagen
SIRIUS Radio

Ray Smaltz
FOX

Ron Jaworski
ESPN

Molly Solomon
NBC

Howard Katz
NFL

Ross Tucker
SIRIUS Radio

Curt Menefee
FOX

Dick Vermeil
NFL Network

Steve Menzel
NFL Films

Solomon Wilcots
CBS/NFL Network

Larry Michael
Redskins Media

Mark Wolff
CBS