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NFL 2008

NFL Players To Take Part In "NFL Broadcast Boot Camp" June 16-19
06/04/2008


“NFL BROADCAST BOOT CAMP” JUNE 16-19

Top NFL Producers & Directors to Instruct Players

CBS’ James Brown to Serve as Host Joined By
Ron Jaworski, Dick Vermeil, Marshall Faulk, Brian Baldinger & Solomon Wilcots

Twenty current and former NFL players including NNAMDI ASOMUGHA, CHESTER PITTS and DARREN SHARPER, 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 16-19, is directed by the NFL Broadcasting Department and covers a wide range of topics with instructors from each of the NFL’s broadcasting 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, a new feature added this year.

From last year’s group of 20 players at the inaugural Broadcast Boot Camp, 12 attendees have already earned broadcasting jobs as a result of their participation in the program.


"We continue to look for ways to help players develop their skills for post-NFL careers. Many of last year’s participants used this program as a career springboard and three have returned (IKE REESE, ROSS TUCKER and ROLAND WILLIAMS) to help this year’s class,” said NFL Vice President of Player and Employee Development MICHAEL HAYNES. “The support of the NFL’s broadcast partners will provide our players with a foundation for understanding the sports broadcasting business.”


“We are pleased that many of our players continually strive to achieve excellence off the field. It is imperative that we continue to create these type of quality programs that will allow players to experience second careers that they are proud of and passionate about,” 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 360 players have participated in the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program. In addition, each offseason more than 100 NFL players 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 Bootcamp 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:


Player
Team

Anthony Alabi
Kansas City

Eric Moulds
Tennessee

Nnamdi Asomugha
Oakland

Ike Ndukwe
Miami

Gary Baxter
Cleveland

Chester Pitts
Houston

Mitch Berger
Arizona

Ron Rice
Retired (DET)

Mark Campbell
New Orleans

Mike Rosenthal
Miami

Derrick Dockery
Buffalo

Darren Sharper
Minnesota

Mike Flynn
Baltimore

Max Starks
Pittsburgh

Derrick Mason
Baltimore

Matt Stinchcomb
Retired (TB, OAK)

Tony McGee
Retired (NYG, DAL, CIN)

Daniel Wilcox
Baltimore

Brian Moorman
Buffalo

Chuck Wiley
Retired (NYG, MIN, ATL, CAR)


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

Kenny Albert
FOX

Steve Menzel
NFL Films

Brian Baldinger
FOX/NFL Network

Tiffany Montgomery
NFL Films

Bill Brown
FOX

Bob Papa
New York Giants Radio

James Brown
CBS

Mike Quick
Eagles Radio

Steve Cohen
Sirius Radio

Beasley Reece
KYW-TV

Greg Cosell
NFL Films

Ike Reese
Eagles Television Network

Howard Deneroff
Westwood One

Mike Rosenstein
NFL Films

Stephanie Druley
ESPN

Jay Rothman
ESPN

Ian Eagle
CBS

Adam Schefter
NFL Network

Rich Eisen
NFL Network

Vai Sikahema
WCAU-TV

Marshall Faulk
NFL Network

Ray Smaltz
FOX

Fred Gaudelli
NBC

Steve Trout
NFL Films

Al Jaffe
ESPN

Ross Tucker
Sirius Radio

Ron Jaworski
ESPN

Dick Vermeil
NFL Network

Gus Johnson
CBS

Solomon Wilcots
CBS/NFL Network

Mark Loomis
NFL Network

Roland Williams
CBS College Sports