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The jump to the NFL ~ Who has it the hardest?

When you think of some of the easier and more difficult transitions football players have to make when jumping from college to the NFL, what positions come to mind? Historically there are a few select positions that dominate this discussion, yet there are also a few that not too many people talk about. Let’s start with […]

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Andrew Johnson Is The Fastest Running Back In This Year’s Draft

This Tuesday, the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints sent some scouts to Akron to do their own personal workouts with some of the players.  We have some very exciting news to report. Dynasty client, Andrew Johnson, was told by the Indianapolis scout that he had the fastest timed 40 for any running back that […]

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Darius Heyward-Bey Could Be One Of Nine CAA Clients Taken In The First Round

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) seems to be doing a good job marketing one of the nine CAA clients that Brandon Thorn predicts will be selected in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft.  Darius Heyward-Bey was one of the stars of the NFL Combine and has seen his draft stock rise ever since.  The […]

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Amendment to the NFL Junior Rule

The NFL’s Junior Rule prohibits NFLPA advisors from communicating with a college athlete or any person in a position to influence that college athlete until said player is eligible for the NFL Draft.  From April 10, 2007 until March 25, 2009, the prohibition lasted until an underclassman who applied for special eligibility was placed on […]

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Brandon Thorn’s 2009 All NFL Draft Team

Just so everyone knows, I made this team based on my positional rankings for each player as well as the general consensus of who will be most successful in the NFL, prior to ever playing. I will also have the more interesting and personal list of “All NFL Draft Sleeper Team” which you can check out on the homepage as well.

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2009 All NFL Draft Sleeper Team

Offense QB – Stephen McGee ~ Texas A&M = Another guy who lit it up at his pro day. He also can really run (4.6). Has a pretty decent set of tools to develop into a solid backup. RB – Cedric Peerman – Virginia = His attitude is what I love. A very serious guy […]

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Andrew Johnson Interviews with NFL Draft Bible

Andrew Johnson and Kevin Grant had been preparing for months in anticipation of their March 18th Pro Day.  Unfortunately, Akron informed our clients that the Pro Day was pushed back to March 25th only a day before the originally scheduled Pro Day.  Our guys are still training hard and keeping on their diets.  Additionally, they […]

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Johnny Knox May Do Wonders For National Sports Agency

National Sports Agency got a lot of solid press for winning Spike TV’s reality show, Super Agent.  Harold Lewis and his company beat out nine other agents to win the right to represent Detroit Lions DT, Shaun Cody.  Harold also received some solid press from his interview at SportsAgentBlog.com.  But the biggest news for his […]

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Schackman’s 2009 NFL Mock Draft – Part 1

With the Super Bowl out of the way it’s now time to focus on the next biggest event: The NFL Draft. 1. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford (QB, Georgia) -Stafford is the only player that makes sense here for the Lions. As crazy as it sounds the Lions do have some weapons on offense. Now they […]

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Dynasty 2009 NFL Prospect: Kevin Grant

Kevin Grant #30 Akron University Dynasty Football 2009 NFL Draft Prospect Kevin Grant is a 6’2 250-pound senior inside linebacker for the Akron Zips.  He led the Zips’ in tackles this past season and possesses an uncanny ability to find the football.  Kevin’s extreme dedication and leadership allowed him to play and start in ALL […]