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Floyd Reese
Floyd Reese (August 8, 1948 – August 21, 2021) was an American professional football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL). From 1994 to 2006, he held the position of general manager of the Tennessee Titans. Reese then served as an analyst on ESPN's NFL Live, and as a writer on ESPN.com before joining the New England Patriots as a senior football advisor. As a general manager, Reese drafted three NFL Rookie of the Year Award winners among his 11 first round draft choices: running back Eddie George in 1996, defensive end Jevon Kearse in 1999, and quarterback Vince Young in 2006. Reese also drafted NFL co-MVP quarterback Steve McNair. College career Reese was a three-year letterman and three-year starter (making 28 of 30 starts) for the University of California, Los Angeles. He was voted UCLA rookie of the year in 1967. Reese was part of a Bruins defense that gave up only 103 points (ninth best in school history) and posted an 8-1-1 record his senior y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 All-Pacific-8 Conference Football Team
The 1969 All-Pacific Coast football team consisted of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP), the United Press International (UPI), and the Pacific-8 Conference coaches (Coaches) as the best college football players by position in the Pacific Coast region during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The AP and UPI selections included players from within and outside the Pacific-8 Conference. The Coaches selections were limited to Pacific-8 players. The 1969 UCLA Bruins football team led all other programs with nine players selected to one or more of the first teams. UCLA's first-team players were: running backs Greg Jones (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1) and Mickey Cureton (UPI-1); end Gwen Cooper (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); offensive tackle Gordon Bosserman (UPI-1); offensive guard Dennis Alumbaugh (AP-1, Coaches-1); defensive tackles Floyd Reese (AP-1, Coaches-1) and Wes Grant (Coaches-1); linebacker Mike Ballou (AP-1, UPI-1, Coaches-1); and defensive b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve McNair
Stephen LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009),Steve McNair Found Dead . '''', July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009. nicknamed "Air McNair", was an American professional who played in the (NFL) for 14 seasons. He started his first two seasons with the |
National Football League Most Valuable Player Award
In American football, most valuable player (MVP) awards are given by various entities to the National Football League (NFL) player who is considered the most valuable during the regular season. Organizations which issue an NFL MVP award include the Associated Press (AP) and the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA). Since the 2011 season, the NFL has held the annual NFL Honors ceremony, which recognizes the winner of the Associated Press MVP award. The first award described as a most valuable player award was the Joe F. Carr Trophy, presented by the NFL from to . Other organizations that previously issued an MVP include ''The Sporting News'', United Press International (UPI), and the Jim Thorpe Trophy by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA). List of winners See also * List of NFL awards * NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award * NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award * American Football League Most Valuable Player Award * Bert Bell Award The Bert Bell Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 NFL Draft
The 2006 NFL draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City, New York, at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by NFL Network. Having signed a contract with the Houston Texans on the evening before the draft, Mario Williams, a defensive end from North Carolina State, became the draft's first pick. The selection surprised many commentators, who predicted that the Texans would draft Southern California running back Reggie Bush or Texas quarterback Vince Young. Ohio State produced the most first round selections (five), while Southern California produced the most overall selections (eleven). Twenty-seven compensatory and supplemental compensatory selections were distributed amongst seventeen teams; Tampa Bay, Baltimore, and Tennessee each held three compensatory picks. The league also held a supplemental dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Young
Vincent Paul Young Jr. (born May 18, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Young was selected by the Tennessee Titans as the third overall pick in the 2006 NFL draft, and he was also selected to be the '' Madden NFL 08'' cover athlete. Young played college football for the Texas Longhorns, and is often mentioned among the greatest quarterbacks in NCAA history. As a junior, he received the Davey O'Brien Award, given annually to the best college quarterback in the nation. He finished second behind Reggie Bush in Heisman Trophy voting. After the Heisman voting, Young led his team to a BCS National Championship against Bush's defending BCS national champion USC Trojans in the 2006 Rose Bowl, a game lauded as one of the most-anticipated and greatest in the history of college football. Texas retired Young's jersey on August 30, 2008. He spent the first five seasons of his career with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 NFL Draft
The 1999 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 17–18, 1999, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. Five quarterbacks were selected in the first round — Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb, Akili Smith, Daunte Culpepper, and Cade McNown — the second highest amount (along with the 2018 and 2021 drafts) after the six selected in 1983 and 2024. The draft also marked the second time after 1971 that the first three selections were quarterbacks. Only McNabb and Culpepper would have successful careers, while Couch, Smith, and McNown are generally regarded as draft busts. McNabb, the most successful of the five, was also the only to appear in a Super Bowl. In addition to the quarterback selections, the dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jevon Kearse
Jevon Kearse (born September 3, 1976), nicknamed "the Freak", is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the late 1990s and 2000s. Kearse played college football for the Florida Gators, earning All-American honors and was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 1998. Kearse was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the first round pick of the 1999 NFL draft. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles for four seasons between his two stints with the Titans. During his first five years with the Titans, he was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1999. His speed (4.43-second 40-yard dash) and wingspan, coupled with a vertical leap, greatly impressed coaches and earned him the nickname "the Freak". Early life Kearse was born on September 3, 1976, in Fort Myers, Florida. He attended North Fort Myers High School in North Fort Myers,databaseFo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 NFL Draft
The 1996 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The NFL draft, draft was held April 20–21, 1996 NFL season, 1996, at the The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York (state), New York. No teams chose to claim any players in the NFL draft#Supplemental draft, supplemental draft that year. As a result of the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, all draft rights held by the deactivated Cleveland Browns franchise were transferred to the new Baltimore Ravens franchise. On draft day, the History of the St. Louis Rams, St. Louis Rams Jerome Bettis trade, traded running back Jerome Bettis and a third-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a second round pick for that year, as well as a fourth round pick the 1997 NFL draft, following year. The trade was made immedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie George
Edward Nathan George Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is an American college American football, football coach and former running back who is the head football coach at Bowling Green Falcons football, Bowling Green State University. He previously served as the head coach at Tennessee State Tigers football, Tennessee State University from 2021 Tennessee State Tigers football team, 2021 to 2024 Tennessee State Tigers football team, 2024. He played college football at Ohio State Buckeyes football, Ohio State from 1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, 1992 to 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, 1995. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 9 seasons from 1996 to 2004, primarily for the Houston Oilers, Houston / Tennessee Titans, Tennessee Oilers / Titans franchise. George was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Abington Senior High School until the 10th grade, and then transferred to Fork Union Military Academy. He enrolled at Ohio State University and pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NFL Rookie Of The Year Award
Various entities present an NFL Rookie of the Year award each season to the top rookies in the National Football League (NFL). The NFL considers the (rookie) of the year awards by the Associated Press (AP) to be its official honor. Since 2011, the AP awards have been presented at the NFL Honors. Associated Press (AP) Offensive winners (1967–present) Defensive winners (1967–present) Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) Rookie of the Year awards have been given annually to an offensive and defensive rookie in the NFL since 1969, except in 1985. In 2013, PFWA began selecting an overall NFL rookie of the year in addition to its offensive and defensive honors. The winners are chosen by ''Pro Football Weekly'' writers/editors and PFWA members. Winners (2013–present) Offensive winners (1969–present) Defensive winners (1969–present) ''The Sporting News'' ''The Sporting News'' NFL Rookie of the Year award is cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NFL Live
''NFL Live'' (stylized as ''NFL Live presented by FanDuel Sportsbook'' for sponsorship reasons) is an American National Football League (NFL) studio show, currently airing Monday through Friday at 4:00 p.m ET on sports cable channel ESPN, and rebroadcasts at 5:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Formerly known as ''NFL 2Night'', the program is one of the few NFL-related studio programs to air during the week along with '' NFL Insiders''. As such, ''NFL Live'' is not a highlight show, as Sunday and Monday game highlights are handled by the various other NFL studio shows, including ''NFL Primetime'' during the season. Unlike shows for other sports, ''NFL Live'' even runs throughout the entire offseason. Since 2005, ''NFL Live'' has been presented in high definition on ESPN HD. Beginning in 2011, ''NFL Live'' expanded to a full hour. ESPN announced that beginning in August 2020, Laura Rutledge would assume hosting duties of the program, along with Ryan Clark, Keyshawn Johnson, Mina Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
