TODD GURLEY ... FOOTBALL CAMP

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ANDREW ADAMS ... FOOTBALL CAMP!!!

Major s/o to ANDREW ADAMS & the rest of his NFL friends that hosted an outstanding #FOOTBALLCAMP @ #WOODWARDACADEMY!

These gentlemen believe in giving back to their communities & making a positive difference!!!

Much love to my brother Derrick Headlines Hayes a.k.a. Mr. #EnTIEtainer!  At the conclusion of the camp, he did a great presentation using his DERRICKISMS & sharing with the young student-athletes the importance of wearing ties & how to tie a tie!  #PRICELESS ...

Thank you & #SALUTE everyone that made this football camp a success!!!

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JORDAN MOORE ... #30 with the DENVER BRONCOS

S/O to @jmoiam ... Jordan Moore ... for coming through & doing an outstanding interview with "100 YARDS OF SPORTS!" (Video Show) with @theatlantavoice ... Vincent Turner & Barry Brown ...

Jordan Moore is a young man that is focused on his NFL career with the Denver Broncos & giving back to his community via his 30 Gang Foundation!  Keep handling your business Jordan Moore!

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The Odds of Making it to the NFL --- A Realistic View ...

Parents, please take note of this information.  It is critical that we understand what our children are facing so that we may make the best decisions possible!

The Student-Athlete Playbook (Success in the Classroom, Sports & Life!) addresses this very information ... http://bit.ly/TheStudentAthletePlaybook

"THE STUDENT-ATHLETE PLAYBOOK" STUDENT-ATHLETE'S of the WEEK (7/16/16)

July 16, 2016's STUDENT-ATHLETE'S of the WEEK on bit.ly/100YARDSOFFBSPORTSTALKRADIO were ...

CAYLA BROWN (Rising 9th at Jonesboro High School; 3.7 GPA; Volleyball Player; M.D. Roberts Middle School Female Student-Athlete of the Year!!!)

DEVON ALLEN (Oregon University Ducks; Wide Receiver & World Class 110 meters Hurdler that is representing the United States in Rio in the summer Olympics of 2016; In the 2014 National Semi-Final's Football game against Florida State University, he tore his ACL and has worked through adversity to come back, and now represent his country in the 2016 Summer Olympics!)

JOSHUA DOBBS (Aerospace Engineering Major at the University of Tennessee; Starting QB for the Vols; Former Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta, GA Standout; Named one of the smartest college football players by NFL.com in 2014; He has interned at Pratt & Whitney where he learned about design, manufacturing and service of air craft engines for the United States government!)

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FOOTBALL PLAYER SUCCESS ON & OFF THE FIELD!!!

Justin Houston's NFL Success a Lesson to Teams That Run Scared on Draft Day

By Mike Freeman, NFL National Lead Writer 

Jul 17, 2015

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It was four years ago, early in 2011, and a general manager was on the phone, ranting. He interrupted himself to pose a question: How could Justin Houston be so damn stupid?

Then, the rant continued. Houston would never make it as a pro. He doesn't have the head for it. Or the work ethic. He is destined to be a failure. Why? The reason, this general manager explained, was because Houston had failed a combine drug test, for marijuana.

The combine drug test is called an "intelligence test" by teams, because players invited to the combine know months in advance when the test is coming. No one should ever fail it. But a select few seem to every year, and that year Houston did.

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Houston at the 2011 combine.

Thus the general manager's rant. To some (perhaps many) team executives in the sport, a failed combine drug test is one of the most egregious mistakes a prospect can make. (It shouldn't be seen that way, but it is.) The executive criticizing Houston wasn't alone. More than a few were hammering him to me and other journalists.

And the criticism of Houston didn't stop with just words. Before the failed test, Houston was a certain first-round pick. In fact, there were some in the league who felt he was a top-10 player. But the failed test caused Houston to fall to the third round, 70th overall.

Some players drafted ahead of Houston were Christian Ponder, Nick Fairley and Blaine Gabbert: maybe a bust, probably a bust and definitely a bust.

Houston was supposed to be a cautionary tale, and maybe in some ways he still is one. But something else happened entirely.

There is an obvious lesson here. Should Houston have failed that drug test? No, of course not. But passing on him until the third round was a stupendously dumb overreaction by teams.

We see just how dumb four years later. Houston just signed a massive six-year, $101 million contract with the Chiefs, representing just how flawed teams' draft preparation and strategy can be.

What the combine's athletic and football tests show is the potential for physical growth; how fast a player can be and how high he can jump and how far he can throw. What the combine lacks, what it has always lacked, is projecting maturity. How does a player rebound from mistakes like, say, getting busted for a pot test at the combine?

To some teams, a failed test means a player shouldn't be drafted as early as planned. There is almost a form of collusion, with clubs collectively declining to draft the player, until one team breaks away from the pack and does.

There is also the fact that drafting players later for what is a relatively minor offense saves the team money. 

Houston did something that a lot of teams apparently didn't think to expect:
He grew up. He grew quickly.

"He's one of the top players in the National Football League and a premier pass-rusher," Chiefs general manager John Dorsey said in a statement sent to reporters. "As we've said from the beginning, Justin the football player, and the person, is someone we wanted to be a part of our organization. We are very happy that he will remain a member of the Chiefs."

In a conference call with reporters, Houston said, "Once you get paid, it's not like you won the lottery. You still got work to do. You still have to prove yourself. You can still get better each and every day, so that's my goal."

If you're the Chiefs, that's exactly what you want to hear.

I'm told by a source on the Chiefs that Houston has become so trusted in the organization "he's basically a de facto assistant coach."

It's obviously not a shock the Chiefs totally trust Houston. They just handed him $52.5 million in guarantees. They had better trust him.

Please, don't misunderstand; this is to not to say Houston will never get in trouble. He might. Despite his superhuman abilities, he's still a person with flaws, like all of us.

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Tyrann Mathieu

In the past year or so, when the NFL's headlines have been bleaker than the Plutonianlandscape, here is a guy who seemingly has figured it out and was rewarded for it. As he should have been.

He's not alone. One of the more remarkable transformations has been Arizona safety TyrannMathieu. Mathieu had a well-documented drug problem at LSU, but players on the Cardinals tell me he has been nothing but the consummate professional. If Mathieu can stay healthy, he might go down as one of the enduring success stories in recent league history.

No, no player should fail a combine drug test for pot, yet it also shouldn't be a near-career death sentence, either.

No matter how much a general manager yells about it.

Mike Freeman covers the NFL for Bleacher Report.
 

Are You Black Enough? What does Charles Barkley think?

*Thoughts by Coach Brown


In 2014, it is amazing that we have gotten to a point as African-American/Black people where we have a large segment of our population that actually believes that being smart, setting goals, working hard to achieve those goals and being successful is not what black people do.

This type of mind-set breeds self-hate which makes one person truly not like another person because that successful person chose to improve themselves and work towards a better life!

When someone chooses to not value learning, education, hard work, personal development and being smart; that decision usually leads to terrible results like homelessness, not eating everyday, wearing worn out clothes, etc.

Our young people must learn & truly understand that a basic education and graduation from high school is essential to their long-term earning potential success. They must also understand that learning a skill and trade that someone is willing to pay you for over and over again is very important!

My father and mother are being honored this upcoming weekend for their roles in the Civil Rights Student Movement of the 1960's when they attended Clark College (now Clark-Atlanta University). My brother and I would not be who we are today if it wasn't for our parents instilling certain values within us and having certain expectations of us. I am very grateful to my parents for loving me enough to teach me, discipline me and love me some more!!!

Parents, let's teach our children how to love themselves and want to be something positive in life, so that they will want to see other people be positive and successful in life!!!

LET'S BREAK THE CYCLE!!! READ WHAT CHARLES BARKLEY HAS TO SAY BELOW. ONE LOVE!!!

(CNN) -- Charles Barkley hasn't met a sensitive topic he couldn't dig into, and now he's speaking on what he calls a "dirty, dark secret" in the African-American community.

During an interview with a Philadelphia radio station, Barkley expounded on claims that Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson wasn't liked by some of his teammates in part because he wasn't considered to be "black enough."

Barkley said he wasn't at all surprised.

"There are a lot of black people who are unintelligent, who don't have success," Barkley said. "It's best to knock a successful black person down 'cause they're intelligent, they speak well, they do well in school, and they're successful. It's crabs in a barrel. ... We're the only ethnic group that says, 'hey, if you go to jail, it gives you street cred.' "

The concept of "crabs in a barrel" isn't new, and it's universal. If you've ever seen a bucket of crabs at the market, the ones at the bottom will try to pull down the crabs that are closer to the top.

"I lived this, and if it weren't for my parents I wouldn't have pushed through it," one Twitter user said in response to Barkley's comments.

Education advocate and CNN contributor Dr. Steve Perry is another observer who agrees with Barkley.

"Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we're never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people," Barkley said. "When you're black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It's a dirty, dark secret; I'm glad it's coming out."Others have been irked by Barkley's delivery. When Perry tweeted that he applauded Barkley's remarks, some responded that they bristled at Barkley's tendency to generalize the experience of an entire group.

The controversy began with an item from Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman, who said some of Wilson's Seahawks teammates don't care for him because "they think he's too close to the front office," he "doesn't always take the blame with teammates for mistakes he makes," and "some of the black players think Wilson isn't black enough."

"There is ... an element of race that needs to be discussed," Freeman said of Wilson's relationship with his teammates. "My feeling on this -- and it's backed up by several interviews with Seahawks players -- is that some of the black players think Wilson isn't black enough. This is an issue that extends outside of football, into African-American society, though it's gotten better recently. Well-spoken blacks are seen by some other blacks as not completely black. Some of this is at play." (Bleacher Report shares a parent company with CNN.)

The report has been denied by Seahawks player Richard Sherman, who said the accusations were "made up," and Wilson too has shaken off Freeman's point of view.

"Black enough? I don't even know what that means," Wilson said. "I'm just an educated, well-spoken male."

But to Barkley, Freeman's assertions are a very real part of being successful and black.

"For some reason we're brainwashed to think if you're not a thug or an idiot, you're not black enough. If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent and don't break the law, you're not a good black person," he said. "It's a dirty dark secret. I hate to bring white people into our crap, but as a black person, we all go through it when you're successful."

A High School kicker hits a 64-yarder!!!

Thoughts by Coach Brown

I do not know about you, but when I was in high school playing football, I don't believe I could have kicked a 64-yard field goal. I was an above average (All-County/All-Region) Cornerback/Safety in a great program, but there was no way in the world for me to fanthom the kickers on my team or any other team that we played against kicking a 64-yard field goal!!!

When you read the article below, you will see that Austin Pacheco did just that; he kicked a 64-yard field go with little bit to spare!

The great thing about the story is that Austin received props from the other team! Great sportsmanship, great kicking ability and what a gutsy call by Austin's coach!

Congratulations to Austin and his team, and I hope Austin continues to kick the ball well because it looks like he has a bright future!

Enjoy the article! One Love!

Statistically speaking: Kicker hits incredible 64-yard field goal

By Cameron Smith

On Friday night, Carson (Nev.) High placekicker Austin Pacheco did something at the high school level that no one has ever done in a competitive NFL game: He hit a field goal from 64 yards out.

As reported by the Associated Press and Carson City Nevada Appeal, Pacheco drilled a 64-yard field-goal attempt with 27 seconds remaining to lift Carson to a 27-24 victory against Bishop Manogue (Nev.) High School.

"I'm still in shock," Pacheco told the Nevada Appeal. "I knew it was good as soon as I hit it. The snap was perfect and the hold was perfect. The wind was blowing to the right and I played it perfectly.
"I wasn't surprised that coach let me try. He told me before the game that anything 65 and under we had a chance. We did what we could do."

Pacheco's kick stands as the second longest in Nevada state history, behind a 1985 68-yard effort from Reno (Nev.) High kicker Dirk Borgognone which stands as both the Nevada and national high school record. Pacheco's kick was also long enough to tie for the fourth-longest field goal in high school football history.

Perhaps most strikingly, Pacheco's kick actually came from farther out than any NFL kicker has hit from in a professional game. Raiders place-kicker Sebastian Janikowski connected on a 63-yarder in his team's season-opening victory against the Broncos to tie for the longest in league history, but that kick was still a full yard shorter than the one Pacheco hit on Friday.

While everyone on the Bishop Manogue sideline was stunned to see Pacheco line up to attempt the game-winning field goal, his own coach said he never doubted his decision to attempt the field goal then and there, rather than go for a first down with his team facing a fourth-and-13 situation.

As you can see above, the kick would have been good from even farther back. 70 yards? It sure looked like it had a chance.

"I don't know what to say," Carson coach Blair Roman told the Nevada Appeal. "You might have to wait a minute.

"That [field goal] broke the NFL record. I know it was off a tee and I know it was wind-aided, but it was a great kick. It was fourth-and-13, and we're not a fourth-and-13 team. I knew he had the leg to make it."

After the game ended, even Bishop Manogue coach Paul Mills was still struggling to come to grips with the fact that his squad had just lost out to a 64-yard field goal. In fact, he was still stunned that Carson even had the gumption to attempt one.

"We knew it was going to come down to the wire," said Mills. "One of the kids on the sideline said the tee's out there and I was thinking the tee from the previous kick. Then I'm looking out there and they're lining up for a field goal.

"The kid nailed it. My hat's off to him. That's a great job in a very pressure-filled situation. Wind-aided or not, he got the job done and there's a lot of variables when you're kicking that far."