Lauren Silberman (per Elitedaily.com)

Good Monday Morning to You All!

I have some NFL news links to share with you and then … videos! Yay! Here we go!

Girl Kicker

So Lauren Silberman’s try out at the NFL Regional Combine in New Jersey didn’t exactly go well.

In fact, it only lasted two kicks… that didn’t even go 20 yards.

Lauren, a 28-year-old New York City resident who played club soccer at the University of Wisconsin, made history by being the first woman to participate in a regional combine. She told NFL.com last month it was a dream to be “trying out to play in the world’s most competitive football league.”

Lauren’s kickoffs traveled 19 and 13 yards, respectively. After her second kick, she waved over a trainer, effectively ending her day. She later told reporters she aggravated a quadriceps injury she suffered last week while training.

NFL.com’s Aditi Kinkhabwala  said Lauren didn’t kick a single ball during her 30-minute warmup, opting instead to do push-ups and abdominal crunches. Lauren told Kinkhabwala she had been kicking footballs for only a couple of months and wouldn’t divulge what was the longest distance she had kicked. » Continue reading “Monday Morning Blitz: Girl Kicker, Teo and Two Videos”

With the 29th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings selected Notre Dame safety Harrison Smith.

Here’s a little bit of information on Harrison from NFL.com, “Harrison is an ultra-athletic, big and smart safety who has roamed the secondary as a four-year starter and senior captain for Notre Dame. He is the type of safety who is always involved, using his quickness, recognition and overall body control to react effectively to plays. While he has just adequate speed, he makes up for this deficiency with strong play recognition and anticipation, and he is often in a position to make a play on the ball. Overall, Smith is a smart, athletic defender who should push to start early in a zone-heavy NFL scheme. Expect him to contend for a late first-round selection with the help of impressive postseason workouts and interviews.”

Sounds good right? Well … the look isn’t that bad either! Harrison is today’s Tight End Tuesday!

Not bad, huh!

Well, I won’t bore you anymore about Harrison … here’s some more pictures!  » Continue reading “Tight End Tuesday: Harrison Smith”