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Kawann Short < nowiki > Insert non - formatted text here < / nowiki > Kawann Arcell Short ( born February 2 , 1989 ) is an American football defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . Short played college football for Purdue University . The Carolina Panthers picked him in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft . Early years . Short was born in East Chicago , Indiana . He went to Central High School in East Chicago . There he was a two - sport athlete playing both football and basketball . He was a high school teammate of E ' Twaun Moore during basketball season , and the two lead the Cardinals to the Indiana class 4A state title in 2007 . Short committed to Purdue University on April 13 , 2007 . He was not heavily recruited as he did not land a scholarship offer from any other Football Bowl Subdivision schools . College career . Short attended Purdue University , where he played for the Purdue Boilermakers football team from 2008 to 2012 . He was a first - team All - Big Ten Conference selection in 2011 and 2012 , and received second - team All - American honors from the Associated Press in 2012 . Professional career . Pre - draft . Prior to the 2013 NFL Draft , Short was projected to be drafted in the second round by NFLDraftScout . com and as low as the third round . He was rated as the seventh - best defensive tackle in the draft . Short was invited to the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis , which started on February 23 – 26 , along with teammate Josh Johnson . Short chose Joel Segal of Lagardère Unlimited as his agent . When the NFL Combine approached , Short determined the he was unhealthy enough to participate in the event , citing a bad hamstring . At Purdue ' s Pro Day on March 1 , Short sat the event out as he was still nursing his hamstring . Purdue held a second Pro Day workout on March 25 just for Short . Carolina Panthers . Short was drafted with the 44th pick by the Carolina Panthers in the 2013 NFL Draft .
2011 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall . The Eskimos improved upon their 7 – 11 record from 2010 , after winning their eighth game on October 10 , 2011 , while also securing a berth in the playoffs in that same game . The Eskimos finished in 2nd place in the West division with a 11 – 7 record and hosted a playoff game for the first time since 2004 , ending the CFL ' s longest active drought . The Eskimos defeated their Alberta rivals , the Calgary Stampeders , 33 – 19 in the West Semi - Final , but lost to the BC Lions 40 – 23 in the West Final . Offseason . CFL Draft . The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday , May 8 , 2011 . The Eskimos had four selections in the draft , with the first coming in the second spot overall . Edmonton was then able to select the number one ranked player in offensive linemen Scott Mitchell . After a trade with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats , the Eskimos acquired the fifth overall pick and selected Nathan Coehoorn , who was described as the most " pro - ready " receiver available in the draft . Edmonton also selected Ted Laurent in the 2011 supplemental draft , and must forfeit a second - round 2012 draft pick . Notable transactions . " * Later traded back to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers " < br > " * * Later traded back to the Hamilton Tiger - Cats " < br > " * * * Later traded to the Toronto Argonauts " Regular season . Season schedule . Total attendance : 311 , 629 < br > Average attendance : 34 , 625 ( 57 . 6 % )
Larry Little Lawrence Chatmon Little ( born November 2 , 1945 ) is a former offensive guard in college and professional American football in the National Football League . He played collegiately at Bethune - Cookman College , in Daytona Beach , Florida . He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993 . Professional career . Little went unselected in 1967 , however he signed as a free agent with the American Football League ' s San Diego Chargers in 1967 and 1968 , and was traded to the AFL ' s Miami Dolphins for the 1969 season , when he was named an AFL All - Star . He then played with the National Football League Dolphins from 1970 through 1980 . " I didn ' t particularly like the trade , " Little said in the January 1974 issue of " SPORT " . " The Dolphins weren ' t much then . " Little was a key contributor to the success of the Dolphins ' punishing running attack of the early and mid - 1970s , which featured Larry Csonka , Mercury Morris , Paul Warfield and Jim Kiick . Post - playing career . He also served as head football coach of his alma mater , from 1983 to 1991 , and as head coach at North Carolina Central University from 1993 to 1998 . In addition , Little served as head coach of the Ohio Glory of the World League of American Football ( which eventually became the now defeunct NFL Europe ) . On December 16 , 1993 Larry was added to the Miami Dolphins Honor Roll . In 1999 , he was ranked number 79 on " The Sporting News " ' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players . Personal life . Little ' s younger brother , David Little , was a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers . In 2007 was named to the Florida High School Association All - Century Team which selected the Top 33 players in the 100 year history of high school football in the state of Florida ' s history .
1981 Buffalo Bills season The 1981 Buffalo Bills season was the 22nd season for the club and its 12th in the National Football League . AFC Wild Card . The Bills traveled to Shea Stadium , where the Jets were playing in their first playoff game since the 1970 merger . In a cold rain the Jets got off to a poor start as Bruce Harper fumbled the opening kickoff at his 25 and Charles Romes ran back the fumble for a touchdown . The Bills raced to a 24 – 0 lead in the second quarter as Frank Lewis caught two Joe Ferguson passes for touchdowns ; the first was a pass from the Bills 40 yard line caught by Lewis at the Jets 32 and run in , then Joe Cribbs caught a 50 - yarder , setting up Lewis ' second catch ; later Rufus Bess picked off Richard Todd and ran back 49 yards , setting up a field goal . But in the second the Jets began clawing back as Mickey Shuler caught a 30 - yard touchdown in traffic ( it was Shuler ' s first catch of the entire 1981 season ) from Todd and following a Greg Buttle interception of Ferguson Pat Leahy booted a 26 - yard field goal . A 19 - yarder from Leahy was the only score in the third , then early in the fourth Ferguson was picked off by Donald Dykes , but Todd was intercepted by Bill Simpson . Following the Simpson pick Ferguson was intercepted again , by Jerry Holmes , but the Bills defense forced a mediocre punt by Chuck Ramsey caught at the 50 . Three plays later Joe Cribbs caught a toss - sweep and ran in a 45 - yard touchdown for Buffalo . But the Jets refused to give in ; Todd tossed a 30 - yard score to Bobby Jones and later Kevin Long ran in a 1 - yard score . The Jets got the ball back in the final minutes , but a sack by Fred Smerlas led to a last - ditch Todd drive to the endzone ; after completions to Gaffney and Scott Dierking Todd fired from the Bills 11 for the endzone but was picked off by Bill Simpson , ending a 31 – 27 Bills playoff win , only the third in the team ' s history and first since winning back - to - back AFL titles in the 1964 and ' 65 seasons .
Steve Smith ( quarterback ) Steve Smith is a former American football quarterback . He was the starting quarterback for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1981 to 1983 . Smith was recruited from Grand Blanc High School in Grand Blanc , Michigan by Michigan coach Bo Schembechler . He also played high school football for Swartz Creek prior to transferring to Grand Blanc for his senior year , joining his former high school coach . Smith was considered a running quarterback and while he employed speed , agility and , good field vision , he was also a competent passer . He started all 12 games for the 1981 Wolverines and led the team to a record of 9 – 2 in the regular season and a win over UCLA in the 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl . He again started all 12 games at quarterback for the 1982 Wolverines , leading the team to a record of 8 – 3 in the regular season , and a berth in the 1983 Rose Bowl , where the Wolverines lost to UCLA , 24 – 14 . Receiver Anthony Carter was Smith ' s main target in 1981 and 1982 , earning All - American honors both years . As a senior in 1983 , Smith threw four touchdown passes in a game against the Purdue Boilermakers . He led the 1983 Wolverines to a 9 – 2 record in the regular season and a berth in the 1984 Sugar Bowl , where the Wolverines lost to Auburn , 9 – 7 . Smith was 26 – 10 as a starter for the Wolverines and passed for 42 touchdowns . He rushed 329 times for 1 , 736 yards . When he finished his career at Michigan , he was also the team ' s all time leading passer , a record that has since been surpassed .
Taylor Bennett Taylor Bennett ( born September 12 , 1985 ) is a former college football quarterback for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs . He began his collegiate career at Georgia Tech . He majored in International Affairs at Georgia Tech . He later enrolled as a graduate student majoring in Information Systems Security at Louisiana Tech in the fall of 2008 . High school . Taylor Bennett attended Lafayette High School in Wildwood , Missouri from 2000 to 2004 . College . Bennett was selected as the Yellow Jackets ' backup quarterback before the 2004 game against the Maryland Terrapins . Prior to the 2007 season , he started in two games ; in 2005 against the Connecticut Huskies when Reggie Ball had viral meningitis , and in the 2007 Gator Bowl against the West Virginia Mountaineers when Reggie Ball was academically ineligible to play . At the Connecticut game , Bennett became only the second quarterback in NCAA history to complete a pass for a touchdown in his first ever collegiate play from scrimmage . The only other quarterback to do this was former Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart . In May 2007 , Bennett was given a Spring Team honorable mention by The Sporting News in recognition of his outstanding performance in spring practice . Bennett had a mediocre showing in Georgia Tech ' s 2007 season , finishing 7 - 6 , 4 - 4 ACC , including a loss to Fresno State . After the 2007 season , Paul Johnson was named as Georgia Tech ' s new head coach . Many believed that Bennett would not fit well into Johnson ' s option offense , and in February 2008 Bennett announced that he planned to transfer to another school for the 2008 season . On April 28 , it was announced that Bennett would transfer to Louisiana Tech , and the NCAA would allow him to play in the 2008 season rather than sitting out a season as most transfers are required to do . Bennett won the starting job for the Bulldogs during 2008 fall camp . He led his new team to a victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference in the 2008 season opener . Unfortunately , this proved to be the highlight of Bennett ' s season with the Bulldogs . Over the first five games of the season Bennett completed only 39 percent of his passes . He threw 2 touchdowns and 5 interceptions and led the team to a 2 - 3 record . After a disappointing loss to Hawaii , in which Bennett threw 2 interceptions , head coach Derek Dooley announced that sophomore Ross Jenkins would start the next game against Idaho . Bennett saw little action for the rest of the season . He went 5 for 11 in only 2 games for no touchdowns and 1 interception . Sweden . During the 2009 season Bennett was the starting quarterback for the Stockholm Mean Machines in Stockholm , Sweden . A season that ended with the clubs 11th national championship . Bennettf inished his season in the EFL playing for the Stockholm Mean Machine with a 6 - 2 record although the team finished 14 - 3 . The team went on to win the national championship , thus qualifying for the Euro - Championship tournament . Taylor finished the season with 1756 yards passing , 26 touchdowns , and just 1 interception .
Jeff Wilkins Jeffrey Allen Wilkins ( born April 19 , 1972 ) , nicknamed " Money " , is a former American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers , Philadelphia Eagles and St Louis Rams of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Youngstown State University . Wilkins is currently tied for second place all time in most consecutive PATs without a miss at 371 . Early life . He played for Austintown Fitch High School in the Austintown , Ohio suburb of Youngstown . College career . At Youngstown State University , Wilkins made a school record 66 field goals , with a long of 54 ( a school record ) . Wilkins was also a member of both the 1991 and 1993 Division I - AA National Championship teams with the Penguins , the first two of four national championships the school won in the 1990s with future Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel . Wilkins was inducted in the YSU Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 . Professional career . Wilkins signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1994 , but played in just six games and did not attempt a single field goal or extra point . The following season , he joined the 49ers . While he only played in seven games , he had a superb season , kicking 12 of 13 field goals . In 1996 , he finally saw duty as his team ' s full - time kicker and did not disappoint , kicking 30 of 34 field goals and all 40 extra point attempts . In 1997 , he joined the Rams , where he played the remainder of his career and became the team ' s all time leading scorer . Wilkins assisted his team to a championship win in Super Bowl XXXIV , kicking three of four field goals and two extra points in the Rams 23 – 16 win over the Tennessee Titans . He also kicked a 50 – yard field goal in the Rams 20 – 17 loss in Super Bowl XXXVI . In 2003 , Wilkins kicked an NFL record - tying 39 field goals ( then shared with former Miami Dolphins , New Orleans Saints , Seattle Seahawks and current Chicago Bears kicker Olindo Mare ) , which stood until surpassed by Neil Rackers ' 40 field goals in 2005 . In St . Louis ' opening game of the 2006 season , Wilkins set a franchise record by kicking six field goals in their 18 – 10 win over the Denver Broncos . He also became the first Rams player ever to score over 1 , 000 points . On November 11 , 2007 , Wilkins kicked his 300th career field goal against the New Orleans Saints . Wilkins announced his retirement from the NFL on February 29 , 2008 .
Big 33 Football Classic The Big 33 Football Classic is an all - star American football game featuring the top high - school football players in Pennsylvania . Played since 1957 , the game is often described as the " Super Bowl of High School Football . " Contests currently pit players from Pennsylvania against players from Maryland , but opponents in the past have also included players from Ohio and Texas . Recent games have been held at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey , Pennsylvania . While the game was originally played with the best 33 players in each state ( hence its name ) , the organizers added a 34th player to give kickers a chance to be separate of the 33 count as to give one more non - kicker a chance to be named to the Big 33 . Thus , there are 34 players from each state who are invited to play in this game on the original roster . If there are players that are selected are unable to play , the staff of the team and the Big 33 will select other players to fill their places on the roster . In 2006 the game was moved from mid - late July to mid - late June due to the NCAA rule changes that made some coaches prohibit many players from these teams from playing in the game due to the closeness of the upcoming summer practices . In October 2012 it was announced that Pennsylvania had dropped Ohio from the BIG 33 game and replaced them with Maryland . Game - related activities . A wide variety of activities take place on the weekend of the game , typically in June or July . These activities include cheerleading exhibitions , scholarship presentations , youth clinics , and visits by the players to local hospitals , the Boys & Girls Club and other charities . Over $ 2 million in academic scholarship s have been awarded as a result of the game and its sponsors . Each team has its own host families who host a player . The Ohio players arrive in Hershey and meet their host families Friday night ( one week and a day before the game ) and the Pennsylvania players arrive in Hershey and meet their host families on Saturday at the kickoff picnic that includes the host families and cheerleaders . The players visit hospitals and receive a " Buddy " . Many of the players keep ties with their host families while in college and throughout their careers and the event is a very family - like event .
1998 Miami Dolphins season The 1998 Miami Dolphins season was the team ' s 33rd as a member of the National Football League . The Dolphins improved upon their previous season ' s output of 9 – 7 , winning ten games . The team qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year .
Robert Winslow Robert E . " Bob " Winslow ( September 18 , 1916 – January 11 , 1994 ) was an American football player and coach . He served as the head football coach at the University of Arizona from 1949 to 1951 , compiling a record of 12 – 18 – 1 . In 1944 , Winslow played for the Hollywood Rangers of the short - lived American Football League , an eight - team organization based on the Pacific Coast . Head coach Bill Sargent moved him from end to quarterback , which the United Press partly credited for the team ' s success . The Rangers finished in first place with a perfect 11 – 0 record in the league ' s only season . His son , Troy Winslow , played as a quarterback at USC in the 1960s .
Milt Morin Milton Denis Morin ( October 15 , 1942 , Leominster , Massachusetts – July 9 , 2010 , Northampton , Massachusetts ) was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League . Morin attended St . Bernard ' s High School in Fitchburg , Massachusetts , where he held records in track and field as well as being elected co - captain of the football team . After college at the University of Massachusetts , he played for the Cleveland Browns for ten seasons ( 1966 – 1975 ) . Drafted round # 1 in 1966 NFL Draft , he was voted to the Pro Bowl in 1968 and 1971 . After he made the team , team owner Art Modell called him into his office and asked Morin what salary he would have made if he became a school teacher ( Morin ' s major was education ) . He told Modell that $ 6 , 000 was the salary . Modell told him that he would pay Morin $ 6 , 000 a year as tight end . On May 11 , 2010 , Morin was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame . On July 9 , 2010 , Morin died at Cooley Dickinson Hospital of a heart attack .
Brandon Frye Brandon Lee Frye ( born January 23 , 1983 in Myrtle Beach , South Carolina ) is a former American football offensive tackle . He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Virginia Tech . Frye has also played for the Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks . College career . Frye played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies . After playing sparingly his first three seasons , he earned the starting left job at the end of the 2005 season season for the Toyota Gator Bowl against Louisville after Jimmy Martin was injured . He retained the starting job during the 2006 season and started all but two games his final year with the Hokies .
List of Baltimore Ravens first - round draft picks The Baltimore Ravens joined the National Football League ( NFL ) in 1996 as an expansion team , after former - Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell decided to relocate his team to Baltimore . The Browns were later reactivated in 1999 . The Ravens ' first selection as an NFL team was Jonathan Ogden , an offensive lineman from UCLA . The team ' s most recent first round selection was Jimmy Smith , an cornerback from Colorado . Every year during April , each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as " the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting " , which is more commonly known as the NFL Draft . Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season ' s record , with the worst record picking first , and the second worst picking second and so on . The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl ; the Super Bowl champion " always " picks 32nd , and the Super Bowl loser " always " picks 31st . Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks , players , cash , or a combination thereof . Thus , it is not uncommon for a team ' s actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick , or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades . The Ravens have never selected the number one overall pick in the draft , but they have selected the fourth overall pick twice .
1966 Atlanta Falcons season The 1966 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcon ' s inaugural season . Offseason . The Falcons attempted to acquire Green Bay Packers running back Jim Taylor . There were tensions in Green Bay because the Packers first round pick , Jim Grabowski would be groomed to take over for Taylor . The signing of Grabowski upset Taylor but he stated he would leave Green Bay once his contract expired , therefore the Falcons could not acquire the running back . Regular season . The Falcons played their first game ( preseason ) on August 1 , 1966 against the Philadelphia Eagles before a crowd of 26 , 072 at Atlanta Stadium . The Falcons would lose against the Eagles and would lose their first nine games in the regular season before finally getting their first franchise win on the road against the New York Giants , 27 - 16 . Former Giant Ernie Wheelwright scored two TD ' s receiving and ran for 51 more yards as QB Randy Johnson hit for a trio of TD ' s . Their first ever home victory was against the St . Louis Cardinals , 16 - 10 to a crowd of 57 , 169 . The Falcons ended their inaugural season at 3 - 11 , yet Tommy Nobis won the NFL Rookie of the Year Award and became the first Falcon named to the Pro Bowl .