Scott Farley Scott Farley was an American football defensive back for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League . Former Eph football and track standout and All - American , Scott Farley has been drafted by the Rhein ( Germany ) Fire of NFL Europa . Farley will be in Tampa , beginning March 11th for a two - week tryout with the Rhein Fire in the hopes of securing his second contract to play in the league . In 2004 Farley , a Williamstown native and Mt . Greylock graduate , played strong safety for the Berlin Thunder whens they won the World Bowl to become champions of NFL Europe . The head coach of the Thunder was Rick Lantz , who is currently the head coach of the Rhein Fire . Farley was a free agent signee with the New England Patriots out of Williams and was in the Patriots Camp for two years , before being released in 2004 . After leaving the Patriots Farley signed with the Carolina Panthers and made it deep into training camp in 2005 , before a serious hamstring injury curtailed his bid to make the team . Over the last 18 months Farley had surgery on his hamstring , rehabilitated with a physical therapist , got cut from the Panthers , bought house , worked out on his own with the intention of making one last drive for the NFL and took a job as a co - teacher in an inner city kindergarten . His decision to co - teach kindergarten was by design . " Co - teaching allowed me to get paid to practice patience and to see if I want to teach and coach later on , " said Farley . " I thinking teaching and coaching the game I love is where I will end up when my playing days are over . It was a great introduction to teaching and it allowed me to have the kind of day that permitted me to set up a standard workout schedule . " " I have not played football or had any contact for 18 months , so I ' m anxious to get down to Tampa and see what I can do , " said Farley . " Not only will I be trying to win a spot on the Rhein Fire , but all of the NFL teams will have coaches there observing all of the NFL Europa tryouts , so I have a chance to make a statement . " Farley is in the best shape he can be , but he cannot simulate game experiences and judge his improvement against others until he gets to Tampa . " The last time I was in camp with the Panthers I weighed 215 and was in great shape , but I think my current weight of 205 gives me a little more quickness , " Farley said . Farley was named to three All - American football teams his senior year at Williams - - 1st Team AFCA , 1st Team D3football . com , and 2nd Team Hewlett Packard . He was also selected to play in the Aztec Bowl vs . Mexico , but had to decline the opportunity due to class conflicts . He was also selected to play for the U . S . against Mexico in the Aztec Bowl , but Farley was unable to compete due to academic conflicts . Farley did a little bit of everything for the Ephs in his senior year ( 2002 ) . He kicked off , kicked FGs and PATs , punted , returned punts and kickoffs and lined up at WR and strong safety . He caught nine passes for 108 yards and one TD . Farley returned 17 punts for 106 yards and two kickoffs for 25 yards . He converted 30 of 34 PAT and hit on four of six FG attempts . He tied for team - high in points with 48 . He recorded 35 tackles on the year ( 17 solos ) and he had two tackles for a loss . He posted team - highs in interceptions with four and in pass - breakups with 14 . He led NESCAC in punting with an average of 38 . 8 yards and 20 of his 31 punts went inside the opposition ' s 20 - yard line . Farley was named was the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year . External Links . www . iberkshires . com