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...former Crimson football stars Jamil Soriano and Carl Morris, both ’03, this spring promises study abroad of a different flavor. The alums, both of whom spent parts of this past pro season on NFL practice squads, have been allocated by their teams to play in the NFL Europe for its 2004 season...
...dream is to play in the NFL, of course I’d love to play in the NFL,” Copple said. “I realize my chances aren’t that great—no one’s are—but after talking to Chris Eitzmann, he convinced me if you’re good enough to play in the NFL then you’re going to play, whether it’s [coming from] Division III or Division I. You can develop your skills anywhere...
...that Harvard has an athletic “reputation” implies that people without ties to the university actually care about what happens on that patch of land across the river from the main campus. In general, if you’re a high school football stud with NFL dreams, your first stop on that road is going to be a school like Nebraska, Virginia, Oregon, or Colorado State—all schools that heavily recruited Copple...
...players who spend their college years in the Ivy League. And Harvard coach Tim Murphy, knowing where Copple was coming from, artfully suggested to the kid from Lincoln Southeast High to get in touch with another Nebraska transplant—former Crimson captain, starting tight end and one-time NFL player Chris Eitzmann...
...Because the NFL cannot prevail on any of these defenses, the rule must be sacked." SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, U.S. District Court judge, using football metaphors in her ruling that the NFL's eligibility rule for teenagers violates antitrust laws...