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...shocking setback for Ivy League football, neither Harvard wide receiver Carl Morris nor offensive lineman Jamil Soriano was selected in this weekend’s NFL draft...
...works out with trainers at Harvard and has participated in individual workouts here for NFL teams that want to see more. Recently, representatives from the Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens have visited, and Morris was invited down to Maryland to work out for the Washington Redskins...
...fill a size need at wide receiver. While in the Ivy League he could outrun and out-jump most defensive backs, Morris’ strength in the pros will be his ability to go across the middle of the field and make the catch. Morris has also emphasized to NFL coaches that the “pro-style” offense run by Harvard coach Tim Murphy strengthened his ability to read defenses and get open...
Morris and Soriano are doubtless helped by the recent history of Harvard graduates in the NFL. Offensive lineman Matt Birk ’98, a member of the Vikings, has been a perennial All-Pro. Isaiah Kacyvenski ’00, who Morris still talks with frequently, is now a starting linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks...
...this after one brief flash on television. The goal, of course, is that next time America sees “Morris” on ESPN, it will be on the back of an NFL jersey...