D-3 Players in the Pros

[reality check]

Ron

Well Spach is out with an ACL but Boldin appears to be back.  It's a double-edge sword.  Jerheme is still playing along with his Cards teammates but he's not getting as many looks.  I'm sure he's okay with the circumstances.  The revamped running game isn't helping his numbers either.

I think there are contract incentives for some but I thought I heard that players receive a pro-rated salary equivalent to the pay they got each week throughout the season as long as they're in the playoffs.  I can't confirm that with anything solid though.





I know hscoach already posted that John Carroll alum Josh McDaniels was named HC in Denver but there's also a story posted in the OAC forum stating that one of McDaniels' JCU teammates, Nick Caserio, is in line for a promotion with the departure of Scott Pioli.  Caserio has been in the Pats front office for 8 years.  It's a cool story for those two as Caserio displaced McDaniels as JCU QB and threw a couple TD passes to Josh in their college days.

[Ron Boerger]

The Spach injury actually may hurt the Cards more than Boldin's.  Spach was a big part of getting that running game going and the other TEs not only have not been as successful in the run game but are battling nagging injuries.

A nice story in today's San Antonio Express-News on Urban and the Cards' upcoming game.  I guess they figured with the Eagles coming to town, they'd better write the story while they had the chance.   

[Ron Boerger]

With the Cards' victory today, Jerheme Urban will become a member of an elite fraternity:  players to appear in both the D3 and NFL championships.   

Let's hope Feb 1, 2009 turns out better for Urb than December, 2002.

[Ralph Turner]

With the Cards' victory today, Jerheme Urban will become a member of an elite fraternity:  players to appear in both the D3 and NFL championships.   

Let's hope Feb 1, 2009 turns out better for Urb than December, 2002.

Simple. Keep the Arizona QB off the RiverWalk! 

[historymajor]

The great young man that Jerheme is, will represent Trinity, the SCAC and DIII football well!  I KNOW you won't have to worry about any 'Riverwalk' incidents with him.  Those close to him are VERY proud!

[Ron Boerger]

Have not had a chance to listen since I'm at work, but the SCAC blog has an audio interview with Urban. 

[Ron Boerger]

Jerheme Urban is doing a daily Super Bowl blog for his hometown newspaper. 

[Ron Boerger]

Putting this thread to rest for the season:  Jerheme Urban saw *extremely* limited duty in the first three quarters of Super Bowl XLIII, not even seeing as much time on special teams as normal.  He finally got in when the Cards made their push in the fourth quarter and had one catch for 18 yds.   He only saw one other pass his way which Warner overthrew. 

Congratulations to Jerheme and the Cards on a very fine season.  I suspect that if he would have been in on the last play of the first half, James Harrison would not have made it to the end zone.

[Knightstalker]

And to be fair, he should have been called for holding on Fitzgeralds touchdown.

[PA_wesleyfan]

Here's alittle blurb on Welsey's Larry Breavers,

http://athletics.wesley.edu/sports/fball/2008-09/news/20090311_udpro.

I understand that the Colts and Jags had him return for another workout and the Colts called for tapes.

[coocooforcoekohawk]

Fred Jackson - DIII NFL player of the year!

or at least challenging London Fletcher for that title.

[Ron Boerger]

The CFL's Edmonton Eskimos have signed Millsaps QB Juan Joseph:

http://www.esks.com/default.aspx?tabid=1114

I hope the talented young Mr. Joseph can adjust to the "somewhat cooler" Canadian fall weather.   

[Ralph Turner]

Thanks to crufootball for this post...

Jerrell Freeman signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, a CFL team.

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=270891&lid=sublink01&lpos=headlines_cfl

[BoBo]

Previously, the Roughriders signed former UWW LB A.J. Raebel, who they list as a DE and Justin Beaver. They appear to have a big interest in former DIII players!!

[Toby Taff]

Previously, the Roughriders signed former UWW LB A.J. Raebel, who they list as a DE and Justin Beaver. They appear to have a big interest in former DIII players!!

I'm sure Mr Beaver greatly prefers seeing Mr Freeman in the same uniform.