Hawkeyes in the NFL - lots of them.

QUOTE from Tom Stoppard, writer: 'Look on every exit as being an entrance somewwhere else.'


Yesterday I wrote about Gopher and Viking football in Minnesota. Today I'm going to write about Hawkeye football. Head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes is Kirk Ferentz. Ferentzs' resume looks like this: former offensive line coach at Iowa in the 1980s under Hayden Fry; head coach at the University of Maine from 1989 to 1992; offensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens from 1992 to 1999; and head coach of the Hawkeyes from 1999 to the present.

With seven years of experience in the NFL Ferentz knows what it takes to play in the NFL. At the present time Ferentz has 33 players on NFL teams. He has had numerous others but they are no longer playing due to retirement or injury. In fact many NFL coaches call Ferentz to see what he recommends from his current crop of Hawkeye players. In some instances he calls them like he did with Marshall Yanda and the Ravens.

Today I'm going to start listing the 1911 Hawkeyes on NFL rosters.
1. Pat Angerer, Colts - 6-foot, 235-pound second-year linebacker.
2. Jonathon Babineaux, Falcons - 6-2, 296. Seventh-year defensive tackle.
3. Jason Baker, Panthers - 6-2, 205, 11th year punter.
4. Christian Ballard, Vikings - 6-4, 283, Rookie defensive tackle.
5. Bryan Bulaga - 6-5, 314. Second-year offensive lineman.
6. Scott Chandler Bills - 6-7, 268. Fourth-year tight end.

There will be more tomorrow.

HUMOR for today:

I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.

Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.



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