IL1 Toledo Mud Hens

Toledo Mud Hens Subject of NFL Boot Camp

Published on April 29, 2013 under International League (IL1)
Toledo Mud Hens News Release


Twenty three current and former NFL players -- including 12-year NFL veteran CHARLIE BATCH, 2012 Patriots Hall of Fame inductee TROY BROWN, and 2001 Heisman Trophy winner ERIC CROUCH -- will take part in the first-ever NFL Sports Journalism & Communications Boot Camp from May 13-16 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. With the new longer offseason, the boot camp is one of a record 10 training programs for post-NFL careers that NFL Player Engagement offers to current and former players.

The four-day program will focus on improving each player's writing skills for newspapers, radio, and the expanding digital media industry. A field exercise at a Toledo Mud Hens home game will include a mock press conference as part of the player's game coverage. Players will write and record their own radio commentary as part of one of the other planned exercises.

"The Mud Hens are honored to be part of the collaboration between the NFL and Bowling Green State University for its inaugural "˜ NFL Sports Journalism & Communications Boot Camp', " says Joe Napoli, president and general manager of the Toledo Mud Hens. "This is an exciting opportunity for us to provide former professional athletes the use our facilities to learn another aspect of sports."

Faculty for the boot camp will include ED BOUCHETTE ( Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ), PETER KING ( Sports Illustrated, NBC), and B ARRY WILNER ( Associated Press ) as well as former NFL players-turned-journalists S OLOMON WILCOTS (CB S, NFL Network ), MATT BOWEN MATT CHATHAM (Boston Herald), and BUCKY BROOKS (NFL.com and NFL Network).

The boot camp is hosted by the BGSU School of Media and Communications and the Sport Management program and was developed with NFL Player Engagement, under the auspices of the Richard A. Maxwell Sport Media Project.

Player enrollment criteria include previous participation in NFL Player Engagement programs, prior media experience, essays, and NFL playing experience.

Following are the NFL players participating in the NFL Sports Journalism & Communications Boot Camp:

Player Current/Former team(s)

Brendon Ayanbadejo Free agent

Charlie Batch Free agent

Ralph Brown Former (NYG, MIN, CLV, ARZ)

Troy Brown Former (NE)

LaMar Campbell Former (DET)

Bryon Chamberlain Former (DEN, MIN, WAS)

Eric Crouch Former (STL)

Derrick Dockery Free Agent

Leger Douzable Free Agent

Jamie Duncan Former (TB, STL, ATL)

Andre Fluellen DET

Jay Foreman Former (BUF, HOU, NYG, SF)

Nick Ferguson Former (NYJ, DEN, HOU)

Kendall Gammon Former (PIT, NO, KC)

Ken Hamlin Former (SEA, DAL, BAL, IND)

Erin Henderson MIN

Tyoka Jackson Former (MIA, TB, STL, DET)

Austen Lane JAX

Ovie Mughelli Former (BAL, ATL)

Brady Poppinga Free Agent

Denard Walker Former (TEN, DEN, MIN, OAK)

Ellis Wyms Former (TB, SEA, MIN)

Michael Young Former (ARZ)

For further information, please visit, https://www.nflplayerengagement.com.

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