March 6, 200422 yr Nine more granted eligibility for 2004 draft NEW YORK (March 5, 2004) -- The National Football League announced the names of nine players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2004 NFL Draft as a result of a recent federal court ruling. These players submitted written notification to the NFL prior to a March 1 deadline that they have renounced their college football eligibility. On Jan. 19, 41 players were granted special eligibility under the league's three-year eligibility rule (three football seasons after high school graduation). Following the federal court ruling on Feb. 5, in the Maurice Clarett case, underclassmen who did not meet those eligibility requirements were given the opportunity to apply for the 2004 draft. The NFL established the following procedures for such players seeking to enter the draft: * Any players seeking to enter the draft had to submit a completed Special Eligibility form to the NFL office no later than Monday, March 1. Such players had a 72-hour window after March 1 during which they could withdraw their petition for eligibility. * Players were not permitted to bypass the March 1 deadline in order to seek eligibility for a later supplemental draft, and no supplemental draft will be held to accommodate such an election. * The March 1 deadline for players seeking to enter the draft did not apply to those players who were previously eligible to apply for the draft by Jan. 15, but elected not to apply. The 2004 NFL Draft will be held on April 24-25 in New York City. The following players renounced their college football eligibility and were granted special eligibility for the 2004 NFL Draft today: Players who were granted special eligibility Player Pos. College/High School Joe Banks RB New Directions Academy HS (Baltimore, Md.) John Belisle QB Capac Community HS (Capac, Mich.) Maurice Clarett RB Ohio State University Earl Fields DT Appling County HS (Baxley, Ga.) Joe Lee WR Gates HS (Tacoma, Wash.) Ronnie McCrae DB Pasadena City College Ethan Mitchell RB Flowers HS (Springdale, Md.) Ken Petitt T Redford HS (Detroit, Mich.) Mike Williams WR University of Southern California
March 6, 200422 yr Author KJC, thanx for copy and pasting it. I'm into the Mavs and Spurs game. :thumbup
March 6, 200422 yr no problem. i cant believe a HS Quarterback actually thinks he will be drafted, my question is whether or not these kids lose all college eligability even if they arent selected...
March 6, 200422 yr That's a dumb move by some of those guys. I doubt many if any of the high schoolers will be drafted. None were in the top 25 prospects of their class.
March 6, 200422 yr i believe in football you lose all eligibility once you throw your name in the draft
March 6, 200422 yr Author I think they do lose it. I doubt any of them will get drafted because the don't have any college football experience and most/all of them aren't physically ready.
March 6, 200422 yr Wow. They're gonna die. I hope for their sakes that they don't get picked up by a team. But if they do. I almost would like to see them learn their lessons...
March 6, 200422 yr If they can think that their ready for The NFL... Do you really even belong in a place of education. It's possible if they play in a powerhouse region for HS Football they might have a shot as a camp invite but not one is from Texas or Florida. I'm not too up to date on HS Football outside of PA but I doubt any of those players have played consistently against ranked opponents in HS.
March 6, 200422 yr no 18 year old is physically ready for the NFL. its not possible Exactly. However, it's unlikely an NFL team will draft a high-schooler, unless he has amazing talent. Even if they do, this first group of guys will likely get tossed around in the NFL, and quit pretty fast.
March 6, 200422 yr Tom Lemming, a recruiting guru said he has never heard of any of the players. One of them listed a school that doesn't even have a football team. The best player of the list played for a team that went 0-10 and didn't even have an interception(he's a DB).
March 6, 200422 yr even if any of these players are picked they probably will drop to a 7th round pick. and if they do get drafted they probably wont see any playing time for a year or 2 or 3. they wil probably just be on the practice squad that can be the only positive really for a team. teach them the system until they grow into it. you can actually mature faster than going through college. but either way its a huge gamble
March 7, 200422 yr Comcast SportsNet reported on the two kids from Maryland. One goes to a school for the handicapped, and the other did not letter in football.
March 7, 200422 yr Comcast SportsNet reported on the two kids from Maryland. One goes to a school for the handicapped Someone's having a lot of fun with The NFL
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