23 former and current NFL players will take part in the league’s sixth annual NFL Broadcast Bootcamp to take place June 18-21 at the NFL Films complex in Mt. Laurel, NJ.
The program, which runs from June 18-21, is directed by the NFL Player Engagement and NFL Broadcasting departments and covers a wide range of topics with instructors from each of the NFL’s broadcast partners – CBS, ESPN, FOX, NBC, NFL Network, SiriusXM, Dial Global Radio, plus local radio and TV.
Training will include hands-on work in areas such as tape study, editing, show preparation, radio production, control room operation, studio preparation, production meetings, field reporting and game preparation.
As part of the training the class will l have the opportunity to earn a guest hosting spot on SiriusXM NFL Radio and one of the league’s United Kingdom broadcasting partners during the 2012 season.
Here are the list of current and former players expected to take part:
|
Player |
Team |
Player |
Team |
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David Anderson |
Free Agent (WAS) |
Kris Jenkins |
Retired (NYJ, CAR) |
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Adam Archuleta* |
Retired (CHI, WAS, STL) |
Mike Karney |
Retired (STL, NO) |
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Chad Brown |
Retired (NE, PIT, SEA) |
Corey Mays |
Retired (KC, CIN, NE) |
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Troy Brown |
Retired (NE) |
Kevin O’Connell |
Free Agent (NYJ) |
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Melvin Bullitt |
Free Agent (IND) |
Tony Pashos |
Free Agent (CLE) |
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Nate Burleson |
DET |
Jarrett Payton |
Retired (TEN) |
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David Caldwell |
IND |
Brady Poppinga |
Free Agent (STL) |
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Patrick Crayton |
Free Agent (SD) |
Michael Robinson |
SEA |
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Joel Dreessen |
DEN |
Mark Tauscher |
Retired (GB) |
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John Fina* |
Retired (ARI, BUF) |
Leonard Weaver |
Retired (PHI, SEA) |
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Kendall Gammon |
Retired (KC, NO, PIT) |
Micheal Young* |
Retired (ARI) |
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Shayne Graham |
HOU |
Here are the talent and production staff that make-up the teaching corps for the program:
| Name | Network |
| Glenn Adamo | NFL Films |
| Kenny Albert | FOX |
| Brian Baldinger | NFL Network |
| Rocky Boiman | Boot Camp Class of ‘11 |
| Alexandra Brady | NFL Network |
| Bill Brown | FOX |
| James Brown | CBS, Showtime |
| Quentin Carter | Big Ten Network |
| Mark Champion | NFL play-by-play |
| Steve Cohen | SiriusXM |
| Greg Cosell | NFL Films |
| Howard David | Dial Global Radio |
| Howard Deneroff | Dial Global Radio |
| John Entz | FOX |
| Victor Frank | CBS |
| Rob Gill | NFL Films |
| Bob Goodrich | Media Consultant |
| Annie Hoffman Goodrich | Media Consultant |
| Ron Jaworski | ESPN |
| Arthur Joseph | NFL Network Consultant |
| Howard Katz | NFL |
| Gerry Matalon | ESPN |
| Dick Maxwell | NFL |
| Curt Menefee | FOX |
| Steve Menzel | NFL Films |
| Russ Molloy | CBS Sports Network |
| Nick Pavlatos | SiriusXM |
| Derek Rackley | Big Ten Network |
| Pete Radovich | CBS |
| Jason Romano | ESPN |
| Mike Rosenstein | NFL Films |
| Michelle Salvatore | Compass Media |
| Gerry Sandusky | WBAL-TV, Ravens |
| Bardia Shah-Rais | NFL Network |
| Ray Smaltz | FOX Sports |
| Chip Swain | NFL Films |
| Jacob Ullman | FOX |
| Dick Vermeil | Former NFL coach/broadcaster |
| Mark Wolff | CBS |
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