FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3/7/12
20 PLAYERS SELECTED TO TAKE PART IN FIRST-EVER “NFL PRO HOLLYWOOD BOOT CAMP” AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Program for current & former players runs April 2-5 in Los Angeles
Twenty current and former NFL players including five-time Pro Bowler TERRELL SUGGS (Ravens), and three-time All-Stars D’BRICKASHAW FERGUSON (Jets) and STEVEN JACKSON (Rams) will take part in the first-ever NFL Pro Hollywood Boot Camp at Universal Studios in Universal City, California.
The program, which runs from April 2-5, is being directed by NFL Player Engagement and Film Life Inc., the New York-based film production company, and will cover a wide range of topics in the movie industry.
Following are the current and former NFL players enrolled in the NFL Pro Hollywood Boot Camp:
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Player
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Current team (Former teams)
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Jon Alston
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Former (STL, OAK, TB)
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Jordan Babineaux
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TEN
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Will Blackmon
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NYG
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Copeland Bryan
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Former (CHI, BUF, DET)
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Calais Campbell
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AZ
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Jeff Charleston
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NO
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Jon Dorenbos
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PHI
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D’Brickashaw Ferguson
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NYJ
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Nick Ferguson
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Former (NYJ, DEN, HOU)
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Ahman Green
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Former (SEA, GB, HOU)
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Jabari Greer
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NO
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Steven Jackson
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STL
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Nate Lawrie
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Former (TB, NO, CIN)
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Ashley Lelie
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Former (DEN, ATL, SF, OAK)
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Ovie Mughelli
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ATL
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Ikechuku Ndukwe
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Former (NO, WAS, BLT, MIA, KC, SD)
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Karon Riley
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Former (CHI, ATL)
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Terrell Suggs
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BLT
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Kris Wilson
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BLT
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George Wrighster
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Former (JAX)
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The four-day boot camp will offer a comprehensive overview of creative disciplines in the film industry including screen writing, directing, producing and film financing. Session leaders will be selected from among top industry executives and filmmakers and include multiple Academy Award-nominated director/producer/ screenwriter JOHN SINGLETON and writer/actor/directors ROBERT TOWNSEND and KEENEN IVORY WAYANS. Participants will have the opportunity to shoot and edit a short film at Universal Studios, the largest working motion picture studio in the world which offers 30 sound stages and 30 backlot movie sets where many legendary films have been shot.
The NFL Pro Hollywood Boot Camp is the latest NFL Player Engagement initiative offered to assist players in preparing for their post-playing careers. Last week, the NFL held its first Business of Music Boot Camp at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.
Since 2005, more than 700 NFL players have participated in the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program. More than one-third of the 106 players who have taken part in the five NFL Broadcast Boot Camps have earned broadcasting jobs as a result of their participation in the program. In addition, each offseason more than 100 NFL players enroll in college courses as they work towards Master’s or Bachelor’s degrees while more than 120pursue career internships.
Player enrollment criteria include previous participation in NFL Player Engagement programs, prior media experience, essays, and NFL playing experience.
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