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UMass Players And The NFL
June 21, 2006 | Football
June 21, 2006
Three UMass seniors from the 2005 team have been invited to camps with NFL teams. Shannon James has been signed by the Baltimore Ravens while R.J. Cobbs agreed to a deal with the Minnesota Vikings. Keron Williams was also with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during spring practice. Check out these stories on the NFL agreements.
In addition, Jeremy Cain has been writing a weekly diary on ChicagoBears.com. Here is he most recent entry:Cain's focus now on earning roster spot with Bears
Here is a listing of UMass' all-time players who have appeared in a regular-season NFL game.
National Football League
Kole Ayi, LB New England Patriots (2001) St. Louis Rams (2001-02)
Tim Berra, WR Baltimore Colts (1974)
Kory Blackwell, DB New York Giants (1997-98) Cleveland Browns (1999)
Jeremy Cain, LB Chicago Bears (2004-present)
Bill Cooke, DL Green Bay Packers (1975) Detroit Lions (1978) Seattle Seahawks (1978-80)
Mike Dwyer, DL Dallas Cowboys (1987)
Rene Ingoglia, RB Buffalo Bills (1997-98)
Bruce Kimball, OL New York Giants (1982) Washington Redskins (1983-1984)
Greg Landry, QB Detroit Lions (1968-1978) Baltimore Colts (1979-1981)
John McCormick, QB Minnesota Vikings (1962)
Joe McLaughlin, LB Green Bay Packers (1979) New York Giants (1980-1984)
Milt Morin, TE Cleveland Browns (1966-1975)
Bob Pena, OL Cleveland Browns (1972)
Khari Samuel, LB Chicago Bears (1999-2001) Detroit Lions (2001)
Steve Schubert, WR New England Patriots (1974) Chicago Bears (1975-1979)
Marcel Shipp, RB Arizona Cardinals (2001-present)
Phil Vandersea, LB New Orleans Saints (1967) Green Bay Packers (1966, 1968-1969)
Sandro Vitiello, PK Cincinnati Bengals (1980)
American Football League
John McCormick, QB Denver Broncos (1963, 1965-1966, 1968)
Terry Swanson, HB Boston Patriots (1967-1968)
Ed Toner, OL Boston Patriots (1966-1968)
UMass Players In NFL/AFL Draft
Year Name Pos Rd (Overall) Team
1964 Fred Lewis (AFL) HB 17th Oakland Raiders
1965 Phil Vandersea FB 16th Green Bay Packers
Jerry Whelchel (AFL) QB 9th San Diego Chargers
Phil Vandersea (RS) FB 9th Denver Broncos
1966 Milt Morin E 1st Cleveland Browns
Bob Meers E 7th Minnesota Vikings
Bob Ellis DE 15th Cleveland Browns
Ed Toner T 18th Baltimore Colts
Milt Morin (AFL) E 3rd San Diego Chargers
Bob Ellis (RS) HB 10th Boston Patriots
1968 Greg Landry QB 1st (11) Detroit Lions
1970 Steve Parnell WR 16th (403) Atlanta Falcons
1971 Bubba Pena OG 4th (92) Cleveland Browns
Nick McGarry TE 15th (365) Boston Patriots
1972 John Hulecki OG 15th (368) Pittsburgh Steelers
Harold Parmenter DT 15th (370) Denver Broncos
1973 Paul Metallo DB 13th (329) Kansas City Chiefs
1974 Peil Pennington QB 15th (379) Denver Broncos
Tim Berra WR 17th (421) Baltimore Colts
1975 Bill Cooke DE 10th (244) Green Bay Packers
1976 Ed McAleney DT 8th (237) Pittsburgh Steelers
1979 Bruce Kimball OG 7th (192) Pittsburgh Steelers
1980 Sandro Vitiello PK 10th (252) Cincinnati Bengals
1999 Khari Samuel LB 5th (144) Chicago Bears
(AFL) AFL Draft; (RS) AFL Redshirt Draft
