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06-16-2003, 05:18 PM
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GLASGOW, Scotland -- Americans aren't the only ones who dream about playing in the NFL.
Germany's Bastian Lano, a 6-6, 292-pound defensive tackle with the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe, has the same idea.
"I want to go to an NFL camp and be seen," Lano said. "I make so many mistakes now, and still I stand out. That leads me to believe I can make it there."
About a sixth of the players in the six-team league aren't Americans. Lano took up the sport after watching the Super Bowl on TV in 1991, when the New York Giants beat the Buffalo Bills.
Lano, 26, finished tied for fourth in the league in sacks with 6 1/2 in 10 games. He has asked former NFL player Brian Baldinger to help him find an agent.
"Instinctively, he needs some input, because he'll see some blocking assignments he's never seen before," said Baldinger, now working as a television analyst. "But he really wants to compete. If you put him in the right position, he can."
Other non-Americans are looking for chances, too
more (http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/articles/20030614/478459.html)
GLASGOW, Scotland -- Americans aren't the only ones who dream about playing in the NFL.
Germany's Bastian Lano, a 6-6, 292-pound defensive tackle with the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe, has the same idea.
"I want to go to an NFL camp and be seen," Lano said. "I make so many mistakes now, and still I stand out. That leads me to believe I can make it there."
About a sixth of the players in the six-team league aren't Americans. Lano took up the sport after watching the Super Bowl on TV in 1991, when the New York Giants beat the Buffalo Bills.
Lano, 26, finished tied for fourth in the league in sacks with 6 1/2 in 10 games. He has asked former NFL player Brian Baldinger to help him find an agent.
"Instinctively, he needs some input, because he'll see some blocking assignments he's never seen before," said Baldinger, now working as a television analyst. "But he really wants to compete. If you put him in the right position, he can."
Other non-Americans are looking for chances, too
more (http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/articles/20030614/478459.html)