The_Philster
06-29-2004, 03:07 AM
By Tom Shanahan
San Diego Chargers fourth-round draft pick Shaun Phillips raised his hand during the question-and-answer period and inquired about the "rookie wall" athletes hear they'll hit their first year of playing a 16-game regular-season NFL schedule.
The wall is reality, cautioned Carolina Panthers cornerback Ricky Manning Jr., the star of last season's NFC Championship Game with three interceptions. And so are many other on-the-field and off-the-field tales that the 255 draft picks attending the NFL Rookie Symposium, in its eighth year, may have heard by now but not be taking seriously.
Manning was one of four players coming off their rookie year who sat on the "Life as a Rookie" panel at the symposium that began June 27 and finishes June 29 at La Costa, Calif., near San Diego. The symposium includes presentations, videos and workshops. The subjects cover personal finance, life skills, personal conduct, media policy, substances of abuse, family issues and player development....more (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7457673)
San Diego Chargers fourth-round draft pick Shaun Phillips raised his hand during the question-and-answer period and inquired about the "rookie wall" athletes hear they'll hit their first year of playing a 16-game regular-season NFL schedule.
The wall is reality, cautioned Carolina Panthers cornerback Ricky Manning Jr., the star of last season's NFC Championship Game with three interceptions. And so are many other on-the-field and off-the-field tales that the 255 draft picks attending the NFL Rookie Symposium, in its eighth year, may have heard by now but not be taking seriously.
Manning was one of four players coming off their rookie year who sat on the "Life as a Rookie" panel at the symposium that began June 27 and finishes June 29 at La Costa, Calif., near San Diego. The symposium includes presentations, videos and workshops. The subjects cover personal finance, life skills, personal conduct, media policy, substances of abuse, family issues and player development....more (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7457673)