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Under Armour Senior Bowl Week
2008: Day 5
Under Armour Senior Bowl Week reached its 5th
day on Thursday, as over 800 NFL coaches, scouts
and top decision makers will attend the day’s North and South team
practice sessions to see the nation’s best senior NFL Draft prospects.
 MOBILE, Ala. (January
24, 2008) -- Under Armour Senior Bowl Week 2008 reached day five on
Thursday, as over 800 NFL coaches, scouts and top decision makers attended
Thursday’s North and South team practices.
One hundred of the nation’s top senior NFL
Draft prospects are participating in this year's event. Each team now has
three
practices in the books, with one practice each schedule for
Thursday.
Oakland Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin addresses his Under Armour Senior
Bowl North squad at the conclusion of Tuesday's practice. |
Players are taking advantage of the unique
opportunity to display their talents in front of so many top NFL decision
makers in one place at one time, as they also generate momentum for
themselves that will carry through NFL Draft process.
The week-long practices leading up to the 59th
annual Under Armour Senior Bowl game this Saturday will once again play a
vital role in determining much of what happens in this year’s NFL Draft,
annually making Senior Bowl Week one of the most important weeks in all of
football each year.
Fans can continue to watch all of the action,
as the NFL Network will cover Senior Bowl practices throughout the week,
offering over 21 hours of exclusive HD Senior Bowl coverage, nightly
primetime wrap-up shows and the game.
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USC quarterback John David Booty sets up to throw during Tuesday's Under
Armour Senior Bowl North team practice.
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Notre Dame's Tom Zbikowski takes aim on a receiver during Tuesday's
Under Armour Senior Bowl North practice.
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San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Nolan and
his staff are coaching the South squad for the third straight, while Lane
Kiffin and his Raiders staff are coaching the North team.
On Thursday, the North team will practice at
Ladd-Peebles Stadium from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., and the South will practice at
the stadium from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m.
All Senior Bowl practices are free and open to
the public.
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Michigan quarterback Chad Henne during Tuesday's North team practice.
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USC's All-American defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis, the Pac-10's
Defensive Player of the Year, in action during Tuesday's Under Armour
Senior Bowl North practice.
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Friday will see both teams go through a
walk-through on Friday, and then players will visit patients at the USA
Children’s and Women’s Hospital and then attend the Coca-Cola Meet the
Players event at the Mobile Convention Center on Friday afternoon.
In addition to its importance to the football
world, the Senior Bowl is also a vital event for thousands along the Gulf
Coast, as the Senior Bowl is a non-profit, charity event that has joined
with Food World to create the highly-successful Food World-Senior Bowl
Charitable Partnership, which has donated over $4.2 million to charities
benefiting youth along the Gulf Coast.
The Senior Bowl is also enjoying its second
year of its title sponsorship agreement with Under Armour, the innovative
performance apparel manufacturer that ensures the Senior Bowl players will
be able to perform in the most technologically advanced sports apparel
available each year.
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Missouri's All-American tight Martin Rucker runs a route during
Tuesday's North team practice.
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New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini watches Tuesday's Under Armour
Senior Bowl North team practice.
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Saturday’s 59th annual Under Armour Senior
Bowl will kickoff at 3:00 p.m. Game day festivities will feature the
University of Alabama Million Dollar Band, the New Orleans Saints
Saintsations, a F-18 jet flyover, skydivers and the Senior Bowl Superstar
winner for 2008 – Catherine Odom.
A limited number of tickets remain for sale to
the contest. To purchase, please call the Senior Bowl ticket office at
251-432-4109.
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