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Former Senior Bowlers Win
Major NFL Statistical Titles In 2007
It was a banner year
for former Senior Bowlers in the NFL, as game alums won the league’s
rushing, receiving, tackling, scoring and yards from scrimmage titles.
MOBILE, Ala. (January 1, 2008) --
Each year, the Under Armour Senior Bowl features the future stars of the
NFL. In 2007, however, that legacy was stronger than ever.
It was a banner year for former Senior
Bowl players in the National Football League, as game alums swept the
league’s rushing, receiving, tackling, scoring and yards from scrimmage
titles.
San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian
Tomlinson, a 2001 Senior Bowl MVP, won his second straight NFL rushing
championship with 1,474 yards. The 2006 NFL MVP also scored 15 rushing
TD’s and added three receiving to finish second in the NFL with 18
touchdowns.
San Diego Chargers running back
LaDainian Tomlinson
The 2001 Senior Bowl also featured the
NFL’s leading receiver this season, as Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowler
Reggie Wayne led the league with 1,510 receiving yards on 104 catches,
including ten that went for touchdowns.
Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl running back
Brian Westbrook, a 2002 Senior Bowler from Villanova, led the NFL in
yards from scrimmage. His 1,333 rushing yards, which ranked third in the
NFL, combined with 771 receiving yards to give him an NFL best 2,140
total yards this season.
Defensively, no Senior Bowl player in
recent memory has had a better rookie season than that turned in by San
Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis in 2007.
The 11th overall selection in the draft,
Willis ended up leading the NFL in tackles with 174 – 33 more than any
other defender – and had ten double digit tackle games including a
season-high 20 in week 16 against Tampa Bay.
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver
Reggie Wayne
The NFL’s leading scorer in 2007 was
another rookie, Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby. The former
Colorado star scored a league-leading 141 total points. Another former
Senior Bowl kicker, Steven Gostkowski of the New England, led the AFC in
scoring with 137 points.
Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus
Ware, a 2005 Senior Bowler from Troy, led the NFC with 14 quarterback
sacks to earn his second straight NFC Pro Bowl team.
In addition to the statistical champs,
former Senior Bowl quarterback Brett Favre of the Packers enjoyed a
memorable season, passing for 4,155 yards and setting new NFL career
records for touchdown passes and passing yards that currently stand at
442 and 61,655, respectively.
Over 575 former Senior Bowl players are
currently active in the NFL, including 24 players who were named to the
rosters for the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl game.
Dallas Cowboys defensive end
DeMarcus Ware
The 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl is
scheduled for Saturday, January 26, with kickoff set for 3:00 p.m.
Tickets sell for $24, $18 and $12 each and can be purchased at all area
Food World stores, selected Regions Bank branches, the Senior Bowl
ticket office in the Riverview Plaza Hotel or by visiting the bowl’s
website at www.seniorbowl.com. |
