The 3 cone drill, or three cone drill, is a test performed by American football athletes at the NFL combine. It is primarily run to evaluate the agility, quickness and fluidity of movement of players by scouts, particularly for the NFL Draft but also for collegiate recruiting. While not as highly regarded a test as the 40 yard dash, it is still an important barometer used by NFL personnel to compare players.

The drill[link]

The name "3 cone drill" is derived from the fact that there are three cones used to distinguish the path for athletes. Three cones are placed five yards apart from each other forming a right angle. The athlete starts with one hand down on the ground and runs to the middle cone and touches it. The athlete then reverses direction back to the starting cone and touches it. The athlete reverses direction again but this time runs around the outside of the middle cone on the way to the far cone running around it in figure eight fashion on his way back around the outside of the middle cone and finally finishing back at the starting cone. The total distance traveled is about 30 yards. Athletes are timed for this whole procedure. This drill is primarily used to determine a player's agility.^[1]

References[link]

Eddie George

No. 27
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1973-09-24) September 24, 1973 (age 38)
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Fork Union Military Academy
College: Ohio State
NFL Draft: 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Debuted in 1996 for the Houston Oilers
Last played in 2004 for the Dallas Cowboys
Career history
Houston Oilers / Tennessee Oilers / Tennessee Titans (1996–2003) Dallas Cowboys (2004)
Career highlights and awards
4× Pro Bowl (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) First-team All-Pro (2000) Second-team All-Pro (1999) 10,000 Rushing Yards Club NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1996) Consensus All-American (1995) Heisman Trophy (1995) Walter Camp Award (1995) Maxwell Award (1995) Doak Walker Award (1995) Jim Brown Award (1995) Ohio State Buckeyes No. 27 retired College Football Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics as of 2004
Rushing yards 10,441 Average 3.6 Touchdowns 78 Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Edward Nathan George, Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for Ohio State University and won the Heisman Trophy in 1995. He was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Tennessee Titans (both in Tennessee and in Houston when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers). George was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.^[1]

Early life[link]

George was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Abington Senior High School until the tenth grade, and then transferred to Fork Union Military Academy. George made the decision to stay at Fork Union Military Academy for a fifth prep school year. Such choices are commonly made by high school football players hoping to improve their recruitment status with colleges, but for George it meant another year of the vigorous military lifestyle. George went on to rush for 1,372 yards in his fifth season at FUMA, attracting the attention of several major colleges.

College career[link]

George attended Ohio State University, where he majored in landscape architecture and played for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. As a freshman running back for the Buckeyes, George was an instant contributor. He scored three rushing touchdowns in a win over Syracuse University. However, he suffered a major setback in a game against the University of Illinois. In that game, George lost a fumble at the Illinois' 4-yard line that was returned 96 yards for a touchdown. Later in the game, with Ohio State leading by 2 points in the final quarter, George fumbled again, this time on Illinois' 1-yard line. Illinois recovered the fumble and drove for the game winning touchdown.

Before the Illinois game, George had carried the ball 25 times and scored 5 touchdowns, but for the rest of the season, he had only 12 more rushing attempts and didn't score once. In the following season, George was used as the team's third string running back, behind Raymont Harris. He carried the ball only 42 times, mostly when Ohio State had a large lead late in games. However, as a junior, George became the team's starting running back and went on to rush for 1,442 yards and 12 touchdowns.

As a senior in the 1995 season, George rushed for a school record 1,927 yards and 24 touchdowns, an average of 152.2 yards per game, while also catching 44 passes for 399 yards and another score (George only caught 16 passes in his first three seasons). One of his best performances of the year was in a 45-26 win over the University of Notre Dame, where he rushed for 207 yards, his third 200-yard game of the season. He also rushed for a school-record 314 yards and scored 3 touchdowns in OSU's victory over Illinois. In the 3 years since committing his 2 fumbles in the Illinois game as a freshman, George had over 600 rushing attempts and fumbled only 6 times. Ohio State finished the season with a 10-2 record, and George was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and won the Heisman Trophy in the closest vote in the history of the award at the time, beating the University of Nebraska's Tommie Frazier by 264 votes. George left Ohio State second in school history in career rushing yards (3,768) and third in rushing touchdowns (44). Overall, he finished with 4,284 all-purpose yards, 45 touchdowns, and a 5.5 yards per carry average.

On May 19, 2011, it was announced that George would be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.^[1]

Professional career[link]

George was the first-round draft selection (14th overall pick) of the Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) in 1996 NFL Draft. George won the NFL Rookie of the Year award in 1996, and was the Oilers/Titans' starting tailback through 2003, never missing a start due to injury. He made the Pro Bowl four consecutive years (1997–2000), and assisted the Titans to a championship appearance in Super Bowl XXXIV, where they lost to the St. Louis Rams 23-16. George gained 391 combined rushing and receiving yards in the Titans' three playoff games that year and went on to rush for 95 yards, catch two passes for 35 yards, and score two touchdowns in the Super Bowl.

George is only the second NFL running back to rush for 10,000 yards while never missing a start, joining Jim Brown. Only Walter Payton (170) started more consecutive regular-season games than George’s 128.^[2]

Numerous sports writers have suggested that a heavy workload was the primary factor in George's decline. In five of his eight seasons with the Titans, George carried the ball over 330 times. In 2003, George rushed for a near career low 3.3 yards per carry. George's decline in production along with numerous toe and ankle injuries were contributing factors in Titans owner Bud Adams' decision to release him after George would not agree to a pay cut.^[3]

George signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys on July 23, 2004 for $1.5 million plus incentives that could have earned him more than the $4.25 million he would have made under his contract with the Titans, who released him on July 21, 2004 in part due to salary cap considerations. George only started 8 games for Dallas, rushing for 432 yards on 132 carries. He retired from the NFL before the 2005 season.

His career totals include 10,441 rushing yards, 268 receptions, 2,227 receiving yards, and 78 touchdowns (68 rushing and ten receiving).

Hosting and Performing Career[link]

George has done numerous television work. He has hosted a video-game themed show (G4's Training Camp) and now hosts a pregame show with Jason Sehorn, Tim Brown, and Fox Sports Insider Jay Glazer.

In 1998, George appeared as a guest star on Nash Bridges as a football star named Leon Washington.

In 2006, Eddie helped a teen become Prom King at Westerville South High School in Westerville, Ohio for an episode of the MTV show Made.

George served as a pre-game analyst for the 2007 BCS Championship Game on FOX, and is well known for handing out OSU hats and apparel to fellow analysts during the Buckeyes' 41–14 loss to the University of Florida. He could be seen cheering on the sidelines during most of the game.

Eddie and his wife Taj currently star in the TV One reality series I Married A Baller.

Eddie also made a credited cameo appearance in the movie Into the Sun starring Steven Seagal.

Hosts a show on Big Ten Network called The Quad.

Eddie made a cameo appearance in the movie The Game Plan starring Dwayne Johnson.

Made an appearance on the reality show Survivor: Tocantins, on which his wife Taj was a contestant.

In 2006, George appeared in a performance of "God's Trombones" at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville. He is also slated to play the title role in "Julius Caeser" at the Nashville Shakespeare Festival in 2011.

Personal life[link]

George is married to Tamara "Taj" Johnson, a member of the R&B group SWV and contestant on Survivor: Tocantins. He has two sons, Eriq Michael George, from his marriage to Tamara, and Jaire David George, from a previous relationship. George's mother changed her schedule as a flight attendant (at the request of Eddie's agent, Lamont Smith) to be in San Antonio for Eddie's signing of his first NFL contract on July 19, 1996. If she hadn't, she would have been aboard TWA Flight 800, which crashed shortly after takeoff two days earlier.^[4]

On October 1, 2006, George was appointed spokesperson for Tennessee's GetFitTN program by Gov. Phil Bredesen. The initiative is aimed at the prevention of Type 2 diabetes and the promotion of healthier, more active lifestyles. With partners, George has opened sports-theme restaurants in Nashville, Tennessee (Eddie George Sports Grille) across the Cumberland River from LP Field and in Columbus, Ohio (Eddie George's Grille 27) near the Ohio State University campus. George is also a principal of The Edge Group, a planning and landscape architecture firm of over 20 professionals. In 1995, George's Heisman Trophy was damaged when he put it through an X-ray machine at a New York airport.^[5] On Saturday, April 28, 2007, George ran the Country Music Half Marathon (ending just outside LP Field) in an unofficial time of 2:04:08. He wore race number 27 during the race, just as he wore number 27 during his college and NFL careers. George later stated that completing the race was tougher than playing in the NFL.^[6] In 2008, George campaigned for Senator Barack Obama's presidential bid.^[7] George recently graduated from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, earning an MBA in the Executive MBA program.

Career rushing statistics[link]

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Pennington, Bill (2004), The Heisman, Great American Stories of the Men Who Won, New York: HarperCollins, pp. 305–313, ISBN 0-06-055471-1 .

External links[link]

• Eddie George Enterprises
• Eddie George on Twitter
• Eddie George at the Heisman Trophy
• Eddie George's Grille 27

Mark Restelli

No. 32     Montreal Alouettes
Restelli with the Dolphins in 2011
Date of birth:	(1986-03-04) March 4, 1986 (age 26)
Place of birth:	Houston, Texas
Career information
Status:	Active
CFL status:	Import
Position(s):	LB
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
College:	California Polytechnic State
High school:	Santa Margarita
Organizations
As player:
2009–2010 2011 2011 2012–present	Edmonton Eskimos Miami Dolphins* Edmonton Eskimos Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
Honorable Mention All-Great West Conference

Mark Restelli (born March 4, 1986 in Houston, Texas) is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos as a street free agent in 2009 and played until he was signed by the Miami Dolphins in 2011. Despite a strong preseason (which included 4 tackles in the second half of the final preseason game versus the Dallas Cowboys), on September 4, 2011 he was released by the Dolphins during their final roster cuts. On September 9, 2011 he announced that he would be resuming his football career in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football for the Cal Poly Mustangs.

College career[link]

Restelli was a four year starter at Cal Poly and never missed a game.^[1] He had 267 tackles, three sacks, three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble. Restelli ranks in the top ten lifetime in tackles at Cal Poly. ^[1] In 2007, he was named Honorable Mention All-Great West.^[1] As a senior he was named Defensive Team Captain.^[1] Restelli majored in agricultural business.^[2]

Professional career[link]

Edmonton Eskimos[link]

Restelli signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on April 29, 2009, after attending an Eskimos free-agent tryout camp in Long Beach, California.^[3][4] After the release of Derrick Doggett on June 10,^[5] Restelli's main competition for the starting weakside linebacker spot^[6] is fellow import rookie Tumbo Abanikanda.^[7] Restelli debuted for Edmonton on June 17 in a preseason game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders and recorded one tackle and an interception while Abanikanda recorded three tackles.^[8] Eskimos head coach Richie Hall has called Restelli and Abanikanda's battle the closest one in camp so far. Hall also stated that he hoped, "one player outperforms the other player" in Edmonton's next preseason game against the BC Lions on June 21."^[8] Eskimos general manager Danny Maciocia said that Restelli "plays as if his hair is on fire."^[9] In his three seasons with the Eskimos Restelli recorded 74 defensive tackles, 21 special teams tackles, and 4 sacks.

Miami Dolphins[link]

In January 2011, Restelli signed a contract with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. ^[10] He spent the training camp and preseason of the 2011 season playing on special teams. Despite a strong preseason performance, Restelli was released in the final round of cuts on September 3rd. ^[11]

Return to the Edmonton Eskimos[link]

Following his release by the Dolphins, Restelli returned to the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He spent the 2011 CFL season as a backup.

Montreal Alouettes[link]

On February 15, 2012, Mark Restelli became a free agent after playing out his option year for the Edmonton Eskimos. On February 21, 2012, the Montreal Alouettes announced that they had signed Restelli.^[12]

Personal[link]

Even though Restelli is from California, he claims that he does not surf. During the Edmonton Eskimos 2009 training camp, after being asked about it, Restelli responded, "You've got to be like the 10th person to ask it."^[13]

Restelli's first football job came on the Santa Margarita football sidelines as a 10-year-old waterboy alongside future New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. Restelli and Sanchez played on the same Pop Warner team for three years. They shagged footballs on the Santa Margarita practice field for quarterback Carson Palmer, who went on to win the 2002 Heisman Trophy and become the top overall selection in the 2003 NFL draft. The two were Eagles junior varsity basketball teammates (incorrect. Restelli only played freshman year while Sanchez was an 8th grader.) before Sanchez left to play his junior and senior seasons at Mission Viejo High.Santa Margarita's Restelli gets his shot at NFL

References[link]

Alshon Jeffery (born February 14, 1990) is an American football wide receiver with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. At the beginning of the 2011 season he was recognized by ESPN as the best overall player in the SEC.^[1] He was runner-up for 2010 Biletnikoff Award, which is awarded to best college wide receiver.

Early years[link]

Jeffery attended Calhoun County High School in St. Matthews, South Carolina, where he was part of a four-time state championship winning (80-0 record) basketball team.^[2] He also played two years of football and was widely recruited, giving a verbal commitment to University of Southern California before switching to South Carolina.^[3] Alshon's younger brother Shamier Jeffery committed to play football for the Gamecocks in 2011, following in the footsteps of both of Alshon's two older brothers Charles Ben and Darren Ben; both of whom also played basketball and football for Calhoun County High School.

College career[link]

2009[link]

Jeffery caught five passes for 61 yards in his first five games before making seven catches for 138 yards and three touchdowns against the University of Kentucky.^[4] The performance was the second-best single game performance in school history and Jeffery became the third Gamecock in 2009 to earn SEC Freshman of the Week, following defensive end Devin Taylor and running back Jarvis Giles.^[4] He was a consensus first-team Freshman All-SEC and first-team Freshman All-American.

2010[link]

In a Week 4 contest against Auburn, Jeffery had a break-out performance in a loss. He was only a few yards shy of 200 receiving yards and added 2 touchdowns for the Gamecocks. Another one of his best 2010 campaigns came against in-state rival Clemson where he had 5 catches for 141 yards and a touchdown. Through 14 games, Jeffery made 88 catches totaling 1,517 yards and 9 touchdowns including 8 games with 100 yards or more receiving, and a 108.4 yd/game average. Jeffery was named a Biletnikoff Award finalist, the award given to the nation's top wide receiver. Because of his performances, helping lead the Gamecocks to their first SEC Championship Game appearance, Jeffery was selected as an All-American.

2011[link]

In the season opener against ECU in which he caught five passes for 92 yards, Jeffery extended his active streak to 24 consecutive games with a reception.^[5]

Professional career[link]

2012 NFL Draft[link]

On April 27, 2012, Jeffery was selected with the 13th pick of the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. The pick was announced by former Bears linebacker Otis Wilson.^[6]

Chicago Bears[link]

On May 2, Jeffery and the Bears agreed to a 4-year contract.^[7] During practice on May 11, Jeffery exited early due to leg cramps.^[8]

References[link]

External links[link]

• NFL Combine bio
• South Carolina Gamecocks bio