Torry Jabar Holt is an American former football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He was named to the Pro Bowl seven times and retired with the 10th most receiving yards, including a record six consecutive seasons with 1,300 yards. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft, and spent the next ten years with the Rams and is remembered as one of the members of "The Greatest Show on Turf".
Mark Fields is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He had a ten-year career with the New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams, and the Carolina Panthers before missing the 2005 NFL season due to being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma for the second time in three seasons and subsequently retiring.
The 2005 NFL draft, the 70th in league history, took place on April 23 and 24, 2005. The draft was held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City and was televised for the 26th consecutive year, with coverage on ESPN and ESPN2. It was the first to be held at the Javits Center, as Madison Square Garden had been utilized for drafts since 1995.
The 2002 NFL draft was the 67th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible professional football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. The draft took place from April 20–21, 2002, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft was broadcast on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2. The draft began with the Houston Texans selecting David Carr, and it ended with the Texans selecting Mr. Irrelevant, Ahmad Miller. There were thirty-two compensatory selections distributed among eighteen teams, with the Buffalo Bills receiving the most selections with four. The University of Miami was the college most represented in the draft, having five of its players selected in the first round. Although the Carolina Panthers finished with a 1–15 record which would normally have given them the first pick in each round, the Houston Texans were given the first pick because they were an expansion team. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
Frank Christopher Garcia is a former American football player in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL draft. He also played for the St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals.
The 1995 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 22–23, 1995 at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The 1996 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 20–21, 1996, at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year. As a result of the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, all draft rights held by the deactivated Cleveland Browns franchise were transferred to the new Baltimore Ravens franchise.
Dewayne Neron Washington is an American former football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Minnesota Vikings, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Kansas City Chiefs. He was a first-round pick in the 1994 NFL Draft from North Carolina State University. He is currently the head football coach at Heritage High School in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
The 1976 NFL draft was an annual player selection meeting held April 8–9, 1976, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York.
Marco Antonio Battaglia is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). Battaglia played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1995. He was chosen in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, and he played professionally for the Bengals, Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers of the NFL.
Phil Anthony Yeboah-Kodie is a former Canadian American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers, and Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at Penn State University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos with the 146th overall pick.
Eric Matthew Elliott is a former American football player. He played college football as a center and guard for the University of Michigan from 1988 to 1991. He started 35 games at Michigan and was selected as an All-American in 1991. He played professional football as a center and guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins in 1992 and for the Carolina Panthers from 1995 to 1997.
Anthony Andrew Cook is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Houston/Tennessee Oilers. He played college football for the South Carolina State Bulldogs under coach Willie Jeffries and was selected in the second round of the 1995 NFL draft.
Kurt Leroy Haws is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Utah. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL Draft. Haws was also selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft. From 1989-1991 he was on a Mormon mission in Venezuela.
Steve Russ is an American football coach and former professional linebacker. He played college football as a linebacker for the Air Force Falcons before being drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He also played for the Los Angeles Xtreme in the original XFL and has been a coach since 2001.
Andrew Scott Peterson is an American former professional football player who was drafted and played four games with the National Football League (NFL)'s Carolina Panthers during its expansion year in 1995. Andrew played at Tackle for four games with the Panthers in 1995, making two starts during his brief career. Later he played for the Green Bay Packers. He is married to Margo Peterson of Whidbey Island, Washington, and has two daughters, Brooke Ellen Peterson born in 1997 and Brynn Hamlin born in 2000.
Ashley Guy Sheppard is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars and St. Louis Rams. He was drafted by the Vikings in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson University. Sheppard first enrolled at North Pitt High School in Bethel, North Carolina before transferring to Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia.
Jonathan Allen is an American football defensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, winning a national championship in 2015 and several defensive player of the year awards in 2016. Allen was selected by Washington in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft, with him making two Pro Bowls.
