Eagles Giving 6-9 Army Vet A Shot At DE

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As well they should...

Alejandro Villanueva was a 6-9 tight end for Army who then went to serve his country in Afghanistan...

Ashley Fox chronicles his story hyah along with a hopeful next step- catching on with the Philadelphia Eagles as a converted defensive lineman.

Prim Siripipat catches up with Villanueva for an update


And the HQ hopes he makes it...

Tracy McGrady Ready For Live Pitching

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And, no, the HQ doesn't mean that in some metaphorical sense...

The Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent baseball leagues have taken a flyer on Tracy McGrady as a pitcher for the upcoming season. He was pitching to an independent baseballer who was told just to stand there and not swing...

T-Mac was graded with a fastball in the high 80's without any real formal training...
But when you're 6-8, things look a little more intimidating than it really may be...

Here's the look at Day One of a new career...
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Next up- dudes who will swing...

Female Kicker Tryout Lasts 2 Kicks

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Lauren Silberman was a soccer player in Wisconsin and she wanted to give the New York Jets her best shot as a kicker- unfortunately, it only went for two kicks before she had to pack it in due to a quad injury...
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Silberman was the first female to be at a regional tryout under the new tryout format of the NFL. The regional combines debuted in 2011, and include players who weren't among the 333 invited to the main combine in Indianapolis. The super-regional tryout camp is in April in Dallas.

Norwegian Kicker Gets Jets Look, Thanks To Youtube

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Considering they need all the help they can get, it's all about promotion these days...

And Havard Rugland certainly gets the idea of self-promotion...
Trick shots, accuracy, and the left foot... it's all there...

And, when you put something on the Youtube, anything's possible...
Evidence below...
Very cool evidence below...

Let's hope the guy gets a deeper look along the line, and maybe, gets a gig out of it...
If not on this coast, back home...