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This week, New Orleans will be the home of five Florida A&M football players looking to help their chances to go pro.
On Monday, four Rattlers, Daniel Richardson (quarterback), Jamari Gassett (wide receiver), Jeremiah Pruitte (tight end), and Kendall Bohler (cornerback), will perform at the HBCU NFL Combine at the New Orleans Saints’ Ochsner Sports Performance Center.
Offensive prospects will work out from 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern Time, and defensive prospects will work out from 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
To end the week, FAMU offensive lineman Jalen Goss, Richardson, Gassett, and Bohler will play in the HBCU Legacy Bowl at Tulane’s Yulman Stadium at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the NFL Network.
The FAMU football players will be a part of Team Robinson, which comprises Southwestern Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference players. Their opponents, Team Gaither, features Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association players.
“It’s always exciting when guys that have been great players and great people in the program get an opportunity to show their skill for the opportunity to play at the next level,” FAMU head coach James Colzie III told the Tallahassee Democrat. “They have now graduated and done what they needed to do academically. Now, it’s their opportunity to shine.
“I would also like to add that some really, really good players did not make the roster.”
The HBCU NFL Combine and the Legacy Bowl were started in 2021 by the Black College Football Hall of Fame and co-founders, former Grambling State quarterbacks James ‘Shack’ Harris and Doug Williams.
Since then, the events have provided a gateway to get the best draft-eligible HBCU players noticed and offered contracts by NFL teams.
For example, former FAMU All-American wide receiver Xavier Smith…
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Author : Tallahassee Democrat
Publish date : 2025-02-17 10:12:00
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