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Picture a National Football League (NFL) training camp. Now combine that image with one of a classroom at Harvard Business School...
...Senator Rick Santorum, who faces a tough re-election battle in 2006, by boosting G.O.P. turnout and diverting Democratic resources. For a party trying to reach out to minorities, it doesn't hurt that Swann is an African American. The timing seems right: with both of the state's NFL teams legitimate Super Bowl contenders, football mania is high. Even Eagles fans might give the cross-state hero a break. At least he never played for the Dallas Cowboys. --By Sean Scully
Since the Crimson’s season ended in November, the NFL hopeful and 2004 Ivy Player of the Year has been doing all he can to improve his draft potential. He has played in two senior bowls—the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Hula Bowl—impressing scouts with his accuracy and ability to throw on the run. He has practiced with big-name quarterbacks like Oklahoma’s Jason White. And he showed off his stuff to scores of NFL teams at last weekend’s NFL combine in Indianapolis...
There have been sacrifices along the way, such as having to take his final exams on the road, or missing virtually the first month of school to prep for the combine. But watching a few lectures online is a small tradeoff for the chance to fulfill his NFL dreams...
...balance school with training. He plans to attend a Pro Day at Boston College near the end of March, and potentially another one at Arizona. He has been corresponding with former teammates Jamil Soriano ’03 and Carl Morris ’03, both current members of NFL practice squads who went through a similar process senior year...