Word: tryouts
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...also received a phone call from Indianapolis on Sunday afternoon. Although his news was not quite as good as Dawson’s—he did not receive a contract—it was all he could hope for. The Colts offered to bring him in for a tryout including meetings and orientations as well as physical, drug, and flexibility tests, with the potential for a future in their organization. “I’m getting my foot in the door, and that’s all I can ask for,” Farbotko said...
...talent that will make The Game just his last at Harvard, not the last of his career.“He’s not just athletic, he’s the whole package,” Murphy says. “I think he can get a tryout at Sam or Mike linebacker.”Mike Berg at “Mike,” or middle, linebacker—it definitely has a ring to it, but how realistic are his pro prospects?“I think getting a tryout is realistic,” Berg...
...Puchtel’s fifteen minutes of fame might not be over yet. Last May, the Chicago Bears offered Puchtel a tryout, despite the fact that Puchtel had not played football since catching passes at tight end for the Crimson his freshman year. Although the transition back to football was difficult, he showed signs of progression—enough for him to pick up an agent and continue to explore his NFL options. The allure for teams rests in the hope that he can follow in the model of successful college basketball players-turned superstar tight ends such as Antonio...
...great camp,” Fraser says of the four-day tryout session. “It was great for my experience and just great hockey...
...following months, Cahow battled through the national team’s grueling tryout process...