ELITE News Archive

ELITE Alumnus Marc Boerigter Re-signs with Kansas City Chiefs
April 20, 2005 - The Kansas City Chiefs have re-signed ELITE Alumnus WR Marc Boerigter to a one-year contract. A restricted free-agent who had played in 31 games with Kansas City in three seasons.....More

ELITE Alumnus Nick Harper Re-signs with Indianapolis Colts
April 15, 2005 - The Indianapolis Colts have re-signed ELITE Alumnus CB Nick Harper to a two-year contract. Harper, a starter at corner for the Colts the last three seasons, became a free-agent in March.....More

ELITE Alumnus Carl Powell Re-signs with Cincinnati Bengals
April 6, 2005 - The Cincinnati Bengals have re-signed ELITE Alumnus DE Carl Powell. The Bengals signed the 31-year-old Powell, the first free-agent Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis brought to the club.....More

ELITE Alumnus Todd McMillon Re-signs with Chicago Bears
March 18, 2005 - The Chicago Bears have re-signed ELITE Alumnus CB Todd McMillon. An un-restricted free agent who joined the Bears in 2000, McMillon signed a new one year deal to remain in Chicago....More

ELITE Alumnus Jay Feely Signs with New York Giants
March 10, 2005 - ELITE alumnus Jay Feely has been signed by the New York Giants to take over their placekicking duties after four successful seasons inAtlanta.....More

ELITE Alumnus David Patten Signs for $13M with Washington Redskins
March 8, 2005 - After earning three Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots, ELITE alumnus David Patten has agreed to five year, $13 million contract with the Washington Redskins.....More

ELITE Alumnus Erik Bickerstaff Re-signs with Dallas Cowboys
March 8, 2005 - The Dallas Cowboys have re-signed ELITE Alumnus FB Erik Bickerstaff. Bickerstaff was an exclusive rights free-agent who originally signed with the Cowboys in 2003......More

9 ELITE Players Headed to NFL Europe
February 16, 2005 - Nine ELITE players have been allocated or drafted to play in the 6-team NFL Europe League for the 2005 season. Eight ELITE players were allocated NFL Europe by NFL clubs who have them under contract. A ninth ELITE player was selected in NFL Europe's free-agent draft......More

Successful Trip to the Senior Bowl
February 17, 2005 - I recently returned from attending my fifth consecutive Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. The Senior Bowl is the premier college All-Star game and attracts the entire pro football community to watch the nation's top college seniors compete in a week of practice sessions.....More

Pro Teams Log a Record 16,535 OPD Player Views in 2004
January 5, 2005 - Teams in the NFL, NFLE, CFL, AFL and af2 logged into the ELITE Online Player Database at record levels again in 2004. During over 1,000 visits over all 52 weeks of the year, teams viewed over 4,000 different players and totaled a record 16,535 player profile views.....More

ELITE Alumnus Horn Named to Pro Bowl
December 22, 2004 - ELITE alumnus and Saints WR Joe Horn has been selected to the 2005 NFL Pro Bowl as a member of the NFC squad. This will be Horn’s fourth trip to the Pro Bowl, having also been selected.....More

ELITE Alumnus Vinatieri Named to Pro Bowl
December 22, 2004 - ELITE alumnus and Saints WR Joe Horn has been selected to the 2005 NFL Pro Bowl as a member of the NFC squad. This will be Horn’s fourth trip to the Pro Bowl, having also been selected.....More

Knorr Earns AFC Player of the Week Honors
September 16, 2004 - ELITE alumnus and Broncos Punter Micah Knorr was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the first week of the NFL season. In the Bronco's 34-24 victory against the Chiefs, Knorr boomed....More

Training Camp Journal, Part V
On Tuesday morning, August 10th, I made the short drive from the Atlanta Falcons training camp to Spartanburg,South Carolina and Wofford College home of the Carolina Panthers training camp......More

81 Pro Teams have 348 ELITE Players in 2004
August 19, 2004 - With close to 350 players on 81 rosters in 2004, ELITE players continue to find tremendous success in the NFL, NFL Europe, CFL, AFL and af2.........More

ELITE Players on 22 NFL Rosters
August 13, 2004 - 2004 NFL training camps opened with ELITE players on the rosters of 22 teams. The Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints lead the league with 4 ELITE players each......More

Two ELITE Players on All-NFL Europe Team
June 13, 2004 - Two ELITE players were named to the 2004 All-NFL Europe team, honoring the league's best players. Rhein Fire WR Adam Herzing and Frankfurt Galaxy OT David Pruce were both named to the All-Offense 1st team......More

ELITE Players on Every '04 CFL Roster
June 11, 2004 - As the Canadian Football League prepares to open the 2004 season, ELITE players are once again on the roster of all nine CFL teams. All nine rosters contain multiple ELITE players, led by the Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats with 6 ELITE players each.....More

Five ELITE Players on All-Arena Teams
June 3 2004 - Five ELITE players were named to the 2004 All-Arena teams, which honor the AFL's best players. FB/LB Dan Curran (New Orleans Voodoo), WR/DB Kevin Ingram (Los Angeles Avengers) and DS Omarr Smith (San Jose SaberCats) were selected to the All-Arena 1st team.....More

AF2 Signs 500th ELITE Player
June 1, 2004 - In only their fifth season of operation, the teams in af2 have now signed over 500 ELITE players. Close to 70 ELITE players were signed by af2 teams in the past year to bring the five year total to 519 players......More

WR Herzing on Fire for Rhein
May 28, 2004 - ELITE alumnus WR Adam Herzing, playing for the Rhein Fire, is leading NFL Europe with 552 receiving yards and is tied for second in the league with 40 receptions with one week remaining in the regular season......More

Harper Signs with Colts for $1.368 Million
April 23, 2004 - ELITE alumnus Nick Harper has accepted the Indianapolis Colts $1.368 million tender offer for 2004. By offering the restricted free-agent a first round tender offer the Colts would have received a first round pick had Harper signed with another team.......More

Jags Re-sign Hanson for $6.5 Million
March 3, 2004 - ELITE alumnus Chris Hanson has signed a new 5-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars worth $6.5 million, including a $1.3 million signing bonus......More

Flynn Stays with Ravens
March 2, 2004 - ELITE alumnus Mike Flynn has signed a 5-year contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens. Mike bypassed the free-agent market to remain the starting center for the Ravens and continue to anchor an offensive line that produced the NFL’s best rushing attack in 2003......More

12 Heading to NFL Europe
February 16, 2004 - Twelve ELITE players have been allocated or drafted to play in the 6-team NFL Europe League for the 2004 season. 10 ELITE players were allocated to NFLE by NFL clubs who have them under contract. Two additional ELITE players were selected in the NFL Europe's free-agent draft.....More

Super Repeat For Vinatieri
February 2, 2004 - ELITE alumnus Adam Vinatieri made the game-winning kick in a Super Bowl for the second time in his career yesterday with a 41 yard kick with four seconds remaining in Super Bowl XXXVIII that gave the Patriots a thrilling 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers....More

AFL Signs 700th ELITE Player
January 24, 2004 - With the addition of over 40 ELITE player signings in the past year, teams in the Arena Football League have now signed over 700 ELITE Players....More

Teams Visit OPD Every Week in 2003
January 2, 2004 - Pro teams in the NFL, NFLE, CFL, AFL and af2 logged into the ELITE Online Player Database (OPD) all 52 weeks of 2003.....More