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NFL Operation Discovery

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Players who participated in the NFL Operation Discovery program
Player Nationality WLAF Team Football
position 		Age Height Weight Notes
USCS metric USCS metric
Victor Clavel  Mexico Barcelona Dragons Wide receiver 24 6 ft 2 in 1.88 m 190 lb 86 kg
Guillermo Gomez  Spain Running back 21 6 ft 1 in 1.85 m 218 lb 99 kg
Rick Koulen  Netherlands Cornerback 27 6 ft 1 in 1.85 m 201 lb 91 kg
Frank Temming  Netherlands Running back 20 6 ft 0 in 1.83 m 203 lb 92 kg
Xisco Marcos  Spain Wide receiver 21 5 ft 11 in 1.80 m 180 lb 82 kg
Pepe Moscatelli  Italy Birmingham Fire Defensive lineman 25 6 ft 4 in 1.93 m 260 lb 120 kg
Andreas Motzkus  West Germany Wide receiver 23 6 ft 2 in 1.88 m 228 lb 103 kg
Hans-Ulrich Riecke  East Germany Safety 27 5 ft 11 in 1.80 m 196 lb 89 kg
Sergio Vissa  Italy Tight End 22 6 ft 4 in 1.93 m 270 lb 120 kg
Gareth Alyson  UK Defensive tackle 25 6 ft 4 in 1.93 m 260 lb 120 kg
Keith Craig  USA Frankfurt Galaxy Wide receiver 23 6 ft 0 in 1.83 m 175 lb 79 kg
Olaf Hampel  West Germany Defensive tackle 23 6 ft 6 in 1.98 m 280 lb 130 kg
Stephan Maslo  West Germany Placekicker 26 5 ft 11 in 1.80 m 185 lb 84 kg
Gerald Olszewski  West Germany Offensive Guard 24 6 ft 4 in 1.93 m 250 lb 110 kg
Philip Alexander  UK London Monarchs Placekicker 28 6 ft 2 in 1.88 m 216 lb 98 kg
Trevor Carthy  UK Running back 26 5 ft 6 in 1.68 m 190 lb 86 kg
Victor Ebubedike  UK Running back 24 6 ft 0 in 1.83 m 216 lb 98 kg
Nigel Hoyte  UK Defensive tackle 26 6 ft 3 in 1.91 m 265 lb 120 kg
Hency Charles  Haiti Montreal Machine Cornerback 20 5 ft 10 in 1.78 m 200 lb 91 kg
Chris Flynn  Canada Quarterback 24 6 ft 1 in 1.85 m 190 lb 86 kg
Jamie Gray  Canada Cornerback 21 6 ft 0 in 1.83 m 205 lb 93 kg
Steve Kasowski  Canada Placekicker 24 6 ft 1 in 1.85 m 185 lb 84 kg
Daniel Beun  Belgium New York/New Jersey Knights Offensive lineman 28 6 ft 4 in 1.93 m 255 lb 116 kg
Les Jackson  UK Defensive end 27 6 ft 5 in 1.96 m 287 lb 130 kg
Mike Taylor  UK Defensive Back 26 6 ft 2 in 1.88 m 172 lb 78 kg
Eric Yuma  Belgium Running back 21 6 ft 0 in 1.83 m 194 lb 88 kg
Helmut Joder  West Germany Orlando Thunder Defensive end 24 6 ft 5 in 1.96 m 225 lb 102 kg
Steffen Nagurski  East Germany Tight End 21 6 ft 3 in 1.91 m 235 lb 107 kg
Dirk Reesing  West Germany Linebacker 24 6 ft 2 in 1.88 m 245 lb 111 kg
Gerald Weiss  East Germany Running back 30 6 ft 2 in 1.88 m 236 lb 107 kg
Harvey Franklin  Netherlands Cornerback 23 5 ft 11 in 1.80 m 183 lb 83 kg
Nicolay Aslaksen  Norway Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks Running back 20 6 ft 0 in 1.83 m 200 lb 91 kg
Peter Busch  Australia Quarterback 26 6 ft 3 in 1.91 m 200 lb 91 kg
Vladimir Georgiev  Soviet Union Linebacker 21 6 ft 3 in 1.91 m 252 lb 114 kg
Oleg Sapega  Soviet Union Defensive end 23 6 ft 4 in 1.93 m 245 lb 111 kg
Oliver Erhorn  West Germany Sacramento Surge Defensive lineman 20 6 ft 2 in 1.88 m 281 lb 127 kg
Matti Lindholm  Finland Linebacker 28 6 ft 2 in 1.88 m 230 lb 100 kg
Stefan Munker  West Germany Wide receiver TBC TBC TBC
Juha Salo  Finland Offensive lineman 24 6 ft 3 in 1.91 m 290 lb 130 kg
Rico Cartwright  Bahamas Wide receiver 25 5 ft 10 in 1.78 m 180 lb 82 kg
Stefan Bjorkman  Sweden San Antonio Riders Offensive Guard 25 6 ft 3 in 1.91 m 250 lb 110 kg
John Hyllienmark  Sweden Safety 26 6 ft 1 in 1.85 m 205 lb 93 kg
Stefan Ohrvall  Sweden Nose Tackle 28 6 ft 4 in 1.93 m 247 lb 112 kg
Marco Rueda  Mexico Placekicker 26 5 ft 11 in 1.80 m 188 lb 85 kg









IPP

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The transition of the athletes from novice footballers to potential NFL players occurs in the following phases;

  1. Prospective athletes from around the globe are identified, scouted and vetted before a handful are invited to attend the IMG Academy in Florida starting the second week in January.
  2. There they spend 11 weeks intensively up-skilling and conditioning themselves and adapting to the demands made of -and resources available to- a professional athlete in American sport. This structured program is under the supervision of Aden Durde (NFLUK head of football development), Will Bryce and two-time Super Bowl winner Osi Umenyiora.[1][2] This phase concludes with the NFL International Pro Day
  3. They then have a few weeks where they can go home before the NFL Draft in late April. If they are drafted by a team then, like all new NFL players, they go to rookie mini-camp for organised team activities (OTAs) followed by pre-season training.



Divisions are chosen in a random draw[3]

Detailed history

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2016 season

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In the first year two candidates were initially scouted and invited to training; French wide receiver Anthony Dablé and Harry Innis a tight-end from England. The training program took place at XPE Sports in Boca Raton, Florida led by Tony Villani.[4] beginning in late January. Within three weeks of starting the programme, Dablé and Innis were invited to try-out with the New York Giants[5][6][7] and Dablé secured a contract as an un-drafted free-agent, signing the same day. Moritz Böhringer from Germany, another wide-receiver, was unearthed and brought into the programme to work alongside Innis now that Dablé's program would be changing as a result of his securing a spot with the Giants. Innis continued to the end of the program for another six weeks and had several opportunities to impress NFL coaches including a Regional Combine in Minnesota and try-outs with the Atlanta Falcons and the Jacksonville Jaguars but he was unable to secure a contract. On March 31, Böhringer attended an NFL Pro Day in Florida and made a great impression with his size, physical ability and skills. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 6th round as the first player ever to be drafted without playing a down of college football in the US or Canada.[8]

2017 season

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After the success of this proof-of-concept year the programme was officially adopted by the NFL in 2017 and named the International Player Pathway. It continues to function in essentially the same manner as the pilot year though the time that the athletes spend in training has been extended by several weeks and there is now an organised system within the NFL's recruitment policies and procedures for assigning these players to teams. Additionally the number of candidates being accepted each year is continually increasing and the net is being thrown over an increasingly diverse group of sports and a more global range of nationalities to find potential players.


The IPP was instituted for the 2017 season[9], four players signed, one with each of the NFL teams in the NFC South.[3]

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2018 season

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The program was extended into the 2018 season[12] Five athletes were invited to the development academy competing for four roster spots in the AFC Central. In the end all five secured contracts as one (Jordan Mailata) was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles leaving the remaining four players a team each to go to.


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2019 season

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and continued into the 2019 season[14][15][16][17]



Seven players competing for four places in the AFC East.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/american-football/2018/03/30/diary-nfl-hopeful-will-never-forget-taking-part-regional-combine/
  2. ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/american-football/2018/03/30/diary-nfl-hopeful-will-never-forget-taking-part-regional-combine/
  3. ^ a b "Four International Players Added to Practice Squads for 2017 Season" (PDF). NFL Communications. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NFL Undiscovered was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ https://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/2016/02/breaking-giants-are-set-to-work-out-two-players-from-across-the-pond/
  6. ^ https://www.bigblueview.com/2016/2/15/11003196/new-york-giants-work-out-european-players-harry-innis-danthony-dable-osi-umenyiora
  7. ^ https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/new-york-giants-evaluating-two-european-players/
  8. ^ https://transferwise.com/us/blog/moritz-boehringer
  9. ^ "New program opens doors for four NFL hopefuls". ESPN.com. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  10. ^ "The International Player Pathway Program: What it is, and why it will change the NFL". 26 June 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  11. ^ "International players added to four practice squads". NFL.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  12. ^ "NFL expands program for overseas practice squad players". AP NEWS. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Eight International Players Added to Rosters for 2018 Season" (PDF). NFL Communications. 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  14. ^ "Meet the NFL International Player Pathway Players of 2019". 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Christian Wade joined by six others in NFL International Player Pathway". NFL.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Alex Jenkins: New York Giants sign English defensive end as free agent". 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. ^ "4 international players added to NFL rosters for 2019 season". USA TODAY. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

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