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Chad Spann: Post Rookie Debriefing
Chad Spann is a reserve running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers after stops with the Colts and Buccaneers. I have interviewed Spann multiple times since this time last year. The former NIU walk-on who began his career ninth on the depth chart and ended it as the 2010 NCAA touchdown leader is a confident but... chad-spann-post-rookie-debriefing/" class="read-more">Read More ›
Chad Spann: Lessons Learned and Work Ahead
Chad Spann is a reserve running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers after stops with the Colts and Buccaneers. I have interviewed Spann multiple times since this time last year. The former NIU walk-on who began his career ninth on the depth chart and ended it as the 2010 NCAA touchdown leader is a confident but... chad-spann-lessons-learned-and-work-ahead/" class="read-more">Read More ›
Behind the Blue Curtain – Part III: Making the Cut the Hard Way With RB Chad Spann
Imagine 15-years of work riding on a 60-minute performance that is only partially choreographed and half of the individuals sharing the stage with you are trying to undermine everything you do. Now imagine suffering an injury three minutes into that performance. Welcome to rookie free agent Chad Spann’s world the night he faced the Cincinnati... chad-spann/" class="read-more">Read More ›
Behind the Blue Curtain – Part II: A Glimpse at Colts Training Camp With RB Chad Spann
Former Northern Illinois RB Chad Spann led college football with 22 touchdowns in 2010, but it didn’t get him drafted. No matter, Spann was a local star in Indianapolis and no team offered him a scholarship at his position and that didn’t deter him from finding a team that would give him a chance to... chad-spann/" class="read-more">Read More ›
Behind the Blue Curtain: A Glimpse at Colts Training Camp With RB Chad Spann
If I didn’t know better, I would have thought Chad Spann was messing with me. Every few minutes during our hour-long conversation the running back would grunt, yell, or laugh without any discernible rhyme or reason. At one point as he talked his voice quavered as if someone was jumping up and down on him.... chad-spann/" class="read-more">Read More ›
Grinding Tape: Chad Spann – Stiff arms and Green Dogs
NIU RB Chad Spann led the NCAA Divison I-A with 22 rushing touchdowns in 2010. That’s one more than LaMichael James and two more than Colin Kaepernick and Cam Newton. Recently, I had the chance to watch tape with the 2010 MAC MVP. This week we discuss two plays where there are problems with the... chad-spann-stiff-arms-and-green-dogs/" class="read-more">Read More ›
Grinding Tape Part III – NIU RB Chad Spann
In Part I of the Grinding Tape Series, Mid American Conference MVP Chad Spann explained the concepts behind plays that require a running back to understand blocking schemes, defensive tendencies, and reading keys. In Part II, he revealed how quickly a runner needs to be able to process information to choose a hole, ball security... chad-spann/" class="read-more">Read More ›
Grinding Tape: NIU RB Chad Spann Part II
In Part I of the Grinding Tape Series, Mid American Conference MVP Chad Spann explained the concepts behind plays that require a running back to understand blocking schemes, defensive tendencies, and reading keys. This week, he reveals how quickly a runner needs to be able to process information to choose a hole, ball security protocol,... chad-spann-part-ii/" class="read-more">Read More ›
Grinding Tape: NIU RB Chad Spann Part I
This is the first in a series of posts will feature a film study session I had with former NIU RB Chad Spann, 2010′s Division-I leader in rushing TDs and the Mid-American Conference’s Most Valuable Player. If you don’t know about Chad Spann, you’re probably not alone. He wasn’t drafted in April. However, that doesn’t... chad-spann-part-i/" class="read-more">Read More ›
Conversation with NFL Draft Scout’s Chad Reuter Part I
If you thought ESPN analyst Matt Williamson’s path to becoming a paid evaluator of talent was unusual, consider NFL Draft Scout.com senior analyst Chad Reuter. The Wisconsin native learned about the craft of personnel evaluation from a decade of interactions with NFL scouts and general managers. Although he lacks a football background, he managed to... chad-reuter-part-i/" class="read-more">Read More ›
