More O-D Alumni Added to 2012 NFL Scouting Combine Invite List

Myrtle Beach, SC - When the first wave of invitations went out to about 250 college senior football players, 13 former O-D Bowl alumni were on that list. Among them were Texas A&M duo Jeff Fuller and Cyrus Gray, Georgia players Brandon Boykin and Cordy Glenn, South Carolina defensive tackle Travian Robertson, Texas linebacker Keenan Robinson, Washington defensive tackle Alameda Ta’amu, Wisconsin Nick Toon, Arizona State cornerback Omar Bolden, California PA guard Rishaw Johnson, and Richmond quarterback Aaron Corp.

Earlier this week the NFL Scouting Combine posted the final wave of invites as underclassmen and several more seniors were added. Among them were a few more past O-D Bowl participants adding to an already impressive total of players invited.

Those added include Southern California defensive line duo Christian Tupou and DaJohn Harris, Penn State defensive back Chaz Powell, and a trio of underclassmen led by receiver Stephen Hill (Georgia Tech), lineman David DeCastro (Stanford), and tackle Bobby Massie (Ole Miss).

Those six players bring the total of O-D Bowl participants in the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine to 19.

The NFL Scouting Combine will include the top draft eligible players for the 2012 NFL Draft and will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as players will best tested and interviewed by all 32 NFL teams from February 22-28, 2012. The event will be televised nationally on NFL Network.

"This is a great group of past bowl players and we could not be more proud of their accomplishments, “said Offense-Defense President Rick Whittier, “All of these guys earned their invites and we wish them the best of luck at the next level.”

The Offense-Defense All-American Bowl is part of the largest Youth All-American Event in the country known as Offense-Defense Bowl Week, a series of events taking place during the last week of the year that culminates in the All-American Bowl. The game has in the past seen the on-field talents of a wide swath of football stardom including Dez Bryant, Cameron Newton, Stephen Garcia, Carlos Dunlap, Derek Sherrod, Golden Tate, Rolando McClain, and Joe Haden among many others. The O-D Bowl led all high school All-America games with nine players selected to the 2012 Senior Bowl and former O-D Bowl participant Cameron Newton was the No. 1 overall pick by the Carolina Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft, named to the Pro Bowl, and was named the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.

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