The University of Maryland (UM) Terrapins (Terps) college football program had two players taken in the 2010 NFL Draft that was held in April. The school based in College Park, Maryland had two athletes selected by National Football League (NFL) franchises in the annual draft and those two men are:
- Bruce Campbell (offensive lineman) - selected in the fourth round with the 106th overall pick by the Oakland Raiders
- Nolan Carroll (cornerback) - picked in the fifth round by the Miami Dolphins as the 145th overall player selected
Bruce Campbell, born in 1988, is a 6'6" 314 pound offensive lineman that played tackle in high school and college but is expected to at least start out as an interior offensive lineman at the guard position with the Oakland Raiders. Despite having the height to play offensive tackle the initial reports from the Raiders are that they would prefer to ease Bruce into their offense at a position that lends itself to a smoother transition.
Campbell is slated to wear number 74 next year for the NFL team in Oakland and Raiders head coach Tom Cable is excited about the upside of his fourth round draft selection. Coach Cable hopes to get Bruce on the field early and often as the Raiders for years now have been trying to fill a void on their offensive line. Many football analysts agree that the root cause of the recent offensive woes of the Oakland franchise can be traced back to a porous front five.
It can be argued that Nolan Carroll, the other University of Maryland 2010 NFL Draft selection, is in many ways an opposite type of player from his former teammate Bruce Campbell. Carroll plays defense whereas Campbell plays offense and furthermore while Bruce has a large 6'6" 314 pound frame Nolan is a much more pedestrian size at 5'11" and 204 pounds.
Before being picked up by the Miami Dolphins to add youth and speed to their secondary Nolan grew up in the state of Florida. Nolan Carroll was born and raised in Green Cove Springs, Florida which is in the northeastern part of the state. After spending five years in Maryland during his stint in college Nolan and his parents (who still live in Florida) are surely excited about having him back in the Sunshine State.
Kim, the author of this piece, does not know if Nolan and Campbell will buy University of Maryland golf bags with money from their first NFL contracts. Considering the amount of golf that NFL players play in their downtime picking up red black Terps golf bags might be a good idea to help them assimilate with their new teammates.
Readers interested in looking at Maryland golf bags for themselves are encouraged to check out the links in the above paragraph.
