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Sportsgist.com is very proud to introduce Steve Leo from the Parisi Speed School. Steve has an extensive background in athletic training and will be sportsgist.com’s resident strength and conditioning coach. He will be providing the type of information that any athlete who is serious about their game is going to want to have access to.

Steve has been training for 11 years, and an employee at Parisi’s for the past 10 years. He has been hired by Nike to conduct speed-testing camps through SAQ program . Steve was a three-sport varsity athlete at Hawthorne High School in Football, Wrestling (Captain, All-conference) and Baseball. He continued his education at Northeastern and William Paterson University in exercise Science Steve has ten years of experience coaching athletes including Head Coach of Saddle River Wrestling 4 years, Hawthorne High School Wrestling 3 Years, Bergen Catholic Wrestling 1 year, ASA Softball Coach 3 years, and MABL Baseball Coach 4 years. Steve continues playing competitive baseball in the North Jersey Men’s Adult Baseball League. Steve has Five years of experience in personal training of athletes including USA National Team Wrestling, Major and Minor League Baseball, Olympic Judo, NFL & Arena football players.

Certifications: Advanced Level Certified Personal Trainer from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), National Interscholastic Federation Coaches Association (NFICA-A.C.E.P program), Member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y Cerified Instructor and VIRTUS Certified (Protecting Gods Children).

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 Jordan Woy [13:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Jordan Woy is an attorney and sports agent who has been representing athletes for over twenty years. His company Jordan Woy & Associates, is based in Dallas, TX and has become one of the top player representation agencies in the country. The firm represents players in the National Football League. Jordan Woy & Associates has represented approximately four hundred professional athletes.

Sports Illustrated and USA Today ranked Jordan Woy as one of the top ten football agents in the business. Some of the clients Mr. Woy worked with include: Yancey Thigpen, Brock Marion, Ray Crockett, Barry Foster, Robert Jones, Donald Driver, Larry Centers and Brian Habib. Mr. Woy has represented three players who were the highest paid players at their position in the NFL. He has also had business or charitable relationships with stars such as Muhammad Ali, Michael Johnson, Eric Dickerson and Lawrence Taylor.

Mr. Woy is a Certified Contract Advisor with the National Football Player’s Association, a Certified Player’s Agent with the MLBPA and a Member of the Sports Lawyer’s Association.

Listen to the podcast as Mr. Woy discusses the agent business, what goes on behind the scenes during the draft and how he is able to get his players into the best situations for them.

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 Brandon Foster [10:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

University of Texas Cornerback Brandon Foster is an athletic and speedy defensive back. At the University of Texas he played in 46 career games, starting 13, at cornerback and on special teams … posted 106 tackles, five TFL, four INTs, 15 PBU, two forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries … has scored four defensive TDs (T-No. 2 on UT’s all-time list) … started 12-of-13 games in 2007. Last season he was named second-team All-Big 12 by The Associated Press, Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram and tabbed honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league’s coaches. He was twice named Big 12 Player of the Week and is a two-time member of UT’s Athletics Director’s Honor Roll. Brandon graduated in December 2007 with a degree in liberal arts.

Listen to Brandon as he discusses his collegiate career at Texas and how he has prepared for the upcoming NFL draft. Also make sure to check back next week as we follow up with Brandon and discuss where he ended up going and his thoughts as he embarks on his career in the NFL.

Brandon Foster

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 Nate Jones-University of Texas [9:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here is your opportunity to listen to University of Texas WR Nate Jones discuss his preparation for the NFL draft. Nate also lets us in on who he will be watching the draft with and where he will spend the biggest weekend of his life.

Nate is a possession receiver who at games end did some good things that contributed to winning football games. Usually the teams third option, but still his overall production was steady.

Make sure to tune in next week as we follow up with Nate and find out where he ended up and his overall thoughts of the draft day experience.

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Scott Wright-NFL Scout-PodCast

This is a great time of year for a sports fan. You can’t beat all the great sporting events that are currently going on…MLB is in full swing, NBA playoffs couldn’t be any better, NHL playoffs have been awesome, and now the NFL draft takes center stage for a couple of days. I was lucky enough to talk with Scott Wright, a football draft expert. He’s been doing this for 10 years and more times than not his NFL draft predictions are accurate. Listen to draft analysis on many of the top QBs in the draft, including Andre Woodson, Colt Brennan, Joe Flacko, and John David Booty. Think you know how important the Senior Bowl is or what is the strongest position in the draft?  Compare your notes with Scott Wright!

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Tom Marino is a veteran of 34 years in the player personnel field of professional football. He has worked in three professional leagues (NFL, USFL, and WFL), spending the last 22 years in the NFL as a scout and talent evaluator. Tom is a member of the Ourlads.com scout hall of fame and has worked with the St. Louis Rams, Dallas Cowboys, NY Giants, and New Orleans Saints during his illustrious career. Among his many accomplishments, he is credited with the discovery of Eric Swann, the first non-collegiate player since 1946 to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft.

Hear some of his insights into this year’s NFL draft and what actually happens behind the scenes during the draft.

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Tony Hills is a 6’6” 305LB honorable mention all Big 12 offensive tackle from the University of Texas. He was also ranked as one of the nations top 10 offensive tackles by The Sporting news. He was named to ESPN’s All- Mayday Team for being one of college football’s “Toughest of the Tough”

Talk about overcoming adversity, Tony broke his leg this past season and is still expected to be a 3^rd or 4^th round draft pick in the NFL Draft this weekend. And during his senior year of high school Tony tore ligaments in his knee; jeopardizing the chances of him playing at the college level. All schools stopped recruiting him with the exception of the Longhorns, even though he was the top prospect in the state of Texas. Tony worked hard and dedicated himself to getting back to the sport he loves.

Listen to Tony as he discusses his preparation for the NFL draft and how he has overcome two serious injuries.

Link to full Podcast with Tony Hills

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 Patrick Johnson NFL talks to SportsGist [13:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Patrick Jevon Johnson (born August 10, 1976 in Gainesville, Georgia) is an American football wide receiver in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts.

A two-sport athlete, Johnson was an Olympic-caliber sprinter before beginning his National Football League career.

Johnson attended the University of Oregon where he was not only a member of their college football team but also of their track team. As a collegiate sprinter at Oregon, he was one of the top sprinters in the nation defeating the legendary Carl Lewis in a 100 m race at the Drake Relays and winning the Pac-10 Championships in the 400 m as a freshman. As a senior in high school at Redlands High School in Redlands, California, he was California State Champion in both the 100 and 200 m.

In 1998, Johnson played his first season in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens. He later earned a Super Bowl ring when the Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV. After four season with the Ravens, Johnson played one season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, followed by a season with the Washington Redskins. In 2005, Johnson rejoined the Ravens for one season.

Johnson first joined the CFL in May of 2007 when he signed with the Edmonton Eskimos. He was later traded to the Toronto Argonauts on June 13, 2007 in exchange for second round pick in the 2008 CFL Canadian Draft.

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