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NFL Operation Discovery

Players who participated in the *NFL Operation Discovery* program
Player		Nationality	WLAF Team	Football position	Age	Height		Weight		Notes
Player		Nationality	WLAF Team	Football position	Age	USCS	metric	USCS	metric	Notes
	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

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

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.
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
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

2016 season

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

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]

^[10]^[11]

2018 season

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.

^[13]

2019 season

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

Seven players competing for four places in the AFC East.

References

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

Category:National Football League

[1] ttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/american-football/2018/03/30/diary-nfl-hopeful-will-never-forget-taking-part-regional-combine/

[2] ttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/american-football/2018/03/30/diary-nfl-hopeful-will-never-forget-taking-part-regional-combine/

[NFL_Communications_2017-3] "Four International Players Added to Practice Squads for 2017 Season" (PDF). NFL Communications. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2019-08-23.

[NFL_Undiscovered-4] Cite error: The named reference NFL Undiscovered was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] ttps://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/2016/02/breaking-giants-are-set-to-work-out-two-players-from-across-the-pond/

[6] ttps://www.bigblueview.com/2016/2/15/11003196/new-york-giants-work-out-european-players-harry-innis-danthony-dable-osi-umenyiora

[7] ttps://www.americanfootballinternational.com/new-york-giants-evaluating-two-european-players/

[8] ttps://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.

[NFL_Communications_2018-13] "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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