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All right, all right, all right.
He didnt run.
He'll probably run this thursday at the OSU Pro Day.
He'll probably run this thursday at the OSU Pro Day.
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Here are Nate's times in the 40 at tOSU's Pro Day, per NFL.com
OHIO STATE: MARCH 9There were five head coaches present -- Pittsburgh's Bill Cowher, Chicago's Lovie Smith, Detroit's Rod Marinelli, Cleveland's Romeo Crennel and the Giants' Tom Coughlin -- and about 100 team scouts and representatives. The players ran outdoors on a strip of extremely fast AstroTurf that has been down there for some years.
Player.................Position............Gil's comments
Nate Salley...........FS..................Salley ran the 40 in 4.50 and 4.56.
OHIO STATE: MARCH 9There were five head coaches present -- Pittsburgh's Bill Cowher, Chicago's Lovie Smith, Detroit's Rod Marinelli, Cleveland's Romeo Crennel and the Giants' Tom Coughlin -- and about 100 team scouts and representatives. The players ran outdoors on a strip of extremely fast AstroTurf that has been down there for some years.
Player.................Position............Gil's comments
Nate Salley...........FS..................Salley ran the 40 in 4.50 and 4.56.
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Now A Contender, Carolina Uses Draft To Stockpile Talent
POSTED: 4:43 pm EDT April 30, 2006
UPDATED: 4:49 pm EDT April 30, 2006
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Loading up on depth in key areas, the Carolina Panthers added a tight end and a second defensive back in the late rounds of the NFL draft Sunday.Entering their fifth season under coach John Fox and general manager Marty Hurney, the Panthers are coming off an NFC championship game appearance and have become annual playoff contenders, allowing them to draft for development and not immediate needs.None of Carolina's picks in this year's draft will be expected to start right away, but all were picked at positions where the team hopes to add depth and develop young prospects."Our dream is, every one of these guys is good enough to start," Fox said. "Whether that's reality or not, you never know. The guys we select in the draft, we have good feelings about.""We got the players we came in wanting to get," Hurney said.With their fourth-round pick, No. 121 overall, the Panthers took safety Nate Salley of Ohio State. He will be expected to back up veteran Mike Minter and Colin Branch, who is expected back after missing all of last season with a knee injury.The team also has signed veteran free agent Shaun Williams at the position after last year's pleasant surprise, Marlon McCree, signed with San Diego as a free agent.Salley spent two years in the same Ohio State defensive backfield as Panthers starting cornerback Chris Gamble. Fox said he liked Salley's experience in a high-level program and the fact that he functioned as "quarterback" of the Buckeye secondary."I never thought the Panthers would be the ones to pick me," Salley said by telephone from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Sunday. "It's a blessing right now."Most of his experience at Ohio State was at free safety, Salley said, playing to his strengths of physicality and range. He said he hopes to become a more sure tackler in the NFL.In the fifth round, with the 155th selection, the Panthers took Virginia Tech's Jeff King, a 6-foot-5, 256-pound tight end who will be groomed as a potential successor to longtime starter Kris Mangum. Though tight end is not a high-profile position in the Panthers' offense, Mangum is entering his ninth year and backups Mike Seidman and Michael Gaines have failed to assert themselves as potential successors."Obviously Carolina's going to run the football and I'm going to pride myself on blocking and hopefully catch some balls as well when called upon," King said by telephone. "No question, my blocking is going to have to be really good and I'm going to work on that and improve on it if there's some weaknesses there."Fox said he sees King as capable of playing both fullback and tight end.Meanwhile, three of the Panthers' Day One selections -- first-round running back DeAngelo Willams and third-round picks Rashad Butler, an offensive lineman, and James Anderson, a linebacker -- toured Bank of America Stadium with Panthers owner Jerry Richardson and showed off their new jerseys for reporters Sunday.The 5-9 Williams, the nation's leading rusher as a senior at Memphis, was given No. 34, the same number he wore in high school in Arkansas when he idolized Texas running back Ricky Williams.DeAngelo Williams will be in the mix with two other backs -- second-year player Eric Shelton and veteran backup Nick Goings -- for the carries not given to lead back DeShaun Foster. Foster has not been particularly durable during his first four seasons in the NFL, which could mean an early opportunity for Williams to make an impact.Butler, from Miami, and Anderson, from Virginia Tech, played opposite one another in college, first as Big East rivals, then over the last two years in the expanded ACC.The Panthers' second-round pick, Richard Marshall, a cornerback from Fresno State, was the only early draftee not able to make the trip; he and the other draftees -- plus free agent newcomers like wideout Keyshawn Johnson -- are due in Charlotte for a minicamp that begins Friday.Anderson spoke for all the players -- especially the madly grinning Williams -- when he said, "Right now it feels like I'm dreaming. ... Just sitting here wearing a Carolina Panthers hat, I just put down a jersey that had my name on it. I'm like a little kid in a candy store, walking around. "Williams couldn't stop smiling about his selection."I'm still jacked up," he said. "When I found out I was getting (No.) 34, I was excited about that. Everything is exciting. ..."Carolina, it's still in the South. I don't have to worry about mixing sugar in my sweet tea."
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Now A Contender, Carolina Uses Draft To Stockpile Talent
POSTED: 4:43 pm EDT April 30, 2006
UPDATED: 4:49 pm EDT April 30, 2006
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Loading up on depth in key areas, the Carolina Panthers added a tight end and a second defensive back in the late rounds of the NFL draft Sunday.Entering their fifth season under coach John Fox and general manager Marty Hurney, the Panthers are coming off an NFC championship game appearance and have become annual playoff contenders, allowing them to draft for development and not immediate needs.None of Carolina's picks in this year's draft will be expected to start right away, but all were picked at positions where the team hopes to add depth and develop young prospects."Our dream is, every one of these guys is good enough to start," Fox said. "Whether that's reality or not, you never know. The guys we select in the draft, we have good feelings about.""We got the players we came in wanting to get," Hurney said.With their fourth-round pick, No. 121 overall, the Panthers took safety Nate Salley of Ohio State. He will be expected to back up veteran Mike Minter and Colin Branch, who is expected back after missing all of last season with a knee injury.The team also has signed veteran free agent Shaun Williams at the position after last year's pleasant surprise, Marlon McCree, signed with San Diego as a free agent.Salley spent two years in the same Ohio State defensive backfield as Panthers starting cornerback Chris Gamble. Fox said he liked Salley's experience in a high-level program and the fact that he functioned as "quarterback" of the Buckeye secondary."I never thought the Panthers would be the ones to pick me," Salley said by telephone from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Sunday. "It's a blessing right now."Most of his experience at Ohio State was at free safety, Salley said, playing to his strengths of physicality and range. He said he hopes to become a more sure tackler in the NFL.In the fifth round, with the 155th selection, the Panthers took Virginia Tech's Jeff King, a 6-foot-5, 256-pound tight end who will be groomed as a potential successor to longtime starter Kris Mangum. Though tight end is not a high-profile position in the Panthers' offense, Mangum is entering his ninth year and backups Mike Seidman and Michael Gaines have failed to assert themselves as potential successors."Obviously Carolina's going to run the football and I'm going to pride myself on blocking and hopefully catch some balls as well when called upon," King said by telephone. "No question, my blocking is going to have to be really good and I'm going to work on that and improve on it if there's some weaknesses there."Fox said he sees King as capable of playing both fullback and tight end.Meanwhile, three of the Panthers' Day One selections -- first-round running back DeAngelo Willams and third-round picks Rashad Butler, an offensive lineman, and James Anderson, a linebacker -- toured Bank of America Stadium with Panthers owner Jerry Richardson and showed off their new jerseys for reporters Sunday.The 5-9 Williams, the nation's leading rusher as a senior at Memphis, was given No. 34, the same number he wore in high school in Arkansas when he idolized Texas running back Ricky Williams.DeAngelo Williams will be in the mix with two other backs -- second-year player Eric Shelton and veteran backup Nick Goings -- for the carries not given to lead back DeShaun Foster. Foster has not been particularly durable during his first four seasons in the NFL, which could mean an early opportunity for Williams to make an impact.Butler, from Miami, and Anderson, from Virginia Tech, played opposite one another in college, first as Big East rivals, then over the last two years in the expanded ACC.The Panthers' second-round pick, Richard Marshall, a cornerback from Fresno State, was the only early draftee not able to make the trip; he and the other draftees -- plus free agent newcomers like wideout Keyshawn Johnson -- are due in Charlotte for a minicamp that begins Friday.Anderson spoke for all the players -- especially the madly grinning Williams -- when he said, "Right now it feels like I'm dreaming. ... Just sitting here wearing a Carolina Panthers hat, I just put down a jersey that had my name on it. I'm like a little kid in a candy store, walking around. "Williams couldn't stop smiling about his selection."I'm still jacked up," he said. "When I found out I was getting (No.) 34, I was excited about that. Everything is exciting. ..."Carolina, it's still in the South. I don't have to worry about mixing sugar in my sweet tea."
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NFL DRAFT
Salley selected by Panthers in fourth round
The Columbus Dispatch
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Former Ohio State safety Nate Salley was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, 121st overall. Salley is the eighth former Buckeye selected so far in this year's draft.
Others selected in earlier rounds include: A.J. Hawk (Round 1, fifth overall, Green Bay), Donte Whitner (Round 1, eighth overall, Buffalo), Bobby Carpenter (Round 1, 18th overall, Dallas), Santonio Holmes (Round 1, 25th overall, Pittsburgh), Nick Mangold (Round 1, 29th overall, N.Y. Jets), Ashton Youboty (Round 3, 70th overall, Buffalo) and Anthony Schlegel (Round 3, 76th overall, N.Y. Jets).
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NFL DRAFT
Salley selected by Panthers in fourth round
The Columbus Dispatch
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Former Ohio State safety Nate Salley was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, 121st overall. Salley is the eighth former Buckeye selected so far in this year's draft.
Others selected in earlier rounds include: A.J. Hawk (Round 1, fifth overall, Green Bay), Donte Whitner (Round 1, eighth overall, Buffalo), Bobby Carpenter (Round 1, 18th overall, Dallas), Santonio Holmes (Round 1, 25th overall, Pittsburgh), Nick Mangold (Round 1, 29th overall, N.Y. Jets), Ashton Youboty (Round 3, 70th overall, Buffalo) and Anthony Schlegel (Round 3, 76th overall, N.Y. Jets).
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Salley happy to finally get the call
Ohio State safety taken in fourth round of NFL draft by Carolina Panthers.
By Doug Harris
Staff Writer
COLUMBUS | Sleep eluded Ohio State safety Nate Salley like a shifty running back after the first three rounds of the NFL draft ended Saturday night without his name being called.
His joy over seeing five teammates go in the first round waned over the 10-hour ordeal, and the final blow to his pride came when the New York Jets plucked another Big Ten safety with the final pick of the day: Michigan State's Eric Smith.
"It was frustrating," Salley said from his parent's home in Fort Lauderdale. "You always want to go high. I got to see all the other guys (from Ohio State) go, and I was thinking, 'Come on, my time has to be coming.'
"I really couldn't sleep. I kept dreaming about the draft. Finally, I just prayed that God would put me in the place I was supposed to be."
After being selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 24th pick of the fourth round Sunday, Salley believes his prayers were answered. He's suiting up for a Super Bowl contender along with two former teammates, cornerback Chris Gamble and receiver Drew Carter.
Gamble, who grew up in the same Florida county as Salley, has had 13 interceptions in two seasons.
"Things worked out," Salley said. "I'm on a great team with some guys I already know who can help me out."
OSU guard Rob Sims was taken seven spots later in the fourth round by the Seattle Seahawks, giving the Buckeyes nine draft picks overall this year — their second-highest total in 30 years.
Shockingly, defensive end Mike Kudla went undrafted despite tying the NFL Combine record with 45 bench-press reps of 225 pounds last February. Defensive tackle Marcus Green, kicker Josh Huston and cornerback Tyler Everett also fell into the free-agent pool.
Packers high on Hawk
Green Bay general manager Ted Thompson fielded a few tantalizing offers for the No. 5 pick, but he was sold on A.J. Hawk three weeks ago and wasn't going to bite.
"Quite frankly, I had my heart set on this guy," Thompson said. "I was nervous he might be gone when it got to our pick.
"We went through a lot of pain and heartache to be in the No. 5 spot. To get a player of this caliber was too tempting to turn down."
Jets have vacancy
The New York Jets could be looking for center Nick Mangold to start immediately after losing six-time Pro Bowler Kevin Mawae to free agency. Newly acquired veteran Trey Teague is also in the running for the job.
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Salley happy to finally get the call
Ohio State safety taken in fourth round of NFL draft by Carolina Panthers.
By Doug Harris
Staff Writer
COLUMBUS | Sleep eluded Ohio State safety Nate Salley like a shifty running back after the first three rounds of the NFL draft ended Saturday night without his name being called.
His joy over seeing five teammates go in the first round waned over the 10-hour ordeal, and the final blow to his pride came when the New York Jets plucked another Big Ten safety with the final pick of the day: Michigan State's Eric Smith.
"It was frustrating," Salley said from his parent's home in Fort Lauderdale. "You always want to go high. I got to see all the other guys (from Ohio State) go, and I was thinking, 'Come on, my time has to be coming.'
"I really couldn't sleep. I kept dreaming about the draft. Finally, I just prayed that God would put me in the place I was supposed to be."
After being selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 24th pick of the fourth round Sunday, Salley believes his prayers were answered. He's suiting up for a Super Bowl contender along with two former teammates, cornerback Chris Gamble and receiver Drew Carter.
Gamble, who grew up in the same Florida county as Salley, has had 13 interceptions in two seasons.
"Things worked out," Salley said. "I'm on a great team with some guys I already know who can help me out."
OSU guard Rob Sims was taken seven spots later in the fourth round by the Seattle Seahawks, giving the Buckeyes nine draft picks overall this year — their second-highest total in 30 years.
Shockingly, defensive end Mike Kudla went undrafted despite tying the NFL Combine record with 45 bench-press reps of 225 pounds last February. Defensive tackle Marcus Green, kicker Josh Huston and cornerback Tyler Everett also fell into the free-agent pool.
Packers high on Hawk
Green Bay general manager Ted Thompson fielded a few tantalizing offers for the No. 5 pick, but he was sold on A.J. Hawk three weeks ago and wasn't going to bite.
"Quite frankly, I had my heart set on this guy," Thompson said. "I was nervous he might be gone when it got to our pick.
"We went through a lot of pain and heartache to be in the No. 5 spot. To get a player of this caliber was too tempting to turn down."
Jets have vacancy
The New York Jets could be looking for center Nick Mangold to start immediately after losing six-time Pro Bowler Kevin Mawae to free agency. Newly acquired veteran Trey Teague is also in the running for the job.
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[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aquinas' Salley thrilled to be Carolina's choice[/FONT]
[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]Steelers tap Atlantic grad Jacobs at QB[/FONT]
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By Craig Barnes
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 1 2006
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[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica] Nate Salley, the St. Thomas Aquinas graduate, knew when Carolina picked him Sunday it had been worth the wait.
"I never thought they would be the ones who picked me," said Salley, who played free safety for Ohio State. "I have an uncle in South Carolina, an aunt and cousin in Raleigh and Chris Gamble is like family."
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]Gamble, a Carolina cornerback, and Salley were teammates at Ohio State. Gamble, a Dillard graduate, was a first-round choice in 2004.
"[Glades Central wide receiver] Santonio Holmes and I were roommates," Salley said. "And Gamble lived in the same complex. We were three Florida boys hanging out."[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aquinas' Salley thrilled to be Carolina's choice[/FONT]
[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]Steelers tap Atlantic grad Jacobs at QB[/FONT]
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By Craig Barnes
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 1 2006
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[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica] Nate Salley, the St. Thomas Aquinas graduate, knew when Carolina picked him Sunday it had been worth the wait.
"I never thought they would be the ones who picked me," said Salley, who played free safety for Ohio State. "I have an uncle in South Carolina, an aunt and cousin in Raleigh and Chris Gamble is like family."
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]Gamble, a Carolina cornerback, and Salley were teammates at Ohio State. Gamble, a Dillard graduate, was a first-round choice in 2004.
"[Glades Central wide receiver] Santonio Holmes and I were roommates," Salley said. "And Gamble lived in the same complex. We were three Florida boys hanging out."[/FONT]
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SALLEY STEPS UP LEARNING PROCESS
A study in safety
Panthers rookie a smart starter when it comes to learning system
STAN OLSON
SPARTANBURG - The word that keeps coming up when you ask Carolina Panthers coaches about rookie safety Nate Salley is "smart." He's picking up the defensive schemes quickly, they tell you, and this week he's even been playing with the first team.
That's not likely to last; starter Mike Minter left camp Tuesday after the sudden illness and death of his mother, and Colin Branch, another potential starter, is working back in slowly after missing last season with a knee injury.
Still, Salley, a fourth-round draft pick, is getting noticed.
"He's very smart, he's picked things up very well," defensive coordinator Mike Trgovac said Thursday. "He's doing a nice job of picking it up; we like his intensity, the way he studies, and we'll see in the games."
That starts Saturday night against Buffalo at Bank of America Stadium, when Salley is likely to be in the starting lineup for the exhibition. If that's something of a surprise, his intelligence shouldn't be.
Salley is the youngest of three siblings and the first to attend college. The first, in fact, to graduate from high school, he said recently during a break between practices. He attended Ohio State and majored in economics, not simply in staying eligible for football.
"I've got two classes left," he said. "They're tough, but my mama always told me if you want something, you've got to work for it."
His mother, Patricia Salley, has helped, even to the point of calling him before each of his college games and singing him a poem called "Persevere."
Graduating, he thinks, is partly about paying her back.
"My mom definitely wants me to graduate, but she knows that this is very important also," Salley said. "School's going to be there, and she knows I'm going to go back and get it done; I'll definitely take care of that."
Salley's enthusiasm rose as he talked about his family, his words coming in quick bursts.
"Even for my family as a whole -- nieces, nephews, cousins -- this is like the biggest thing we've ever had," he said. "So I'm definitely grateful that I kind of opened the doors and set some goals for them and the people in my neighborhood to have something to look up to and set goals for themselves, knowing that it's possible."
While Salley hasn't made it yet, he believes playing at collegiate powerhouse Ohio State is smoothing his NFL transition.
"Coming from Ohio State, you've seen a lot of things, and a lot of fast guys," he said. "I believe the speed of the game is honestly pretty much the same, like the practice tempo there, which is a good thing. So it's not like I got caught off-guard."
Those words prompted a chuckle from Trgovac.
"The difference is he hasn't seen Smitty (receiver Steve Smith, shelved by injury) out here in practice every day. If he sees Smitty out here every day, he'll probably have a little different opinion. But he'll see. Believe me, it's a much faster game."
Salley will see.
And he'll likely be smart enough to figure it out. SAFETY
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Dreaming of Tar Heels
SPARTANBURG - By the time Carolina Panthers rookie safety Nate Salley reached the ninth grade in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., he had talked his parents into letting him paint his bedroom Carolina blue.
Not Carolina Panthers blue -- North Carolina Tar Heels blue.
It seems Salley had an uncle attend St. Augustine's and the family made the trip to Raleigh to see him graduate.
"That's when I first started having the dream that I wanted to be a Tar Heel," Salley said. "From then on, I started loving the Tar Heels in basketball and whatever. I painted my room baby blue and I wanted to play basketball for them."
While Salley was a fine basketball player at St. Thomas Aquinas High, he was even better at football. He told recruiters he wanted to play both sports in college, and just about all of them agreed he could.
He took a football recruiting visit to Chapel Hill, and also met with basketball coach Matt Doherty. Although his scholarship would have been for football, he would have been a freshman along with Raymond Felton, Sean May and Rashad McCants.
"But football wasn't really what I wanted to be at North Carolina, so I just decided to go to Ohio State," Salley said with a smile. He played both sports as a freshman before deciding to concentrate on football.
Had he been a Tar Heel, he might have gotten a basketball national championship ring. As a Buckeye, he got one in football instead.
SALLEY STEPS UP LEARNING PROCESS
A study in safety
Panthers rookie a smart starter when it comes to learning system
STAN OLSON
SPARTANBURG - The word that keeps coming up when you ask Carolina Panthers coaches about rookie safety Nate Salley is "smart." He's picking up the defensive schemes quickly, they tell you, and this week he's even been playing with the first team.
That's not likely to last; starter Mike Minter left camp Tuesday after the sudden illness and death of his mother, and Colin Branch, another potential starter, is working back in slowly after missing last season with a knee injury.
Still, Salley, a fourth-round draft pick, is getting noticed.
"He's very smart, he's picked things up very well," defensive coordinator Mike Trgovac said Thursday. "He's doing a nice job of picking it up; we like his intensity, the way he studies, and we'll see in the games."
That starts Saturday night against Buffalo at Bank of America Stadium, when Salley is likely to be in the starting lineup for the exhibition. If that's something of a surprise, his intelligence shouldn't be.
Salley is the youngest of three siblings and the first to attend college. The first, in fact, to graduate from high school, he said recently during a break between practices. He attended Ohio State and majored in economics, not simply in staying eligible for football.
"I've got two classes left," he said. "They're tough, but my mama always told me if you want something, you've got to work for it."
His mother, Patricia Salley, has helped, even to the point of calling him before each of his college games and singing him a poem called "Persevere."
Graduating, he thinks, is partly about paying her back.
"My mom definitely wants me to graduate, but she knows that this is very important also," Salley said. "School's going to be there, and she knows I'm going to go back and get it done; I'll definitely take care of that."
Salley's enthusiasm rose as he talked about his family, his words coming in quick bursts.
"Even for my family as a whole -- nieces, nephews, cousins -- this is like the biggest thing we've ever had," he said. "So I'm definitely grateful that I kind of opened the doors and set some goals for them and the people in my neighborhood to have something to look up to and set goals for themselves, knowing that it's possible."
While Salley hasn't made it yet, he believes playing at collegiate powerhouse Ohio State is smoothing his NFL transition.
"Coming from Ohio State, you've seen a lot of things, and a lot of fast guys," he said. "I believe the speed of the game is honestly pretty much the same, like the practice tempo there, which is a good thing. So it's not like I got caught off-guard."
Those words prompted a chuckle from Trgovac.
"The difference is he hasn't seen Smitty (receiver Steve Smith, shelved by injury) out here in practice every day. If he sees Smitty out here every day, he'll probably have a little different opinion. But he'll see. Believe me, it's a much faster game."
Salley will see.
And he'll likely be smart enough to figure it out. SAFETY
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Dreaming of Tar Heels
SPARTANBURG - By the time Carolina Panthers rookie safety Nate Salley reached the ninth grade in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., he had talked his parents into letting him paint his bedroom Carolina blue.
Not Carolina Panthers blue -- North Carolina Tar Heels blue.
It seems Salley had an uncle attend St. Augustine's and the family made the trip to Raleigh to see him graduate.
"That's when I first started having the dream that I wanted to be a Tar Heel," Salley said. "From then on, I started loving the Tar Heels in basketball and whatever. I painted my room baby blue and I wanted to play basketball for them."
While Salley was a fine basketball player at St. Thomas Aquinas High, he was even better at football. He told recruiters he wanted to play both sports in college, and just about all of them agreed he could.
He took a football recruiting visit to Chapel Hill, and also met with basketball coach Matt Doherty. Although his scholarship would have been for football, he would have been a freshman along with Raymond Felton, Sean May and Rashad McCants.
"But football wasn't really what I wanted to be at North Carolina, so I just decided to go to Ohio State," Salley said with a smile. He played both sports as a freshman before deciding to concentrate on football.
Had he been a Tar Heel, he might have gotten a basketball national championship ring. As a Buckeye, he got one in football instead.
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Nate just knocked the SHIT out of some Miami WR! Atta' boy, Nate!
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Panthers | Salley waived
Sat, 2 Sep 2006 19:27:05 -0700
Panthers.com reports the Carolina Panthers waived FS Nate Salley Saturday, Sept. 2.
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Sat, 2 Sep 2006 19:27:05 -0700
Panthers.com reports the Carolina Panthers waived FS Nate Salley Saturday, Sept. 2.
http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl
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Panthers sign eight to practice squad Alex Haynes - RB - CAR - Sep. 3 - 6:03 pm et Panthers signed RB Alex Haynes, QB Brett Basanez, WR Taye Biddle, T Dave Kadela, T Adam O'Connor and S Nate Salley to the practice squad.
Basanez, not Stefan LeFors, will be the team's third quarterback. Haynes played in NFL Europe, but don't be surprised if he gets playing time with the big squad this season. Sep. 3 - 6:03 pm et
Panthers sign eight to practice squad Alex Haynes - RB - CAR - Sep. 3 - 6:03 pm et Panthers signed RB Alex Haynes, QB Brett Basanez, WR Taye Biddle, T Dave Kadela, T Adam O'Connor and S Nate Salley to the practice squad.
Basanez, not Stefan LeFors, will be the team's third quarterback. Haynes played in NFL Europe, but don't be surprised if he gets playing time with the big squad this season. Sep. 3 - 6:03 pm et
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