Antrel Rolle

My blog this week is on Antrel Rolle. Antrel attended South Dade High School in Homestead, Florida. Antrel started playing football in grade school because he thought it was fun, and he got to be with his friends. But when High school came he started to get a love for the game, and he set out to become number one, Antrel got his first varsity time as a junior, he was the starting corneback. He finished his junior season with three picks and 85 tackles. AS a returing starter he knew what he had to do to become the best. He finished his seaon with 90 tackles, three picks, ans two touchdowns,

    As a top high school prospect, Antrel decided to play at the University of Miami. Rolle was one of the four freshmen who lettered. Antrel had a very good freshmen season, shutting down some top recevires, such as Larry Fitzgerald, and Calvin Johnson.

   As a sophmore Rolle earned All-Big East first-team honors. Rolle totaled a career-high 66 tackles with two sacks, six tackles for a loss, seven pass deflections, and an interception for the season.

    Rolle had an outstanding junior season, he was better than the previous years. His stats were threw the roof.

     Rolle set out to have the best year he could when he was a senior, he gave it all he had. Rolle  Rolle was a consensus All-American, with 58 tackles, six pass deflections, and an interception. He was hurt late in the '04 season and missed the game because of a foot sprain.

    Rolle entered the NFL daft and was selected eigth overall by the Arizona Cardinals. His first couple years were not the best, because of injuries. He lost his starting postion in the 2007 preseason, but after having three picks on Carson Palmer, he earned his spot back.

   In 2010 Rolle was traded to the New York Giants, and he still remains with them.

Malcolm Jenkins

   My blog this week is on Malcolm Jenkins.Jenkins played high school football at Piscataway Township High School in New Jersey, where he helped lead his team to three consecutive state championships. He played both wide receiver and defensive back. He also excelled at track, winning the state title in the 400 meters as a junior. Jenkins was a top college prospect and received a scholar ship from The Ohio State University.
  
 As a freshmen Jenkins spent his season playing nickel back, and finished the season with 35 tackles. In 2006 Jenkins started all thirteen games as a corner, and was first team All- Big ten. As a junior he knew what he wanted, he knew what he had to do in order to make a name for himself on the field. As a junior in 2007 Jenkins recorded 47 tackles and four interceptions and was named a first team All-American by Pro Football Weekly, and a first team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive year. Entering his senior season Malcolm was more than ready, he knew it was his most important year, and gave it all he had. All his hard work payed off in the end, Jenkins received the the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given to the nation's best defensive back, after recording 57 tackles and three interceptions.
   Jenkins was predicted to be one of the top corners in the NFL Draft. Malcolm was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round. Jenkins got playing time his first year because of injuries, he had to step up ans play like a Pro. He recorded seven tackles and one interception his first game.

   In 2010 Jenkins was moved to free safety and has held that position since. Jenkins is currently still on the Saints and is playing with lots of intensity and enthusiasm.