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To the consternation of SEC fans, Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson won the 1997 Heisman Trophy over Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning. Woodson has gone on to an NFL career that has included eight Pro Bowl selections. The 15 Heisman winners since then have combined for six Pro Bowl selections. Cam Newton of Auburn and Carson Palmer have two apiece, and Robert Griffin III and Ricky Williams have one each. Two of those Heisman winners - Johnny Manziel and Hueytown's Jameis Winston - haven't played in an NFL game yet.
Since being selected in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts, nose tackle Josh Chapman has not started a game and totaled 11 tackles. But the Colts are counting on Chapman to anchor the center of their defense this season. With 2013 starter Aubrayo Franklin gone, Chapman is at the top of the Indianapolis depth chart.
The Atlanta Falcons start three days of mandatory minicamp on Tuesday expecting to have one of their two Pro Bowl wide receivers ready to practice.
The Tuesday court appearance by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus on charges stemming from a drag race on a public street has been postponed until July 1. Dareus was scheduled to appear in Hamburg, N.Y., on several charges after his arrest on May 30, but the Hamburg Town Court clerk's office said the appearance had been postponed, The Associated Press reported.
Athletes testifying in the in the Ed O'Bannon vs. NCAA case - from former Alabama star Tyrone Prothro to former Fairhope star Chase Garnham - keep saying they considered themselves an athlete first and a student second. Some people are surprised? Don't be.