Aug. 1, 2006
Twenty-nine former Georgia Tech football standouts are on National Football League rosters as training camps around the league are opening.
Eight seniors from the 2005 Yellow Jackets are in the NFL, including draftees Gerris Wilkinson (New York Giants), P.J. Daniels (Baltimore Ravens) and Dawan Landry (Baltimore Ravens) as well as free agents Damarius Bilbo (Arizona Cardinals), Dennis Davis (Oakland Raiders), Eric Henderson (Cincinnati Bengals), Reuben Houston (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and Chris Reis (Atlanta Falcons). Gavin Tarquinio also signed with the Falcons in the spring but is injured.
The complete list of former Yellow Jackets in NFL camps is as follows:
Keith Brooking, Atlanta FalconsDamarius Bilbo, Arizona CardinalsJoe Burns, Buffalo BillsJames Butler, New York GiantsKelly Campbell, Miami DolphinsNate Curry, Kansas City ChiefsP.J. Daniels, Baltimore RavensDennis Davis, Oakland RaidersJimmy Dixon, Seattle SeahawksNat Dorsey, Cleveland BrownsAndrew Economos, Jacksonville JaguarsNick Ferguson, Denver BroncosKeyaron Fox, Kansas City ChiefsJohn Paul Foschi, Oakland RaidersTony Hargrove, St. Louis RamsWill Heller, Seattle SeahawksEric Henderson, Cincinnati BengalsTony Hollings, Chicago BearsReuben Houston, Tampa Bay BuccaneersDawan Landry, Baltimore RavensAlfred Malone, Houston TexansChris Reis, Atlanta FalconsDaryl Smith, Jacksonville JaguarsJonathan Smith, Buffalo BillsLevon Thomas, Indianapolis ColtsTravares Tillman, Miami DolphinsDez White, Minnesota VikingsGerris Wilkinson, New York GiantsDarius Williams, Detroit Lions
Coaches & Front Office: Pat Moriarty, Baltimore Ravens (Vice President) Jimmy Robinson, Green Bay Packers (Assistant Coach) Ken Whisenhunt, Pittsburgh Steelers (Offensive Coordinator)