April 12, 2011
Atlas Strategies President and CEO, Mark F. Magazu, II, released the following statement and information regarding NFL team visits and workouts for all Atlas clients in this year’s NFL Draft.
“As a sports agency, we are often faced with significant competing interests regarding the release of particular team-by-team information: Team executives always ask us to keep our conversations regarding draft-eligible clients confidential, but at the same time always want to know what other teams are interested in particular clients of ours. We cannot satisfy both requests – we cannot maintain confidentiality but also discuss team-by-team details.
“As such, we have formulated the following policy to comply with these competing – but equally important – requests: We will make broad information regarding team interest in our clients available to satisfy (at least partially) pervasive requests for this information, but we will maintain strict confidentiality as regards details of any and all specific interests teams may have shown. This policy should provide useful information as teams develop their draft preferences, while also maintaining confidentiality as to which teams are interested in which players, as requested by nearly every executive with whom we speak.
“Teams may choose to issue statements regarding what players have visited, or information may come from different sources – but in keeping with our policy to honor team requests for confidentiality, such information will not come from our office.”
Please call the Atlas Strategies New York office with any questions.
Kris Adams, WR-UTEP: 8 Pre-Draft visits and/or workouts; 14 NFL team communications (Kris is 6’4″ and runs a 4.3; 30tds at UTEP)
Martell Webb, TE-Michigan: 11 Pre-Draft visits and/or workouts; 17 NFL team communications (Martell played in 40 games at Michigan and is an excellent blocker and pass catcher)
Detron Lewis, WR-Texas Tech: 7 Pre-Draft visits and/or workouts; 13 NFL team communications (Detron is 7th All-Time in Big 12 History in receptions)
Tysson Poots, WR-S.Utah: 7 Pre-Draft visits and/or workouts; 15 NFL team communications (Tysson is the NCAA leader in receptions, yards/game and receiving tds over the past 4 years)
John Chiles, WR-Texas: 4 Pre-Draft visits and/or workouts; 8 NFL team communications (Was QB for two years before earning starting nod at WR junior and senior years)
Johnathan Wilson, WR-Kansas: 3 Pre-Draft visits and/or workouts; 6 NFL team communications (8th All-Time receiver in Kansas history)
Cory Brandon, OT-Oklahoma: 3 Pre-Draft visits and/or workouts; 10 NFL team communications (13-game starter for Oklahoma, extremely athletic for his 6’7″ frame)
Rodney Bradley, WR-Hawaii: 2 visits and/or workouts; 8 NFL team communications (103.4 yds/game as a junior prior to injury, which is now 100% healed)
Derrick Jones, WR-CalU of Penn: 3 visits and/or workouts; 10 NFL team communications (Pac-10 sprint champion, uncanny size-speed mix, 27 yds/catch as senior)
Romeo Pellum, DB-Hampton: 1 visit and/or workout; 5 NFL team communications (Led Conference in pass breakups, was 2nd in nation in pass breakups)
Travon Patterson, WR-Colorado: Multiple team calls regarding free agency, given his injuries (now healed) senior year
INFORMATION IS AS OF APRIL 12, 2011
