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Golden Nuggets: Nick Sundberg's Grand Entrance

As a longsnapper, Cal alum Nick Sundberg does not have the most glamorous role in football. No matter, Nick does what he can to make his entrance a memorable one. The rest of Joel Murphy's article is an excellent profile on Sundberg with some great stories about how he finally made it on an NFL team and how, since he was nine years old, he has helped test out some of TASER's products...on himself.

Before the Washington Redskins took on the New England Patriots this past Sunday, long snapper Nick Sundberg rushed out of the entrance tunnel, through the giant inflatable Redskins helmet and out onto the field. No one announced Sundberg’s name over the PA as he took the field. There was no music or pyrotechnics or theatrics of any kind. In fact, hardly anyone in attendance noticed. But that didn’t stop Sundberg from running out of the gate in a crisscross pattern with his arms fully extended out to his sides, enthusiastically mimicking an airplane as he made his grand entrance.
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"It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time," Sundberg said. "Never got to do it in college because kickers, punters, snappers, we always go out early. In the NFL, it’s the same way — we always run around it. I always thought that was kind of weird. The whole team runs through it except for us. We run around it."

So Sundberg said that one day he was making his way out to the field with kicker Graham Gano and punter Sav Rocca and he decided to just go for it. He tried to get the other two special teams players to go with him, but they wouldn’t do it.

"You know how kickers are with their stupid routines," he said.

But Sundberg went for it and he had a blast.

"It was like the best time ever. It really gave me a lot of joy," Sundberg explained.

After the jump the Bears begin to prep for Texas, Mychal Kendricks earns more postseason honors, and ESPN checks in on the best of the undecided recruits.

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Fun Sundberg piece.

by j.lee on Dec 15, 2011 3:40 PM PST reply actions  

More football links.

Aaron still mad about 04 snub.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/cal-bears/ci_19547959

He owns a Super Bowl ring and is in the midst of one of the greatest seasons by an NFL quarterback, but Aaron Rodgers hasn’t forgotten how it felt when his 2004 Cal football team was snubbed on bowl selection day.

“Yes, I’m still upset about it,” he said.

So are most Old Blues.

Take off that orange shirt.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/14/SPVU1MCN6J.DTL

Cal had its first Texas-specific practice Wednesday in the first of four days of work in Berkeley before the team leaves for the Holiday Bowl in San Diego.

In keeping with the opponent, some of Cal’s scout team members wore burnt-orange practice jerseys to get the starting offense and defense used to seeing that color. Specifically, quarterback Austin Hinder wore the No. 6 jersey of Case McCoy, while running back Daniel Lasco had on the 28 of Malcom Brown.

by j.lee on Dec 15, 2011 3:45 PM PST reply actions  

i used to play D2 with nick in haas

we took a summer course together. he is better at football than he is at d2.

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Dec 15, 2011 3:50 PM PST reply actions  

D2?

"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.

It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0

by AERose on Dec 16, 2011 1:19 AM PST up reply actions  

yesssss

Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!

by GoldBlooded on Dec 16, 2011 9:24 PM PST up reply actions  

When they say "additional restrooms" for the stadium

do they mean they’re adding more Port-A-Potties or are there going to be actual restrooms?

by FromCtoShining(Blue)C on Dec 15, 2011 7:01 PM PST reply actions  

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