BCSP Notes . . .
The NFL Europe football season is off to a good start, especially for a few former Mid Eastern Athletic Conference gridiron stars.Former North Carolina A&T running back Maurice Hicks, allocated to the Scottish Claymores by the Chicago Bears, set a new NFLEL record by running for a 93-yard touchdown in his team's 62-31 win over the two-time champion Berlin Thunder. Hicks rushed 12 times for 149 yards including a 32-yard TD run in the season opener for both teams. Hicks leads the league in rushing after one week. Former Hampton defensive back Travis Coleman returned an interception for a TD for Berlin.
Former Florida A&M quarterback Quinn Gray also had a good first week completing five of 15 passes for 75 yards and leading the Frankfort Galaxy to a game-winning field goal.
Below are the 22 black college players in NFL Europe this season.
| AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS | ||||
| 1 | Matthew Hatchette | WR | Langston | |
| 57 | Louis Green | LB | Alcorn State | Broncos |
| 75 | Lawrence Smith | OT | Tennessee St. | Ravens |
| 78 | Bennitte Waddell | OT | Tuskegee | |
| SCOTTISH CLAYMORES | ||||
| 33 | Maurice Hicks | RB | NC A&T | Bears |
| 58 | Isaac Keys | LB | Morehouse | Packers |
| 97 | Michael Landry | DE | Southern | Chiefs |
| BARCELONA DRAGONS | ||||
| 58 | Terrance Dukes | LB | Grambling | |
| 10 | T. C. Taylor (IR) | WR | Jackson State | Patriots |
| RHEIN FIRE | ||||
| 20 | Lemual Ligon | CB | Savannah St. | Chargers |
| 91 | Andre Arnold | DE | Grambling | |
| 94 | Gillis Wilson | DE | Southern | |
| 84 | Ataveus Cash (IR) | WR | Hampton | |
| FRANKFORT GALAXY | ||||
| 7 | Quinn Gray | QB | Florida A&M | Jaguars |
| 10 | Marc Lester | WR | Morgan State | Ravens |
| 36 | Kalvin Pearson | CB | Grambling | Browns |
| 38 | Calvin Spears | DB | Grambling | |
| 78 | Kendrick Rogers | OT | Alabama A&M | Cardinals |
| BERLIN THUNDER | ||||
| 2 | Elijah Thurman | WR | Howard | Bears |
| 27 | Travis Coleman | CB | Hampton | Bears |
| 70 | Freddie Moore | OT | Florida A&M | |
| 99 | Roshaun Matthews | DE | Southern | Bears |
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