By: Tanner Smith “Becoming the Best” Field: Football Positions in the NFL By: Tanner Smith “Becoming the Best” Field: Football

Options Available in the Field Running Back Wide Receiver Safety Quarterback Linebacker

Salaries of Each Position in the Field Quarterback- $3,840,017 per year Wide Receiver- $1,806,999 per year Linebacker- 1,803,388 per year Safety- $1,752,582 per year Running Back- $1,550,634 per year

Schools/Organizations That Offer Special Training Top 3 Schools for Running Backs 3. PSU (Penn State University) 2. Ohio State 1. USC (University of Southern California)

Special Education/Training Requirements for in the Field You need to learn/ know your weaknesses Work hard Know/learn the plays Practice blocking/running/catching Work on your strength Know your style

Special Qualities/ Abilities Needed to do Well in the Field Athleticism Speed Strength Balance Mentality Agility Coordination

Well Known Person/People in Field Ezekiel Elliot (Dallas Cowboys) Ezekiel Elliot was born in Alton, Illinois on July 22nd, 1995 (22 years old). He pursued his dream of being a running back in the NFL in 2016. He’s now the starting running back for the Dallas Cowboys. He currently is being coached by my uncle Gary Brown. Before Ezekiel was drafted in 2016, he attended Ohio State University. Eli Manning (Ney York Giants) Eli Manning was born on January 3rd, 1981 (37 years old) in New Orleans, Louisiana. Eli went to college at Ole Miss. He was drafted by the New York Giants in 2004. He never missed a game until last season in 2017. He was benched by the Giants because they wanted to see the back up quarter backs’ performances. He never missed a game since week 1 of his first season in the NFL. Dez Bryant (Dallas Cowboys) Dez Bryant was born on November 4th, 1988 (29 years old) in Galveston County, Texas. He currently is the wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. Throughout his career, Dez has caught 531 passes for 7,495 yards. In those amounts of receptions/yards, Dez has scored 73 touchdowns. You may thinking that he makes things look easy, but its not true, he has had some serious injuries while he has played. Saquon Barkley (New York Giants) Saquon Barkley was born on February 7th, 1997 (21 years old) in The Bronx, New York City, New York. Saquon was recently drafted into the NFL by the New York Giants. Before he was drafted, he went to college at PSU, Penn State University. There, he was the running back with 653 attempts, a total amount of 3,706 rushing yards and 41 touchdowns.

Reaction to Research Info To be honest, I didn’t really have a reaction or anything because I know what kind of technique I would need to be a NFL running back. Also, I pretty much knew what schools were going to be in the top 3 rated for best schools to go to for a running back to train and learn more info about being a running back.

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