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University of Minnesota Athletics
NFL Pros Work Out on Campus
7/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Legendary wide receivers Cris Carter and Michael Irvin headlined the training camp's "coaching staff" - there at the request of Fitzgerald to help all participating athletes learn from some of the very best. Also involved in the camp is Bill Welle - one of the top physical trainers in the country and co-founder of Carter's FAST Program, which serves as a model for the closed-to-the-public camp and provides an atmosphere that allows athletes to get the very most out of their training.
Numerous NFL veterans have joined Fitzgerald this year to work out at athletic facilities around campus including Minnesota alum Matt Spaeth (Pittsburgh Steelers), Wayzata native James Laurinaitis (St. Louis Rams), Dwayne Bowe (Kansas City Chiefs), Malcolm Jenkins (New Orleans Saints), and Minnesota Vikings Tavaris Jackson, Jaymar Johnson and Madieu Williams.
This year, several rookies out of Minnesota joined the veterans in preparation for their first pre-season camps. Former Gophers wide receiver Eric Decker (Denver Broncos), linebacker Simoni Lawrence (Philadelphia Eagles) and free agents Barrett Moen and Nick and Jeff Tow-Arnett participated in Fitzgerald's training camp this year to ease the transition in the NFL before camps open later this summer.
