FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NFL-81 1/12/98

NFL ANNOUNCES LIST OF 32 PLAYERS GRANTED SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR 1998 DRAFT

The National Football League announced today the names of 32 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 1998 NFL Draft on April 18-19.

Each of the 32 players has been out of high school for at least three seasons and each has submitted a written application in which he renounced his remaining college football eligibility. The deadline for receiving applications was January 9.

The players declared eligible are:

PLAYER POS. COLLEGE
     
Rodney Artmore DB Baylor
Magic Benton WR Miami
Demetrius Carr DB Bowling Green
Mo Collins T Florida
Toney Coles TE North Carolina
Curtis Enis RB Penn State
Alan Faneca G Louisiana State
Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala RB Utah
Ahman Green RB Nebraska
Jacquez Green WR Florida
Scott Harley RB East Carolina
Lendon Henry RB Colorado
Michael Hicks DB Texas-El Paso
Will Jacobs T Vanderbilt
Carlo Joseph RB Miami
Olin Kreutz C Washington
Ryan Leaf QB Washington State
R.W. McQuarters DB Oklahoma State
Randy Moss WR Marshall
Jeremy Newberry C California
Benji Olson G-T Washington
Andre Richardson RB Oklahoma State
Hassan Shamsid-Deen DB North Carolina State
Damon Shea K Nevada-Reno
Anthony Simmons LB Clemson
Takeo Spikes LB Auburn
Ryan Thelwell WR Minnesota
Jeremiah Trotter LB Stephen F. Austin
Jason Tucker WR Texas Christian
Brian Wilcox T Eastern Michigan
Robert Williams DB North Carolina
Charles Woodson DB Michigan