1999 NFL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

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AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

BALTIMORE RAVENS

Justin Armour ARM-er
Steve Broussard brew-SARD
Greg DeLong de-LONG
Spencer Folau fah-LOWE rhymes with "how"
Qadry Ismail KAH-dree ISS-my-el
DeRon Jenkins dee-RON
Jason Maas moss
Edwin Mulitalo moo-lih-TAHL-oh
A.J. Ofodile oh-FAH-da-lay

BUFFALO BILLS

Victor Allotey ALOE-tay
Bill Conaty CON-uh-tee
Sam Cowart COW-ert
John Fina FEE-nuh
John Holecek HOLL-uh-sek
Kamil Loud KAY-meal
Chris Mohr MORE
Eric Moulds MOULDS
Jay Riemersma REEM-urz-muh
Kurt Schulz SHULTS
Antowain Smith AN-twan
Dusty Zeigler ZIG-ler

CINCINNATI BENGALS

Marco Battaglia Buh-TAG-lee-uh
Rich Braham BRAY-um
Ki-Jana Carter KEE-john-uh
Louie Cioffi CHOE-fee
Canute Curtis Kuh-NOOT
Mike Doughty DOW-tee
Marcus Dow Rhymes with cow
Clif Groce Gross
Brock Gutierrez Goo-TAIR-ez
Tim Krumrie KRUM-rye
Dick LeBeau Luh-BO
Brian Milne The 'e' is silent
Steve Mooshagian Moo-SHAIG-ee-un
Chad Pegues Puh-GEESE
Derek Schorejs Shore-eyes
Akili Smith Uh-KEE-lee
Takeo Spikes Tuh-KEE-oh
Jimmy Sprotte The 'e' is silent
Nicky Suala SOO-uh-loo-uh
Tom Tumulty TUM-ul-tee
Brian Uhl Yule
Frank Verducci Vur-DOO-chee
Kimo von Oelhoffen KEE-moe von OHL-hoffen
Reinard Wilson Ruh-NARD

CLEVELAND BROWNS

Rahim Abdullah ra-HEEM Ab-duel-lah
Tim Beauchamp bow-champ
Darrin Chiaverini shivv-er-re-knee
Chris Gardocki gar-DOCK-key
Sylvain Girard SILL-vin jer-ard
John Jurkovic YUR-kuh-vitch
Chris Maumalanga ma-ma-longa
Daylon McCutcheon mc-CUTCH-in
Jamir Miller JA-meer
Marquez Pope MAR-kez
Dawud Rasheed DA-wood
Wali Rainer Wally RAIN-er
Jerry Rudzinski ra-ZEN-ski
Tarek Saleh TAR-ick sa-LAY
Mark Seay Say
Marquis Smith mar-KEYS
John Thierry Theory
Steve Zahursky za-HER-ski

DENVER BRONCOS

Tony Berti BER-tee
Cyron Brown SY-ron
David Bowens BO-enz
Jeff Brohm BRAWM
Glenn Cadrez ku-DREZ
Ryan Christopherson kri-STOF-er-sun
David Diaz-Infante DEE-oz in-FON-tay
Chris Doering DOOR-ing
Troy Dumas DOO-mus
Jason Elam EE-lum
Olandis Gary o-LAN-dis
Chris Gizzi GIZ-ee
Brian Griese GREE-see
Harald Hasselbach HASS-el-back
Darrius Johnson DARE-ee-us
Taj Johnson TOZH
Derek Loville lu-VIL
Viliami Maumau VI-lee-AH-mee MOW-MOW
Tori Noel no-EL
Montae Reagor MON-tay RAY-ger
Tom Rouen RUIN
Mark Schlereth SHLARE-eth
Detron Smith DEE-tron
Maa Tanuvasa MAH-aH TAH-noo-VA-suh
Trey Teague TEEG

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Jason Belser BELL-sir
Chad Bratzke BRAT-ski
Lonny Calicchio Cuh-LICK-e-o
Jason Chorak CHORE-ak
Ken Dilger DIL-gur
John Fassel FOSSIL
Tarik Glenn TAR-ik
Edgerrin James EDGE-rin
Antony Jordan ANT-knee
Joshua Keur KERR
Jay Leeuwenburg LEW-in-berg
Ray McElroy Mc-ELL-roy
Chukie Nwkorie CHEW-key Wuh-CORE-e
Jerome Pathon PAY-thin
Brad Scioli SHE-olihe
Mike Vanderjagt vander-JAT
Van Tuinei TWO-in-a

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Tavian Banks TAY-vee-un
Anthony Cesario Sess-ARE-ee-oh
Thabiti Davis ta-BEE-tee
Ed Kehl KILL
Emarlos Leroy LEE-roy
Keenan McCardell mc-CAR-dell
Dary Myricks MY-ricks
Quentin Neujahr New Year
Leon Searcy SIR-see
Joel Smeenge SMEN-ghee
Jabbar Threats THREETS
Rich Tylski TILL-skee
Alvis Whitted WHIT-ed
Zack Wiegert WEE-gert

Kansas City Chiefs

Louie Aguiar AG-ee-are
Elvis Grbac Ger-BACK
Tim Grunhard GRUN as in run-hard
Vershan Jackson VER-shawn
Greg Manusky MAN-eh-ski
Brian Roche ROACH
Pete Stoyanovich Sto-YON-ovich
Dave Szott ZOT
Tamarick Vanover Tom-ARE-ick

MIAMI DOLPHINS

O.J. Brigance Bre-GANTZ
Lorenzo Bromell Bro-MELL
Oronde Gadsden o-RON-day
Yatil Green Yuh-TEEL
Dwight Hollier HALL-yer
Damon Huard HUE-urd
Larry Izzo IS-o
Olindo Mare o-LEND-o, MAR-ray
Dan Marino Ma-REE-no
Bernie Parmalee PARM-uh-lee
Derrick Steagall STEE-gul
Patrick Surtain sir-TANE

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Tedy Bruschi Teddy BREW-ski
John Friesz FREEZE
Kadar Hamilton kah-DARR
Nafis Karim nah-FEECE KAREEM
Zefross Moss ZEFF-russ
Scott Mutryn MUE-trin
Leonta Rheams lee-on-TAY REEMS
Todd Rucci ROOCH-ee
Kato Serwanga kah-TOE SIR-wahn-gah
Adam Vinatieri VIN-a-TERRY

NEW YORK JETS

Alex Bernstein BURN-steen
Dorian Boose As in goose
Chris Brazzell BRA-zel
Chad Cascadden Cas-CAD-den
Wayne Chrebet Kra-BET
Mike Gisler GHEE-sler
Doug Karczewski Car-ZOO-ski
Greg Lotysz LOW-tiss
David Loverne LAH-vern
J.P. Machado Ma-CHA-doe
Kevin Mawae Ma-WHY
Eric Ogbogu Oh-BOG-u
Jerald Sowell Soul
J.J. Syvrud SEV-rude
Dedric Ward DEE-drick

OAKLAND RAIDERS

Vince Amey A-Me
Leo Araguz Ara-GOOSE
JoJuan Armour JOE-wan
Greg Bellisari Bell-lee-sorry
Mike Cipa Sip-ah
Ferric Collons Call-lonsz
Aaron Dalan Day-lan
Gennaro DiNapoli Gin-ah-row Den-ah-Pole-E
Scott Dreisbach DRYS-bach
Darrien Gordon Dare-E-N
Michael Husted HOUS-ted
Siupele Malamala Soup-PAY-lee Mahla-Mahla
Nick Martucci Mar-TOO-chee
Isaiah Mustafa MOOSE-tafa
Rashaan Salaam Raw-Shawn Saw-lawm
Greg Skrepenak Skrep-N-nak
Matt Stinchcomb Stench-comb
Josh Taves TAAVS
Steve Wisniewski Wiz-news-key

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Mark Bruener

BREW-ner

Carlos Emmons

EM-mins

Alan Faneca

FAN- ee-ka

John Fiala

FEE-ah-la

Lethon Flowers

LEE-thon

Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala

Fu-ah-MAH-tu ma-ah-FAH-lah

Kevin Henry

KEE-vin

Levon Kirkland

Luh-VON

Todd Kollar

CALL er

Chris Oldham

OLD-um

Orpheus Roye

OR-fee-us Roy

Jeremy Staat

STOHT

Brenden Stai

STY

Justin Strzleczyk

STREL-zik

Jerame Tuman

Jeremy TOO man

Mike Vrabel

Vray-bull

Amos Zereoue Zer-O-way

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

Ben Bordelon

BORE-duh-lawn

Fakhir Brown

Fah-KEAR

Brett Chappell

Shuh-PELL

Charles Dimry

DIM-ree

Michael Dumas

DOO-mus

Jermaine Fazande

FUH-zand

Al Fontenot

FAWN-tuh-no

Matt Gartung

Gar-tongue

Steve Heiden

HIGH-den

Israel IfeanyIchukwu

If-ee-awn-ee-chew-kwoo

Kendyl Jacox

JAY-cox

Chris Knipper Nipper
Natrone Means NAY-tron
Michael Mohring MORE-ing
Al Pupunu Puh-poo-new
Mikhael Ricks Michael
Junior Seau SAY-ow
Troy Sienkiewicz Sin-KEV-itch
Craig Whelihan WEE-luh-han

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Josh Amundson AH-mund-sun
Frank Beede BEE-DEE
Jay Bellamy BELL-a-me
Greg Bloedorn BLAY-dorn
DeAuntae Brown DEE-on-tay
Denauld Brown Da-NARD
Joey Eloms ELL-ums
Christian Fauria FOUR-ee-aa
Brian Habib Ha-BEEB
Brock Huard HUGH-urd
Jon Kitna KIT-na
Jamie Kohl Cole
Kevin Kreinhagen KRINE-HAGE-un
Jason McEndoo MAC-in-due
Itula Mili EE-too-la, MEE-LEE
DeShone Myles Da-Shawn
Derek Strey STRY, as in Fly

TENNESSEE TITANS

Joe Bowden OW as in HOW
Samari Rolle suh-MARI ROLL
Craig Hentrich HEN-trick
Joe Salave’a sala-VAY-uh
Jevon Kearse juh-VAUGHN CURSE
Dainon Sidney DAY-nun

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

ARIZONA CARDINALS

Joe Nedney NED-nee
Graham Leigh LEE
Chris Jacke JACK-ee
Chris Greisen GREYE-suhn
Corey Chavous CHAY-vus
Joel Makovicka mack-oh-VIK-uh
Aeneas Williams uh-NEE-us
Joey Dozier DOUGH-zur
Mark Cusano ku-SAWN-oh
Joe Kelenic KELL-nik
Yusuf Scott YOU-suff
Rashod Swinger ra-SHOD
Jomo Cousins JOE-moe CUZZ-ins
Brad Ottis AH-tis
Simeon Rice simm-ee-ON

ATLANTA FALCONS

Lester Archambeau ar-sham-bow
Brendon Ayanbadejo I – yon – bond –day – ho
Sherdrick Bonner Ced – rick
Ray Buchanan buu-cannon
Emil Ekiyor Eck –ee – your
Tony Graziani gra-zee-On-ee
Danny Kanell KA – nell
Brian Kozlowski kaaz-LOW-ski
Bob Kuberski KA- bear- ski
Ephraim Salaam eff-rum
Craig Sauer SOW-ur
Adam Schreiber sh-RI-ber
Dan Stryzinski stra-ZIN-ski

CAROLINA PANTHER

Steve Beuerlein BURR-line
Tshimanga Biakabutuka Tee-MON-guh Bee-ock-a-ba-TWO-kah
Rob Bohlinger BOE-linn-jurr
Luther Broughton BROT-ton
Rae Carruth KA-ruth
Dameyune Craig DAME-ee-un
Norberto Davidds-Garrido nore-BURR-toe DAY-vids Gah-REE-do
Harry Deligianis del-JOHN-us
John Kasay CASEY
Matt Lytle LIE-till
Kris Mangum MAN-gum
Tim Morabito more-ah-BEE-toe
Muhsin Muhammad Moo-SIN
Hannibal Navies NAY-vees
Bryan Stoltenberg STOLL-ten-burg
Kinnon Tatum KIN-un TAY-tum
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke ee-HAHN-ee oo-WAY-zoo-kay
Klaus Wilmsmeyer CLOUSE WILMS-my-er

CHICAGO BEARS

Jerry Azumah ah-ZOO-muh
Tremayne Allen tree-MAIN
Fabien Bownes FAY bee-en- BOW-ens
Robert Chancey CHAN-see
Curtis Enis EE-nis
Paul Grasmanis grass-MAN-us
Jeff Jaeger JAY-grr
Olin Kreutz kroots
Moses Moreno mo-REH-no
Heron O'Neal huh-RON
Khari Samuel CAR-ee
Sulecio Sanford suh-LEE-see-oh
Todd Sauerbrun SOUR-brun
Chris Villarrial vuh-LAR-ree-uhl
Casey Wiegmann WEG-man
Jerry Wisne WHIZ-knee

DALLAS COWBOYS

Eric Bjornson be-YORN-son
Ebenezer Ekuban ECK-you-bon
Toby Gowin GO-in
Duane Hawthorne DUH-wann
Dale Hellestrae HELL-uh-stray
Raghib Ismail Rah-GIBB ISS-my-ell
Mike Kiselak KISS-a-lack
Brian Kuklick KOO-click
David LaFleur la-FLU-er
LaDouphyous McCalla la-DAW-fee-us
Singor Mobley sin-GORE
Dat Nguyen WIN
Kavika Pittman kuh-VEE-kuh
Alan Ricard RE-card
Tarik Smith TAR-ick
Omar Stoutmire STOUT-my-er

DETROIT LIONS

Pete Chryplewicz crip-LEV-itch
Germane Crowell crow-WELL
Jared DeVries de-vreeze
Scott Kowalkowski ko-wal-KOW-ski
Brock Olivo o-LEEV-o
Robert Porcher por-SHAY
Ron Powlus PAUL-lus
Juan Roque row-KAY
Cory Sauter SAW-ter
Cory Schlesinger SHLES-in-ger
Brian Stablein STABE-line

GREEN BAY PACKERS

Chris Akins

A-kenz
Joe Andruzzi ann-DROOZ-ee

Jahine Arnold

JAH-heen

LeRoy Butler

luh-ROY

Mark Chmura

cha-MER-ah

Antuan Edwards

AN-twan

Brett Favre

FARVE

Craig Heimburger

HIME-burger

Cletidus Hunt

CLEE-dee-us

George Koonce

KOONTZ
Ronnie McAda ma-KAY-da

Kevin McCullar

ma-KULL-er
Scott McGarrahan ma-GAIR-a-han
De’Mond Parker de-MOND
Bill Schroeder SHRAY-der

Mike Wahle

Wall

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Obafemi Ayanbadejo Oh-BUH-fem-me Eye-an-buh-day-ho
Pete Bercich Burr-sitch
Todd Bouman Bow-man
Matt Cercone Sir-cone
Stalin Colinet Cah-lynn-A
Matthew Hatchette Hatchet like you cut wood with
Trezelle Jenkins Truh-Zell
Jim Kleinsasser KLINE-Saucer
Chris Liwienski Loo-win-ski
Kivuusama Mays Kaah-vaah-you-suh-muh
Ramos McDonald Ray-MOS
Noel Scarlett Knoll
James Souder SOW-derr
Todd Steussie Stew-see
Kailee Wong K-eye-lee

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Ink Aleaga ah-lee-AH-ga
Jake Delhomme DELOHM

John Farquhar

FAR-qwar
Jerry Fontenot FONT-in-oh
Keno Hills KEY-no
Ron Leshinski luh-SHIN-skee
Chris Naeole NAY-oh-lee
Pio Sagapolutele SANG-ah-poh-lu-tele
Jared Tomich JAH-red TOHM-ich
Gunnard Twyner GUN-ard TWY-ner
Danny Wuerffel WER-ful

NEW YORK GIANTS

Brian Alford Ow-ford
Ty Ardoin AR-doyn
Tiki Barber TEE-kee
Sean Bennett SHAWN
Francesco Biancamano FRAN-ches-Ko Bee-AN-kuh-MAHN-o
O.J.Childress CHILL-drus
Doug Colman Cole-man
Greg Comella Ka-MELL-uh
Brad Daluiso Dal-low-ee-so
Scott Dragos DRAY-gos
Chike Egbuniwe CHEE-kay Eh-BOON-uh-way
Charles Estes ESS-tees
Frank Ferrara Far-rar-uh
Scott Galyon GAL-yun
Sam Garnes GARNZ
Andy Haase HAHS-ee
Ike Hilliard Hill-yard
Bernard Holsey HOLS-ee
LeShon Johnson Luh-SHAWN
Cedric Jones SED-drick
Joe Jurevicius Jur-uh-VISH-us
Scott Kiernan KEER-nun
Steve Konopka KON-op-kuh
Dan Lauta LOW-tuh
Bashir Levingston Buh-SHEER
Roman Oben OH-bin
Luke Petitgout Pet-ee-GOO
Todd Pollack POL-ek
Raymond Priester PREE-stir
Jason Sehorn SEA-horn
Rasheed Simmons Rah-SHEED
Phillippi Sparks Fuh-LEEP-ee
Michael Strahan STRAY-han
Tre Thomas TRAY
Amani Toomer Uh-MAHN-ee
Emmett Zitelli Zit-Tell-ee

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

David Akers A-kers
Eric Bieniemy bee-EN-uh-me
Doug Brzezinski bruh-ZHIN-skee
Na Brown NAY
Chris Boniol BONE-yol
Tommy Brasher BRAY-zure
Chris Fontenot FON-tin-oh
John Goeller GOAL-er
Tim Hauck HOWK
Aaron Hayden A-ron
George Hegamin HEG-a-min
Mark Kacmarynski KAK-muh-rin-skee
Mike Mamula muh-MOO-la
Lonnie Palelei pah-le-LAY
Allen Rossum ROSS-um
Kaseem Sinceno sin-SEE-no
Steve Spagnuolo SPAG-no-low
Duce Staley DEUCE
Tra Thomas TRAY
Morris Unutoa oo-nuh-TOE-uh
Brandon Whiting WHITE-ing

ST. LOUIS RAMS

Taje Allen Ta-GEE
Jon Hesse HESS
Mike Gruttadauria GRU-da-DOOR-ri-AH
Andy McCollum Mc-COL-umn
Mike Verstegen Ver-STEE-gen
Roger Chanoine SHAN-wah
Kendrick Gholston GOLD-stun
Bobby Singh SING
Todd Frohbieter FRO-bite-er
Az-Zahir Hakim oz-za-HERE ha-KEEM
Jeff Zgonina Ska-KNEE-na

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

Mike Bastianelli bass-tuh-Nelly
Shonn Bell Shawn
Dave Fiore fee-or-ee
Mike Grieb greeb
Toya Jones toy-uh
Kelly Malveaux mal-vo
Chike Okeafor Chee-kay O-KEY-fer
Phil Ostrowski oh-Strow-ski
Pierson Prioleau pray-low
Angel Rubio ru-be-o
Wasswa Serwanga ser-WAN-guh

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Rabih Abdullah rah-BEE ab-DUE-lah
Chidi Ahanotu CHEE-dee a-HA-noe-too
Reidel Anthony REE-dell
Ronde Barber RON-day
James Cannida CAN-neh-duh (Canada)
Jorge Diaz george
Kevin Dogins DAWG-enz
Peter Elezovic uh-LEZ-uh-vick
Martin Gramatica mar-TEEN gruh-MAT-ee-ka
Jacquez Green ja-KWEZ
Tyoka Jackson tie-OH-kah
John McLaughlin mick-LAWF-lin
Dillan Micus Mike-us
Regan Upshaw RAY-gan
Eric Zeier zire

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

Cary Blanchard blan-chard
Marc Boutte boo-tay
Leomont Evans la-mont
Mark Fischer fish-er
Tre’ Johnson tray
Antwaune Ponds ann-twon
Shar Pourdanesh poor-DON-esh

1999 NFL GAME OFFICIALS PRONUNICATION GUIDE

Name

Pronunciation

Baetz, Paul BATES
Balliet, Brian BALLY ee
Botchan, Ron BOTCH an
Corrente, Tony co RENT e
Coukart, Ed KOO cart
Daopoulos, Jim day OP oo lus
Defelice, Garth DE fe leece
Gereb, Neil GARE eb (hard G)
Gierke, Terry GERK ee (hard G)
Hamer, Dale HAY mer
Hochuli, Ed HOCK you lee
Kukar, Bernie KOO car
Leibsack, Ron LEEB sack
Lovett, Bill LOVE it
Luckett, Phil LUCK it
Marinucci, Ron Mar e NEW chee
McElwee, Bob MACK ul wee
Semon, Sid SEE mon
Spyksma, Bill SPIKES mah
Weidner, Paul WIDE ner