List of Attendees at NFL Rookie Premiere Announced
In spite of the current lockout and uncertainty surrounding the 2011-12 NFL season, the 15th-annual NFL Rookie Premiere will be held on May 21st in Los Angeles, CA. It includes some of the big names from the this year's draft. The event is the yearly photo shoot and card signing for the season's upcoming football card sets. The following players are expected to attend:
Jon Baldwin, WR- Pittsburgh (Kansas City Chiefs)
Vincent Brown, WR- San Diego State (San Diego Chargers)
Delone Carter, RB- Syracuse (Indianapolis Colts)
Randall Cobb, WR- Kentucky (Green Bay Packers)
Andy Dalton, QB- TCU (Cincinnati Bengals)
Marcell Dareus, DT- Alabama (Buffalo Bills)
Blaine Gabbert, QB- Missouri (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Edmund Gates, WR- Abilene Christian (Miami Dolphins)
AJ Green, WR- Georgia (Cincinnati Bengals)
Alex Green, RB- Hawaii (Green Bay Packers)
Leonard Hankerson, WR- Miami (Washington Redskins)
Jamie Harper, RB- Clemson (Tennessee Titans)
Kendall Hunter, RB- Oklahoma State (San Francisco 49ers)
Mark Ingram, RB- Alabama (New Orleans Saints)
Jerrel Jernigan, WR- Troy (New York Giants)
Julio Jones, WR- Alabama (Atlanta Falcons)
Taiwan Jones, RB- E. Washington (Oakland Raiders)
Colin Kaepernick, QB- Nevada (San Francisco 49ers)
Mikel Leshoure, RB- Illinois (Detroit Lions)
Greg Little, WR- North Carolina (Cleveland Browns)
Jake Locker, QB- Washington (Tennessee Titans)
Ryan Mallett, QB- Arkansas (New England Patriots)
Von Miller, LB- Texas A&M (Denver Broncos)
DeMarco Murray, RB- Oklahoma (Dallas Cowboys)
*Cam Newton, QB- Auburn (Carolina Panthers)
Austin Pettis, WR- Boise State (St. Louis Rams)
Christian Ponder, QB- Florida State (Minnesota Vikings)
Bilal Powell, RB- Louisville (New York Jets)
Stevan Ridley, RB- LSU (New England Patriots)
Kyle Rudolph, TE- Notre Dame (Minnesota Vikings)
Torrey Smith, WR- Maryland (Baltimore Ravens)
Daniel Thomas, RB- Kansas State (Miami Dolphins)
Jordan Todman, RB- Connecticut (San Diego Chargers)
Shane Vereen, RB- California (New England Patriots)
Ryan Williams, RB Va. Tech (Arizona Cardinals)
Titus Young, WR- Boise State (Detroit Lions)
There are conflicting reports on what jerseys will be worn by the players. It has been mentioned that because of the lockout, the players will be wearing their college jerseys instead of their NFL jerseys. It has also been reported that the players will wear their NFL jerseys but with their college numbers. Some notable names that are not currently scheduled to attend include Nick Fairley, Patrick Patterson, Ricky Stanzi, Prince Amukamara and Greg Salas.
* It was previously reported that Cam Newton would not be attending, but Topps has now confirmed that he will be there.
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