As a Panthers fan, I'm really excited to see a former Duke on the team. I do think he has a strong chance of making the team, if not on defense at least on special teams.
Congrats Dean and hope you continue to impress.
(05-03-2015 11:20 AM)Purplehazed Wrote: Good luck Dean Marlowe...give sum of that cash back
I was in a meeting with some other JMU Alums serving on a Va. Sports Hall of Fame committee when Uncle Ron was inducted. I remember Mr. Chuck Boone, former Director of Athletics for the Richmond Spiders said that only 19% of college student athletes give back to their schools. However, RU's athletes were around 34%.
(05-03-2015 11:20 AM)Purplehazed Wrote: Good luck Dean Marlowe...give sum of that cash back
I was in a meeting with some other JMU Alums serving on a Va. Sports Hall of Fame committee when Uncle Ron was inducted. I remember Mr. Chuck Boone, former Director of Athletics for the Richmond Spiders said that only 19% of college student athletes give back to their schools. However, RU's athletes were around 34%.
In all honesty, I'm surprised that 19% give back. I wonder how many of those who give back were on a scholly vs partial vs walk-on athlete. I'd also be curious to see how males compare to females and see it broken down by sport.
(05-03-2015 11:20 AM)Purplehazed Wrote: Good luck Dean Marlowe...give sum of that cash back
I was in a meeting with some other JMU Alums serving on a Va. Sports Hall of Fame committee when Uncle Ron was inducted. I remember Mr. Chuck Boone, former Director of Athletics for the Richmond Spiders said that only 19% of college student athletes give back to their schools. However, RU's athletes were around 34%.
In all honesty, I'm surprised that 19% give back. I wonder how many of those who give back were on a scholly vs partial vs walk-on athlete. I'd also be curious to see how males compare to females and see it broken down by sport.
Yeah I don't think that seems too bad. Obviously you hope that all of them take advantage of the chance at an education but there are going to be some that are only there to play sports, and out of those a very small percentage will even get as far as Marlowe already has.
Hopefully Marlowe makes the team and sticks around for a long time!
Good review on Marlowe and the impression he's making so far with the Panthers. Talks about his physical play including the games he got tossed out of last year.
“We’ll be OK with that, trust me,” Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. “We’re talking about identity. One of the things that we try to preach is that our (defensive backs) will be physical guys. That’s one of the things that we really like about him.”
(05-12-2015 08:02 PM)BleedingPurple Wrote: Dean signed a 3 yr. 1,575,000 contract with an avg. salary of $525,000.
I mentioned this in the Daniel Brown Ravens thread but I actually took the time to confirm the specifics this time. Those 3 years consist of the league minimum given the years of experience. In 2015 with 0 years exp the league minimum is 435K, in 2016 with 1 year exp it is 525k and in 2017 with 2 years exp it is 630k. That is how 99%, if not all, UDFA contracts are structured to get to the $1.575M. It is required to sign UDFA to 3 year deals. The only difference would be if the team some reason offered the player more than league minimum and I'm guessing that is very rare for UDFAs.
The reason that UDFA don't get the same love as draft picks is because there is very little guaranteed money. If they cut a 7th rounder or a UDFA that they gave a signing bonus to they lose the opportunity for that bonus to ever pay off. If they didn't give the UDFA a signing bonus (probably a tryout player in the case of Brown), they lose nothing. All draft picks are required to get signing bonuses and the majority of UDFA get signing bonuses as an incentive for the player to come to rookie camp with said team rather than another.
Hopefully he's careful out there. He'd have probably racked up around 500k in fines the last two seasons with all of the targeting calls he accrued had he been in the NFL.
(This post was last modified: 05-13-2015 01:28 PM by All Dukes_All Day.)
S Dean Marlowe: The undrafted rookie also had a pass breakup on a what would have been an Anderson-to-Williams connection.
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6 undrafted free agents that have a legitmate shot at making the roster
Dean Marlowe, S Exactly who is our backup FS? They like the S from James Madison. When Coleman is moved (I think he is listed as a FS now) to SS, the door opens wide for Marlowe at #2 FS.
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Dean Marlowe
Another undrafted free agent, Marlowe is a physical, hard-hitting safety from James Madison University with a knack for turnovers. His play style has been compared to former Panther Mike Mitchell because both have that enforcer edge on the field. Marlowe was thrown out of three games as a senior, but also had 12 interceptions as a four-year starter.
The team likes the physicality he brings, but he’ll likely have to improve drastically in coverage to earn a spot on the roster. In a rather ordinary group of safeties, however, Marlowe has as good a chance as anyone.
Going to my first NFL game this year...Texans vs Panthers (got club seats at a charity auction). Would love to see a Duke on the roster while we're there...especially if he got on the field for a couple plays!
(06-12-2015 10:42 AM)jmufan2008 Wrote: Going to my first NFL game this year...Texans vs Panthers (got club seats at a charity auction). Would love to see a Duke on the roster while we're there...especially if he got on the field for a couple plays!
Very few NFL players don't see the field. Back-up QB's for sure, but most others are at least on special teams in some form or fashion. There are roughly half the number of players dressed versus a college team so the chances of seeing some type of action is normally good.
(06-12-2015 10:42 AM)jmufan2008 Wrote: Going to my first NFL game this year...Texans vs Panthers (got club seats at a charity auction). Would love to see a Duke on the roster while we're there...especially if he got on the field for a couple plays!
Very few NFL players don't see the field. Back-up QB's for sure, but most others are at least on special teams in some form or fashion. There are roughly half the number of players dressed versus a college team so the chances of seeing some type of action is normally good.
Watching Dean on kickoff and punt coverage from those club seats would be very entertaining. Might have to get some tickets myself.
