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Greg Inglis is drawing interest from N.F.L. teams as a possible linebacker.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nfl-giants-knocking-down-inglis-door/story-e6frf9if-1225867234815
NFL giants knocking down Inglis' door Peter Badel From: Sunday Herald Sun May 15, 2010 9:34PM Increase Text SizeDecrease Text SizePrintEmail Share
Add to DiggAdd to del.icio.usAdd to FacebookAdd to KwoffAdd to *******Add to NewsvineWhat are these? Melbourne Storm star Greg Inglis could be contemplating a trial with NFL clubs Buffalo and Denver. Source: Herald Sun
GREG Inglis has received an invitation to trial with NFL clubs Buffalo and Denver as nine rugby league clubs target the Melbourne Storm champ.
As investigators continue their probe into Storm's $1.7 million salary cap breach, the Sunday Herald Sun can reveal the hunt for Inglis's signature has gone offshore.
Up to four American gridiron clubs want to trial the bustling Australian Test centre at three-day camps in September.
With the Storm out of finals contention and Australia's end-of-season Four Nations campaign not beginning until October 23, Inglis would be able to squeeze in a US trip to be assessed by the NFL clubs.
Inglis' manager, Alan Gainey, said he had received an approach from Australian-based NFL scouts even before news of Storm's salary-cap breach.
Inglis is contracted to the Storm until the end of 2012, but with the club facing a purge to get under the salary cap next season, there are fears the 23-year-old could go in the cleanout.
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The Brisbane Broncos have made informal inquiries about Inglis, but OzPunt, an Australian-based organisation, says NFL teams are receptive to the Queensland Origin star flying to the US to test his wares in the rugby league off-season.
"There are definite opportunities for Greg Inglis in the NFL," said OzPunt's Cameron McGillivray.
"We've sent tapes of him to NFL clubs and I know for a fact, if Greg was keen, there would be four clubs who would take him tomorrow.
"If Greg is interested, there is an offer for him to attend a mini-camp, where under NFL rules he would be allowed to trial for three days.
"The Storm won't be in the finals, so he would have the opportunity. The NFL scouts don't know a lot about NRL players unless we alert them, but they've seen footage of Greg and they believe he's an amazing talent who could succeed as a kick returner or a linebacker."
The minimum wage in the NFL is $325,000 and Inglis is understood to earn about $500,000 at the Storm, but McGillivray said Inglis could earn $2 million a season within two years if he was successful.
Inglis's interest in the NFL was piqued in December when he met American boxer Roy Jones Jr, who told the Storm ace he'd be a smash hit in the US.
Gainey said Inglis was committed to the Storm, but had not ruled out an NFL experiment later in his career.
"I've had inquiries from just about every sport, including (the NFL)," Gainey said.
"They've got some scouts out here and a few of the scouts thought Greg would be a sensation in the game.
"It's something that might interest Greg down the track. He'd have time to fly over there this year for a look around and to test himself out, but his preference is to stay at the Storm."
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nfl-giants-knocking-down-inglis-door/story-e6frf9if-1225867234815
NFL giants knocking down Inglis' door Peter Badel From: Sunday Herald Sun May 15, 2010 9:34PM Increase Text SizeDecrease Text SizePrintEmail Share
Add to DiggAdd to del.icio.usAdd to FacebookAdd to KwoffAdd to *******Add to NewsvineWhat are these? Melbourne Storm star Greg Inglis could be contemplating a trial with NFL clubs Buffalo and Denver. Source: Herald Sun
GREG Inglis has received an invitation to trial with NFL clubs Buffalo and Denver as nine rugby league clubs target the Melbourne Storm champ.
As investigators continue their probe into Storm's $1.7 million salary cap breach, the Sunday Herald Sun can reveal the hunt for Inglis's signature has gone offshore.
Up to four American gridiron clubs want to trial the bustling Australian Test centre at three-day camps in September.
With the Storm out of finals contention and Australia's end-of-season Four Nations campaign not beginning until October 23, Inglis would be able to squeeze in a US trip to be assessed by the NFL clubs.
Inglis' manager, Alan Gainey, said he had received an approach from Australian-based NFL scouts even before news of Storm's salary-cap breach.
Inglis is contracted to the Storm until the end of 2012, but with the club facing a purge to get under the salary cap next season, there are fears the 23-year-old could go in the cleanout.
Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar.
.End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar.
The Brisbane Broncos have made informal inquiries about Inglis, but OzPunt, an Australian-based organisation, says NFL teams are receptive to the Queensland Origin star flying to the US to test his wares in the rugby league off-season.
"There are definite opportunities for Greg Inglis in the NFL," said OzPunt's Cameron McGillivray.
"We've sent tapes of him to NFL clubs and I know for a fact, if Greg was keen, there would be four clubs who would take him tomorrow.
"If Greg is interested, there is an offer for him to attend a mini-camp, where under NFL rules he would be allowed to trial for three days.
"The Storm won't be in the finals, so he would have the opportunity. The NFL scouts don't know a lot about NRL players unless we alert them, but they've seen footage of Greg and they believe he's an amazing talent who could succeed as a kick returner or a linebacker."
The minimum wage in the NFL is $325,000 and Inglis is understood to earn about $500,000 at the Storm, but McGillivray said Inglis could earn $2 million a season within two years if he was successful.
Inglis's interest in the NFL was piqued in December when he met American boxer Roy Jones Jr, who told the Storm ace he'd be a smash hit in the US.
Gainey said Inglis was committed to the Storm, but had not ruled out an NFL experiment later in his career.
"I've had inquiries from just about every sport, including (the NFL)," Gainey said.
"They've got some scouts out here and a few of the scouts thought Greg would be a sensation in the game.
"It's something that might interest Greg down the track. He'd have time to fly over there this year for a look around and to test himself out, but his preference is to stay at the Storm."
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