You knew him as number 5 in a blue in yellow jersey. Thats right, that rookie is Joe Flacco. He was on the University of Delaware. After graduating from college, Flacco was invited to the 2008 NFL Draft. The eight-teen year old was pick number eight-teen in the first round, by the Baltimore Ravens. On July 16th, he sighned for a five year contract with a maximum value of around $30 million and $8.75 million guaranteed.
Flacco got his chance to start in the Ravens opening game against Cincinnati Bengals because the Ravens other two quaterbacks, Kyle Boller and Troy Smith were injured. He completed 15 of 29 passes throwing for 129 yards. His longest pass was a fifteen yarder to Derrick Mason. But his shining moment was when Flacco rushed the ball himself for a 38- yard touchdown. Flacco lead the Ravens to a victory over the Bengals which was 17-10. Flacco was rewarded by starting in game number two for the Ravens against the Texans. This will decide if he does well in the Texans game.
Will our once hometown college quarterback get his time to shine? Lets just keep our fingers crossed that he will have a very succesful and healthy career.
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You knew him as number 5 in a blue and yellow jersey. Thats right, that rookie is Joe Flacco. He was on the University of Delaware. After graduating from college, Flacco was invited to the 2008 NFL Draft. The eight-teen year old was pick number eight-teen in the first round, by the Baltimore Ravens. On July 16th, he signed for a five year contract with a maximum value of around 30 million dollars and 8.75 million dollars guaranteed.
Flacco got his chance to start in the Ravens opening game against Cincinnati Bengals because the Ravens other two quaterbacks, Kyle Boller and Troy Smith were injured. He completed 15 of 29 passes throwing for 129 yards. His longest pass was a fifteen yarder to Derrick Mason, but his shining moment was when Flacco rushed the ball himself for a 38-yard touchdown. Flacco lead the Ravens to a victory over the Bengals which was 17-10. Flacco was rewarded by starting in game number two for the Ravens against the Texans. This will decide if he does well in the Texans game.
Will our once hometown college quarterback get his time to shine? Lets just keep our fingers crossed that he will have a very succesful and healthy career.
Awesome article. Not much wrong with it. Keep on writing.
Eat, Sleep, Swim Repeat
By: Madison Hill
Have you been watching the Beijing Olympics? Everyone knows about the horses on drugs, to the world’s fastest man with a record breaking 19.35 seconds in the 200 meter dash. But have you been aware that six more records were broken in Beijing? He broke four individual events, one with his relay team, and one with the most Olympic gold medals received in one Olympics. Can you guess who that person is? It's Michael Phelps.
Phelps appeared in the past two summer Olympics which was Athens, Greece ( 2004 ) and in Sydney, Australia ( 2000 ) in which he received six gold medals. In Beijing he received eight, coming to a total of thirteen gold medals in his career.
Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland. Weighing one hundred and ninety-five pounds, twenty-three year old Phelps grew up to be six foot four, with an arm spam of six foot seven which gives him more of an advantage of hitting the wall first. Michael may look like a typical swimmer, but he isn’t. His torso is longer compared to his legs allowing him to stay above the water better. He has flexible ankles, plus size fourteen feet which gives him a powerful kick. He moved out of his home for the first time to go to Michigan College, where he now trains. When Phelps was a kid, he had a hard time focusing in school. His teacher said to his mom that he will never be able to achieve or focus on anything, but that was only until Phelps discovered swimming at the age of seven. At the age of twelve, Phelps parents were informed that he could make the 2000 summer Olympic team, and also that 2004 and 2008 could be a target also.
Coming in to Beijing, Phelps qualified for 200 meter freestyle, 100 and 200 meter butterfly, 200 and 400 meter individual medley, 4x100 and 4x200 meters freestyle relay. Four years ago in the Athens Olympics, Phelps would have gotten eight medals if he participated in the 4x100 medley relay, instead he let one of his teammates get the gold medal. Well, Phelps was in the same situation this year too. So, Phelps teammate, the one who he gave up his position for, gave up his spot on the 4x100 meter relay so Phelps could get his eighth gold medal in Beijing. That was true sportsmanship.
I love this article. lots of goood detail and stuff, awesome. i just edited some grammatical and spelling errors
Hey, Brent, great artical! Few things I think need some fix'n.
'He was on the University of Delaware.' what team, what sport?
I love your overall artical, short and sweet, it shows Joe's journey in the ranks. Maybe move his shining moments towards the begining, and then kind of back track to how he got there? Either or, whichever you like best, but the shining moments up top might catch the reader more... I'm not sure, try both and see which one you like best.
I absolutely love the ending, it's catching, a great clincher, and incorporates (spelling on that one?) local and national sports.
Great job!
Reilly
I love it, I think Sam S. caught all of the errors, but I'll take a closer look once it goes through the editing cycle (Brent and you, Sam S., me, Sam K.(?), Mr. Mayo). I really like it, and it catches you and makes you read on. Great job!
I called you Brent! Oops
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