NFL can resume plans to wave flag on draft day

PHOTO: Andre Carter played his senior year with nagging injuries after earning All-American honors in 2021. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Nobody waves the flag better than the NFL, so imagine the league's draft day stage if Army West Point All-American linebacker Andre Carter’s name is called as a first-round pick. The cameras find Carter, who has been projected among the top 50 picks and as high as 22nd in mock drafts. The 6-foot-7, 260-pounder…

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WWP donation: Army’s talent drew both NFL scouts and NFL Films

PHOTO: Army slotback Braheam Murphy. Click here NFL Films trailer for film on Breaheam Murphy By TOM SHANAHAN West Point turned out to be a popular destination this past year for NFL scouts. They graded senior outside linebacker Andre Carter, a third-team All-American pick last season rated as a potential 2023 first-round draft pick. That’s typical. Scouts travel to all destinations in search of talent. But there also were surprise visits to West Point this year representing the…

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WWP Donation: Army’s Senior Day represent a larger purpose

PHOTO: Army senior safety D'Andre Tobias. Visit my wesbite homepage, TomShanahan.ReportTom Shanahan is an author and college football integration historian. The Football Writers Association of American awarded him first place for his story on segregation the 1962 Rose Bowl. My “West Point Football Report” provides features on Army’s football players. Your subscription fee through Substack and Stripe will be donated, 100 percent, to the Wounded Warriors Project my 501-(c)(3), Books for Sparty. Click here Tom Shanahan is an author…

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