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Friday, March 13, 2009ANDERSON PARTICIPATES AT BOSTON
COLLEGE'S NFL PRO DAY SHOWCASE
 MEDFORD
-- Kevin Anderson (Hopkinton, MA), a three-time All-New
England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) First Team
fullback for the Tufts University football team, worked out for
National Football League (NFL) teams on Thursday at Boston College's
NFL Pro Day showcase.
Anderson was one of only a few Division III players from the area
who participated. The group of athletes working out consisted mostly
of Boston College players, with others from Division I teams such as
UMass, Harvard and Yale. Approximately 20 NFL teams were represented
at the event. Tufts offensive coordinator Jay Civetti, who helped
coordinate Anderson's appearance, accompanied him.
All of the college players went through a series of general
athletic tests, including the three-cone drill, the 40-yard dash,
bench press and vertical jump. He also took the famous Wonderlic
Test, a twelve-minute, fifty-question intelligence test used by the
NFL and other potential employers to assess the aptitude of an
individual.
Positional drills, which for Anderson included catching the ball
out of the backfield and blocking at the point of attack, were also
conducted. The back-up long snapper at Tufts, Anderson also
performed that skill for the NFL scouts.
Anderson trained in preparation for the Pro Day with Walter
Norton, the strength and conditioning coach of the Boston Celtics,
and founder of the Institute of Performance and Fitness, a
performance training company. A 6'2", 255-pound fullback, Anderson
earned an invitation to the BC Pro Day with his ferocious and
productive play at fullback throughout his four-year Tufts career.
He is also a two-year captain of the Jumbos.
Anderson now hopes to get invited to an NFL camp this summer as a
fullback/long snapper.
Anderson's participation at the BC Pro Day was
covered by Metro International's Boston edition:
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http://www.metro.us/us/article/2009/03/13/02/1415-82/index.xml
Anderson was also interviewed by blogtalkradio about being a pro
prospect from a Division III school. Listen to it here:
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http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/fantasysportschannel/All-Access-Football/2009/03/19/KEVIN-ANDERSON-On-All-Access-Football-Radio
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