Bucman 891 Posted August 14, 2014 The NFL’s Hometown Rosters August 12, 2014By Andrew Powell-Morse As a Texan, I am proud of my state’s football heritage. Year in and year out, great Texas high school football players pop up in both the big cities and the small towns across our state. The same can be said for California (which produces more NFL players than any other state) and Florida. These “big three” states account for nearly a third of all of the players currently in the NFL.I wondered, though – what if every pro football player was rostered on the NFL team he was born closest to? The Texas, California and Florida NFL teams would, logically, have some pretty mean starting rosters. But what would the rest of the teams look like?Using the territories indicated by this map I found the answer to this question for all of the NFL teams. In the study, I combined the 49ers and Raiders, the Giants and Jets, and the Redskins and Ravens. I also plugged in players who were born outside of a team’s target area if that team didn’t have any local guys at a certain position. These replacement players – identified with a blue dot – were pulled from places as close to the team’s target area as possible. Enjoy!B.J. Daniels – Tallahassee, FL CJ Spiller – Lake Butler, FL Eric Weems – Daytona Beach, FL Dexter McCluster – Largo, FL (Not from target area.) Gavin Escobar – New York, NY (Not from target area.) Josh Sitton – Jacksonville, FL Glenn Cordy – Atlanta, GA (Not from target area.) Antonio Cromartie – Tallahassee, FL William Gay - Tallahassee, FL Antonio Allen – Ocala, FL Stephen Nicholas – Jacksonville, FL Ernie Sims - Tallahassee, FL Cliff Avril – Jacksonville, FL Brodrick Bunkley – Tampa, FL (Not from target area.)Geno Smith - Miami, FL Frank Gore – Miami, FL Pierre Garcon – West Palm Beach, FL Andre Johnson – Miami, FL DC Jefferson – Winter Haven, FL (Not from target area.) Davin Joseph – Hallendale, FL Gosder Cherilus – Haiti Brandon Flowers – Delray Beach, FL Patrick Peterson – Fort Lauderdale, FL Antrel Rolle – Homestead, FL Jonathan Vilma – Coral Gables, FL Tamba Hali – Gbanga, Liberia Jason Pierre-Paul – Deerfield Beach, FL Vince Wilfork – Boynton Beach, FLMatthew Stafford – Tampa, FL Chris Johnson – Orlando, FL Ace Sanders – Bradenton, FL Harry Douglas – Tampa, FL Charles Orson – Tampa, FL Thomas Welch – Deltona, FL Jah Reid – Kissimmee, FL Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie – Bradenton, FL Sam Shields – Sarasota, FL Brandon Meriweather – Apopka, FL D’Qwell Jackson – Largo, FL Albert Mclellan – Lakeland, FL Pernell Mcphee – Orlando, FL Kyle Wilber – Orlando, FL Jags and Chiefs are turrible http://www.besttickets.com/blog/nfl-hometown-rosters/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KempBolt 498 Posted August 14, 2014 Chargers would rock everyone until they got a team in LA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonovanMcnabb for H.O.F 2,241 Posted August 14, 2014 I really don't know how you beat the Bucs' lineup. They have the best QB in the league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJORN 679 Posted August 14, 2014 Andrew Luck – Washington D.C.LeSean McCoy – Harrisburg, PAPercy Harvin – Chesapeake, VATorrey Smith – Richmond, VAVernon Davis - Washington D.C.Duan Brown – Richmond, VAWill Beatty – York, PAJoe Haden- Fort Washington, MDVontae Davis - Washington D.C.Kam Chancellor – Norfolk, VANaVorro Bowman – District Heights, MDJerod Mayo – Hampton, VACameron Wake – Beltsville, MDDarnell Dockett – Burtonsville, MD -----Went to my high school, saw him at a few of our football games Pretty stacked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos 2,847 Posted August 14, 2014 The Falcons offense would never fail to score lol. Cam Newton throwing to Megatron and Demaryius Thomas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FartWaffles 1,857 Posted August 18, 2014 Andrew Luck – Washington D.C. Not quite sure what to think about this one... Sure he was born there, but he grew up in Frankfurt, Germany and played his high school football in Houston. I doubt Luck would consider D.C. his hometown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBR96A 87 Posted August 20, 2014 Basically, it's a good defense plus Brandon Marshall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KempBolt 498 Posted August 20, 2014 Great D and some good receivers? That sounds exactly like Pittsburgh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBR96A 87 Posted August 20, 2014 Great D and some good receivers? That sounds exactly like Pittsburgh. There's a significant downgrade at QB, though, and Brandon Marshall is bigger and better than any WR the Steelers have had this decade, though Antonio Brown could change that if he keeps it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blotsfan 2,112 Posted August 20, 2014 The website isn't working well for me but I can't imagine the Bills are good given how bad high school football is around here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oochymp 2,393 Posted August 20, 2014 Not quite sure what to think about this one... Sure he was born there, but he grew up in Frankfurt, Germany and played his high school football in Houston. I doubt Luck would consider D.C. his hometown. yeah, it doesn't seem like they looked at anything beyond place of birth, see Russell Wilson on the Bengals, he was born in Cincinnati but grew up in Richmond, Virginia, which is listed as his hometown on his bio page on the Seahawks website Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATL_Predator+ 1,196 Posted August 21, 2014 wow...that Falcons roster is dope. Charles Johnson, Ware, Robert Mathis, Berry, and Demeco Ryans on D? Good God. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
