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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tuminello pursuing pro football
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I was over at Georgia Tech on Tuesday reporting a story about the widespread success the Yellow Jackets are having in women’s sports these days and got a reminder that football season never really ends. A huge group of players was walking back from Rose Bowl Field and a twice-a-week run.
Later, I saw Kevin Tuminello, who has graduated and played his final game at Tech but hasn’t left. Kevin is working out with Eric Ciano to boost his “measurables” and put him in the best position possible to impress pro scouts. Unlike in baseball, which has an extensive minor league system, and basketball, where there are opportunities in Europe, football players don’t have many options if they don’t make it at the top level, the NFL. Kevin is hoping to catch on with an NFL team, but if he doesn’t he said he might wind up in the new All American Football League, scheduled to begin play in April in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Michigan, Tennessee and Texas. Tech alumni Dennis Davis and Darius Williams are listed on the Alabama roster, Nick Rogers on the Arkansas roster and Kenton Johnson on the Michigan roster.
Tuminello has met one of the requirements for playing in the AAFL; he has his degree. Teammates consistently called him one of the brightest Yellow Jackets players. I’m pretty sure he’ll do fine in whatever career he winds up in, whether it’s football or something else.
