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A total of 42 players on the 1998 team went on to play professional football in either the NFL, CFL or NFL Europe.
Mikki Allen - Free-agent defensive back with the San Francisco 49ers in 2000 and the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe in 2001. Allen is a pharmaceutical rep in Middle Tennessee.
Shawn Bryson - Starting fullback, third-round pick to the Buffalo Bills in 1999. Spent three years with the Bills before joining Detroit (2003-06). Retired and living in Atlanta.
Chad Clifton - Starting left tackle, was a second-round pick of Green Bay in 2000 and quickly earned a starting role with the Packers. He played in his first Pro Bowl game this past season.
Cosey Coleman - Starting right guard, selected in the second round by Tampa Bay in 2000, Coleman was with the Buccaneers 2000-04 and Cleveland 2005-06. Retired and living in Tampa.
Reggie Coleman - Offensive lineman spent 2002 with the Washington Redskins after being drafted in the sixth round. Working in Knoxville in pharmaceutical sales.
Jeremaine Copeland - Wide receiver with the Barcelona Dragons in 2000, the XFL's Los Angeles Xtreme in 2001 and made the Dallas Cowboys camp in 2001; he then moved onto a superstar status in the Canadian Football League, playing for the Montreal Alouettes (2001-04) and the Calgary Stampede (2005-present).
Phillip Crosby - Fullback spent three years with the Buffalo Bills (2000-03). Living and working in Charlotte, N.C.
Shaun Ellis - Starting left defensive end, first-round pick of the New York Jets and has been in New York since 2000.
Teddy Gaines - Defensive back played for NFL Europe's Rhein Fire in 2003 and the CFL's Montreal Alouettes in 2004. Coached at his alma mater Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett in 2007 and is outside linebackers coach at Chattanooga.
Dwayne Goodrich - Starting cornerback spent two years with the Dallas Cowboys after being a second-round pick in 2000. Serving time in prison for charges relating to two deaths in a traffic accident.
Deon Grant - Starting free safety, went to the Carolina Panthers in the second round in 2000, played four years with the Panthers (2000-03), three years in Jacksonville (2004-2006) and went to Seattle in 2007.
Jeff Hall - Starting placekicker, played briefly for the St. Louis Rams in 2000. A financial advisor for Rather and Kittrell in West Knoxville.
Mercedes Hamilton - Starting left guard, played one year in NFL Europe with the Berlin Thunder (1999). Coaching and teaching high school in Georgia.
Omari Hand - Defensive end spent three years with San Diego (2003-05). Working in Tampa, Fla., as an engineer with URS Corp.
John Henderson - Defensive tackle was first-round pick of Jacksonville in 2002 and is entering his seventh season with the Jaguars.
Travis Henry - Running back picked in the second round by Buffalo (2001-04) before going to the Tennessee Titans (2005-06) and Denver Broncos (2007).
Bernard Jackson - Defensive end signed as a free agent and spent one year with Washington (2002). Living and working in Kentucky.
Steve Johnson - Starting cornerback, played with the Green Bay Packers in 1999-2000 and the Amsterdam Admirals (2000) of NFL Europe. He is owner and operator of an Atlanta sports bar.
David Leaverton - Starting punter was drafted in fifth round by Jacksonville in 2001 and had free-agent contracts with New England, New York, Tampa Bay, St. Louis and Washington. In politics as Bob Corker's East Tennessee representative.
Jamal Lewis - Starting tailback, first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens (2000-06). Starts second season with Cleveland Browns.
DeAngelo Lloyd - Defensive end played in NFL Europe for the Frankfort Galaxy in 2001 and the Berlin Thunder in 2005.
Andre Lott - Defensive back drafted in the fifth-round by Washington in the 2002 draft. Spent four years with the Redskins and one with Pittsburgh (2006). Working in Savannah, Tenn., as a high school football coach.
Stephen Marsh - Defensive back played in the CFL with the Edmonton Eskimos (2004-07). He works for D1 as a trainer and will soon relocate from Knoxville to a D1 facility in Greenville, S.C., to become head trainer.
David Martin - Wide receiver became tight end in NFL at Green Bay (2001-06) and starts second year at Miami.
Tee Martin - Starting quarterback saw limited playing time for the Pittsburgh Steelers (2000-02) and Oakland Raiders (2003-04) with a year in NFL Europe with the Rhein Fire (2002) and the CFL with the Winnipeg Bluebombers. Coaches in Gwinnett County in Georgia and works with the Elite 11 quarterback school as the Rivals.com traveling quarterback coach.
Rashad Moore - Defensive tackle played for Seattle (2003-05), New York Jets (2006), New England Patriots (2007) and is in camp with Atlanta.
Will Overstreet - Defensive end was a third-round pick of Atlanta in 2002 and spent two years with the Falcons. Owner of Voices Heard Media in Knoxville.
Eric Parker - Wide receiver signed as free agent with the San Diego Chargers in 2002 and played there until his release before training camp.
Peerless Price - Starting wide receiver, had two stints in Buffalo (1999-2002 and 2006-07) wrapped around time in Atlanta (2003-04) and Dallas (2005). He is living in Atlanta and rehabbing from an injury.
Donte Stallworth - Wide receiver was a first-round pick of New Orleans spent four years with the Saints (2002-05), joined Philadelphia (2006) and New England (2007) and signed with Cleveland.
Travis Stephens - Running back spent time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans in 2002-03. In the process of opening a nightclub in Clarksville.
Dominique Stevenson - Linebacker played two years with the Buffalo Bills (2002-03) and one with Washington (2004). Is working as a graduate assistant at SMU in Dallas.
Corey Terry - Defensive end drafted by Indianapolis in 1999, but played two years in Jacksonville (1999-2000). Whereabouts unknown.
Raynoch Thompson - Starting linebacker, a second-round draft pick in 2000 spent five years with the Arizona Cardinals (2000-04) and one with the Green Bay Packers (2005). Lives in Phoenix.
Josh Tucker - Offensive tackle played in NFL Europe for the Frankfurt Galaxy in 2001.
Darwin Walker - Starting defensive tackle, a third-round pick in 2000, Walker spent seven years with the Philadelphia Eagles (2000-06). Traded to Buffalo in 2007, but never played for Bills. Spent last season in Chicago and joined Carolina in April.
Fred Weary - Offensive guard was a third-round draft pick, Weary has been with the Houston Texans since 2002 but will spend 2008 on injured reserve.
Eric Westmoreland - Starting linebacker, spent two years in Jacksonville after the Jaguars took him in the third round (2001). Played for three years in Cleveland (2004-06). Coaching high school football at Chattanooga Baylor.
Fred White - Starting defensive back, spent two years 2000-01 with the San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers. Moved on to the XFL for one year with Birmingham and one year back in the NFL with Jacksonville. Works for Verizon Wireless and a part owner of Thaddea Sports apparel company.
Keyon Whiteside - Linebacker spent 2003-05 with Indianapolis after being picked in the fifth round. Living and working in Indianapolis.
Al Wilson - Starting middle linebacker, the first-round draft pick played for the Denver Broncos from 1999-2006. Living in Atlanta and investing in real estate after considering a comeback earlier this year.
Cedrick Wilson - Starting wide receiver, spent four years with San Francisco (2001-04) and went to the Pittsburgh Steelers (2005-07). Offensive coordinator at Douglass High School in Memphis.
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Comments » 33
cleVOLand writes:
Sweet Tee is the man!
cleVOLand writes:
This roster is loaded!
beartn#223846 writes:
Wasn't Donte Stallworth way after 1998?
budd#207344 writes:
thanks good article
Couchdummy writes:
Great KNS!! We need more articles like this!!
mlbrown5454 writes:
We need Cedrick to go and talk to Marlon this year.
Lots of those were bigger after 1998.
Had different Spanish classes with Keyon Whiteside, Dominique Stevenson, and Reggie Coleman; all great guys. Reggie's Spanish class name was Reginaldo, always found that amusing for whatever reason. Old summer school days, I guess.
chrisw2967 writes:
I dont think Donte was apart of the 98 team
LoveThoseVols88 writes:
Wow that's really interesting! Lots of old names I forgot about, brings back memories :)
PS- I love you Travis Stephens! (always had a crush on him, lol)
Caspian writes:
Man, it's wierd this article shows up today. This Saturday afternoon I was in a fitness club in Stockton, CA wearing some orange sweatpants. Some guy asks me if I went to school at Tennessee. Come to find out, he's Ron Green, defensive tackle on the 1998 team. So we swapped some stories and memories (e.g. the Arkansas fumble). Hey, he looks like he could still play!
utmichael20#546617 writes:
Yea, im pretty sure Donté was on the team... pretty sure that would've been his freshman year... would've graduated in 2002 but left early, after the 2001 season.
pms151 writes:
Gate 21, I had that same thing happen to me in Houston a couple of years ago. It was Fred Weary and he still can play!
vol88 writes:
Pretty good success stories.
bobbarbilly writes:
2008...deja vu...all over again.
lomas98 writes:
Stallworth redshirted in 98. He played the role of Peter Warrick during fiesta bowl practices. He was a redshirt Jr. when he left in 01. John Henderson was also listed here, but I don't think he received a ring. I think he didn't qualify academically his first year.
golargeorange writes:
Wasnt Albert Haynesworth on that team?
volblondie#216493 writes:
great article ! please have more, more often.
utfpmd writes:
Oh man, if we could have defensive linemen like that again....
LiveFaith writes:
** And most were back on the 99 team. Only Fulmer could lose 3 games with that bunch. They should have dominated the 99 season. Instead the Sanders' slide had begun. **
Or was 98' just one of the greatest coaching jobs of all time with a team that shoulda / coulda easily lost 2 or 3? Hard to tell sometimes.
Orangeblood13 writes:
fat albert was hurt like always, so no credit to him...Goodrich was awesome man, to bad he had no brains... The cheese had something special and thre it all away, wow, good article, lots of success stories, but that next year, they could have been something even more special
CoverOrange writes:
GRvol, how do you explain 2001 with Randy Sanders at the controls?
ncvol17 writes:
What were the circumstances that sent Goodrich to prison? ( 2 people died in a hit and run ?) He shoulda played for the RAMS, St Loius is more forgiving to L. Little.
ncvol17 writes:
I could never understand how Jeff Hall failed as a pro. He was so good for us. NFL to darned tall?
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Long ago and far away it was a magic night at the Tosteado's Bowl.
Not many since.
Agree on Jeff Hall, thought he was a lock.
ncvol writes:
Memories....Most have made something good of their lives... Always have a special place in our hearts....
Go Vols......
Bigger_Al writes:
John Henderson and Donte Stallworth were on the roster, but did not play at all in 1998. Overstreet was a true Freshman. Jamal Lewis was lost for the season after the Auburn game.
BobbyGraham writes:
when you look at that roster, it is not hard to figure out why we have been on a downward slide since the 90's. Those guys were studs.
BigMikeUT writes:
Travis Henry - Running back picked in the second round by Buffalo (2001-04) before going to the Tennessee Titans (2005-06) and Denver Broncos (2007). Now professionally making illegitimate kids across the country.
Brama writes:
Whats up with everybody wanting to live in atlanta
Silent_Fulmer writes:
Donte' Stallworth, WR - Sacramento, Calif. (Lettered 1999, 2000, 01)
Good one KNS
Silent_Fulmer writes:
Hey KNS, Al Wilson went to Pro Bowls, great callout on that.
jcvol#215939 writes:
Need a reunion party in Atlanta!!
"The National Champion is clad in BIG ORANGE"
shoalcreekvol writes:
Only one currently in prison? Not bad. Not bad at all.
volboy81#211803 writes:
Nice to get caught up with our 98 heros!
Its good to see most are doing very well.
I hope they all get back to Knoxville for the
Bama game reunion. Lets have another 98 in 08!!
GO VOLS!
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