The National Football League announced that twenty current and former NFL players have been selected to participate in the first "NFL Pro Hollywood Boot Camp" at Universal Studios in Universal City, California from April 2-5. The program, which runs from April 2-5, is being directed by NFL Player Engagement and Film Life Inc., the New York-based film production company, and will cover a wide range of topics in the movie industry. The four-day boot camp will offer a comprehensive overview of creative disciplines in the film industry including screen writing, directing, producing and film financing. Session leaders will be selected from among top industry executives and filmmakers and include multiple Academy Award-nominated director/producer/ screenwriter John Singleton and writer/actor/directors Robert Townsend and Keenan Ivory Wayans. Participants will have the opportunity to shoot and edit a short film at Universal Studios, the largest working motion picture studio in the world which offers 30 sound stages and 30 backlot movie sets where many legendary films have been shot. The players selected for the boot camp are Jon Alston, Jordan Babineaux, Will Blackmon, Copeland Bryan, Calais Campbell, Jeff Charleston, Jon Dorenbos, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Nick Ferguson, Ahman Green, Jabari Greer, Steven Jackson, Nate Lawrie, Ashley Lelie, Ovie Mughelli, Ike Ndukwe, Karon Riley, Terrell Suggs, Kris Wilson and George Wrighster. Source: Mac's Football Blog
