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Chris is starting and playing well. He graded out at 93% for the last 2 games and is enjoying his time in the league. He is still a fighting sioux at heart and has contact with a lot of his ex-teammates.

Oops my bad. I took "game used" to mean game used. After reading the original post I'm thinking you mean "authentic"

I'm pretty sure the seniors get the opportunity to purchase theirs at the end of the season. The helmet too. I know that we bought Chris'

Here's something else that was taken from www.draftdaddy.com : A player that isn't getting a lot of attention in the media, but is doing a great job for Rutgers' offensive line is center Darnell Stapleton, who the Scarlett Knights' coaching staff feels could emerge as a solid N.F.L. prospect....The 6' 3", 285 pound senior is very strong, agile and durable -- missed only three offensive plays during the entire 2005 season. **

A few people have remarked that they haven't been able to pick up Dale's show on the internet so I went to Pat Sweeney who indicated that there may have been some corporate issues that created some problems picking it up on the net. He e-mailed me an update today: David: Our engineers tell me the coaches show should be available now on wdaz.com Pat Sweeney

I e-mailed Pat Sweeney and he indicated that WDAZ's parent company was in the middle of buying the GFH and they were having other technical difficulties on the website that COULD be attributed to this issue. Chris wanted to watch it in Denver and I tried from Anchorage but couldn't get it to work (couldn't even find it)

The part about rule #2 is hard and fast, I'm surprised he was quoted. chris did not make the 42 man roster to dress for the game so he gets to learn about the NFL "redshirt". Good thing is that it pays better than the NC$$'s . Good luck to the Fighting Sioux (can we still call them that without being abusive and hostile?) it looks like they have a real challenge on the road this week. Hi to all the tailgaters Grossman,Hermes, Smitty etc.. lots of love from Alaska

He graded out with no M/A's (missed assignments). I was at the game and on one passing play he picked up their All Pro tackle and slammed in flat on his back. He thought that he would get chewed a little on Sunday but the only remarks he got were about hand position. He was in on 3 drives one was a 14 play drive and they scored TD's on 2 of them. The third was stalled on penalties on of which was his on 4th down.

You are right ..he has worked very hard for it. He (and his family) have made many sacrifices. I will see him on Friday and pass along your good wishes. thx dk

No such thing as a "lock" in the "Not For Long" league. But off the record i have heard similar things

Chris played until the beginning of the 4th quarter. I thought he looked pretty good but it's amazing how tough they grade you in the NFL. Certain plays such as the one you described he received a M/A grade which means "missed assignment". He is working hard and having fun. I am going to the game against the Titans this week so hopefully he will continue to improve and make the 53 man roster this month.

he is also ranked @ number 7 on Draftdaddy.com

Conner is a senior in HS and we are currently visiting schools in the Northwest in order for him to be closer to his grandparents and play in a good program . I think all of us are waiting to see where Chris ends up at in order to for all of us to determine where we want to live so we can attend his games. We missed way too many of his college games and we aren't willing to miss his pro career. Colton is a 7th grader and a very good rb/wr so we have a couple of years to figure it out. UND is a great school and we will be following it's success in the near future. Thanks for the kind words and hopefully we will see you in GF. Best Regards, David Kuper

He had a very good practice week although he struggled in the pass protection one-on-one drills the first day and part of the second day. During team drills he buried a d-tackle from Texas A&M twice in a row. The D-lineman was so embarassed that he drilled Chris from behind as Chris was walking back to the huddle. A scout was quoted as saying " Kupers obscenity laced enthusiasm for the physical play could be heard as far as the middle rows of the stadium" On day three of practice he did very well during one on one's and continued to excel during team and the run game. Chris' agent thinks he will be in the top five for the 40 yd dash, the 10 yd dash, the vertical jump and the shuttle drills which will cause him to leap frog some of the big school kids because of his athleticism. This could potentially get him drafted on day one but more than likely he will be a 3-5th round pick. Bottom line is it doesn't matter because he still will have to make a team. Regardless of what happens, his family and friends are proud of the man he has become and UND is a big part of that growth. Go Sioux!!!!