BYU'S NFL TIES

More about former BYU players and coaches in the NFL and a link to Vai Sikahema’s devotional address.

While there is no predicting who will be in the playoffs or Super Bowl, you can usually be confident there will be former BYU players or coaches making notable postseason NFL contributions.

Cougars in the Pros (and Super Bowl XL)

Former Cougars in the NFL - Super Bowl Report, by Bryan Smith & Paul Smith II
In all, Super Bowl XL will feature one head coach, one assistant, one offensive player, and three defensive players with BYU ties.

Steelers' three-man 'BYU factory' makes what impact it can, a Salt Lake Tribune story by Kurt Kragthorpe.

BYU Football - In the Pros, a list of former BYU players and coaches who contributed to their NFL teams' success during the 2004 NFL season, at byucougars.com.

There's still some BYU glory in NFL, a Deseret Morning News story by Doug Robinson (February 5, 2005)


Eagles Links

View Vai Sikahema's Oct. 19, 2004 devotional, "Enter to Learn; Go Forth to Serve," with Eagles anecdotes and news clips (free MP3 or Quicktime downloads).

Vai's bio on the NBC 10 site.

Learn more about Cougar alums turned Eagles on the team's Web site.

Andy Reid

Chad Lewis

Reno Mahe

Scott Young

Justin Ena

Read selected articles featuring former BYU players in Philadelphia.

Reno is South Philly star, a Deseret Morning News story by Dick Harmon (April 22, 2004)

Lewis Working To Return To Game He Loves, by Dave Spadaro (July 12, 2005)

Lewis: Road Back Leads Home, by Bob Lewis (November 9, 2005)

A few stories about Andy and Tammy Reid.

Faith before football, a Times Herald story by Kelly Devine (April 18, 2005)

Reids blend ‘faith, family and football,’ a phillyBurbs.com story by Adam Wodon (May 15, 2005)

Reid soars: Eagles coach studied at foot of LaVell Edwards, a Deseret Morning News story by Doug Robinson (February 5, 2005)