10 Mexican athletes for the dream of reaching the NFL

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The Banorte Stadium, home of the Borregos, of the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, was the scene where 13 athletes, 10 of them Mexicans who play in the National Student Soccer Organization (ONEFA), showed their best skills during the NFL International Combine Mexico 2021, event designed to detect and evaluate potential talent for the League.

Applicants seeking the opportunity to join the NFL International Player Pathway (IPP) include: Juan Miguel Alamillo Montes (Lobos UAC), José Emmanuel Cajiga Figueroa (Águilas Blancas of the IPN), Rodrigo Jurado Barbara (Linces UVM), Claudio Montalvo Garza (Authentic Tigres of the UANL), Agustín Emiliano Palacios López (Pumas UNAM), Giustino Silvestro (Leones Anáhuac), Héctor Andrés Zepeda Hernández (Borregos Monterrey), Juan Carlos González Núñez (Borregos Guadalajara) and Héctor Antonio Siller Fernández (Borregos State of Mexico).

In addition, three Brazilian players participated: Ryan David Gomes (Galo), Pollys Junio ​​Pereira Sacramento (Galo / Berlin Thunder) and Leandro Santos Da Fonseca (Remo Lions).

The examples of Isaac Alarcón and Alfredo Gutiérrez

In accordance with Emilio Álvarez, National Director of Borregos AthleticsThese types of calls contribute to the training of high-performance athletes from any university. “We are pleased to be the headquarters of the International Combine 2021, as it could be seen during the tests of this day, the players gave their minds and bodies to be called up in the NFL IPP, a goal that each of them has been pursuing for many years. years. I hope that each of the participants will achieve the dream of joining the ranks of the largest and most important League in the world. “

This was the third venue for the NFL International Combine this year -after those held in the United States and London, England-. The primary objective of NFL International Combine is to evaluate the talent of athletes so they can get a place in the IPP program that the NFL instituted in 2017 and that aims to give elite international athletes the opportunity to compete at the level of the NFL, improve your skills and, ultimately, look for a place in one of the teams in the League.

“We greatly appreciate the support of ONEFA and Tecnológico de Monterrey for allowing us to host the NFL Combine Mexico 2021 at their facilities. With this exercise we realize the great talent that exists in Mexico and throughout the region, “he said. Arturo Olivé, General Director of NFL Mexico.

Once the dates of the NFL International Combine 2021 A select group of athletes who meet specific performance standards and show potential will be invited to play in the NFL, to train in the United States for three months as part of the IPP program.

The group will be reduced as they progress through the training phase in the United States and the selected players will be assigned to a select group of clubs in the United States. NFL for the 2022 season. NFL International Combine It is the first phase of the process towards integration within the IPP, in which the Mexicans Isaac Alarcón, who currently belongs to the Dallas Cowboys organization, and Alfredo Gutiérrez with the San Francisco 49ers, as well as the Chilean Sammis Reyes have participated. with the Washington Football Team.