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September 18th, 2004 12:00 am
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Andy Roddick, currently ranked number two in the world, has been selected by ESPN to participate in the NFL Celebrity Picks for the 2004 football season. The winner of the ten featured celebrities gets money donated to their charity of choice. Andy has selected The Andy Roddick Foundation, a charity he began to help children in need, to be the recipient.
Andy was selected as a participant for NFL Celebrity Picks based on his passion for the game of football. In tennis, he is considered the present and the future for the United States with a Wimbledon final and four ATP Championships in 2004.
Competing with Andy in this NFL Contest are James Blake (tennis player), Nick Lachey (performer) Drew Lachey (actor), Holly Robinson (actor), Heather Mitts (US Olympian), Jermaine Dye (baseball player), Pat Mc Gee (singer), Bow Wow (performer), Luke Walton (basketball player), and Wilma McMann (football-Donovan’s Mom).
Quotable from Andy finishing in seventh place with a 9 win 7 loss record after the first week picks…. “I may have started slow, but I’ll finish strong.”
The Rules: -Games are picked straight up -Poolers pick lock-of-the-week, indicated by an asterisk* -Every other game is worth + 1 if won and 0 points if lost -Lock* is worth +2 points if won and -2 points if lost -5 points added to overall score for a perfect week -In the event of a tie, pool will extend to postseason
Here is this week’s NFL Match-Ups …………… Andy’s personal picks….
Niners-Saints ………………… Saints
Redskins-Giants……………….Redskins
Broncos-Jaguars………………Broncos
Steelers-Ravens……………… Ravens
Rams-Falcons………………….Rams
Browns-Cowboys……………..Cowboys
Texas-Lions……………………Lions
Bears-Packers…………………Packers*
Colts-Titans……………………Colts
Panthers-Chiefs………………..Chiefs
Seahawks-Bucs………………..Bucs
Bills-Raiders…………………..Raiders
Patriots-Cardinals……………..Patriots
Jets-Chargers………………….Jets
Dolphins-Bengals……………..Bengals
Vikings-Eagles………………..Eagles