BioGraph
Connecting Sammy Watkins and Billy Beane
Sammy Watkins
Watkins was an AP first-team All-American, becoming only the fourth ever true freshman to do so, joining Herschel Walker, Marshall Faulk and Adrian Peterson.
Adrian Peterson
Following Peterson's record performance, Deion Sanders, now an NFL Network analyst, said about him: "He has the vision of a Marshall Faulk, the power of an Earl Campbell, and the speed of an Eric Dickerson.
Deion Sanders
With Sanders on second base and Terry Pendleton on first, David Justice hit a deep fly ball to center field that Blue Jays center fielder Devon White unexpectedly caught with a leaping effort.
David Justice
American baseball player
Justice has also appeared on a 1992 episode of '' The Young and the Restless''. He was played by Stephen Bishop in '' Moneyball'', the film adaptation of the best-selling Michael Lewis book ''Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game'' about the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its general manager, Billy Beane.
Sammy Watkins
He caught his first career touchdown reception from EJ Manuel in a Week 2 29–10 victory over the Miami Dolphins.
EJ Manuel
Manuel competed with free agent acquisition Tyrod Taylor and trade acquisition Matt Cassel for the starting quarterback job.
Matt Cassel
As a senior, he was ranked as the number eight quarterback and ranked 53rd overall of the top high school players in the nation according to ESPN's Tom Lemming's Top 100.
Tom Lemming
Lemming was featured in Michael Lewis's critically acclaimed book, '' The Blind Side'', and played himself in the 2009 Oscar-winning movie of the same name.
Michael Lewis
Fourteen years later, Lewis wrote ''Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game'' (2003), in which he investigated the success of Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics. His 2006 book '' The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game'' was his first to be adapted into a film, '' The Blind Side'' (2009). In 2010, he released '' The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine''.
Four years later, Lewis wrote ''Moneyball'' (2003), in which he investigated the success of Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics.
Sammy Watkins
Cleveland traded this selection to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's 2014 first round selection (the 9th pick, later traded by Cleveland to Minnesota, who used it to select UCLA linebacker Anthony Barr), and their first and fourth round selections in 2015 (19th Cameron Erving C & 115th Ibraheim Campbell S) He was the first wide receiver selected by the Bills in the first round since Lee Evans in 2004, and the earliest wide receiver selected in the draft since A. J. Green in 2011.
A. J. Green
From 2011 to 2013, Green caught more passes (260) than any other player in NFL history during their first three seasons, a record that was later broken by Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. (288).
His 260 career receptions tallied from 2011-2013 set an NFL record among receivers in their first three seasons, which was later broken by Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry in 2016 after both tallied 288.
Odell Beckham Jr.
Beckham also played soccer growing up and considers English player David Beckham his childhood idol.
Beckham is or has been been friends with many high-profile names, including David Beckham (no relation), James Corden, Beyoncé, LeBron James, Drake, and David Alaba, who is also his favorite soccer player.
David Beckham
English footballer and businessman (born 1975)
He was a leader, people followed him." Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger stated, "What remains in your memory is his genuine commitment and dedication, his natural humility which he always had, that will stay forever."
Arsène Wenger
French football manager and player
Wenger's loyalty towards financial fair play and handling of Arsenal's debt since their stadium move has earnt him praise, not least from American baseball general manager Billy Beane, who in particular lauded his transfer strategy.
Sammy Watkins
Watkins was an AP first-team All-American, becoming only the fourth ever true freshman to do so, joining Herschel Walker, Marshall Faulk and Adrian Peterson.
Herschel Walker
The five players were tied to potential draft picks Minnesota would give Dallas if a player was cut (which led to Emmitt Smith, Russell Maryland, Kevin Smith, and Darren Woodson).
Emmitt Smith
In October 2010, he was inducted into the Escambia High School Sports Hall of Fame during halftime of an EHS football game, along with former Seattle Mariners third baseman Jim Presley and several other EHS alumni.
Rickey Henderson
On May 18, 2007, the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' reported that Oakland general manager Billy Beane was considering adding Henderson to the roster for one game in September, provided it did not "infringe on the integrity of the roster or of the season", so that Henderson could retire as an Oakland A's player.
