Letter: Outlaws miss out on locals

By Ron Kantowski

Friday, Nov. 3, 2000 | 11:26 a.m.

I enjoyed Dean Juipe's column on the XFL Draft (" 'Who's He?' fans reply to XFL draft," Oct. 31). I am a local agent who lives in Las Vegas. Most of my clients are local players who attended high school here, and I attended some of the Outlaws' tryouts.

I am not being biased by saying that the players they drafted are not going to become good players. But I think the local kids that I have would have done well, also.

These include: Derek Poole, a running back who rushed for more than 1,200 yards his senior year at Weber State; Ron Merkerson, a Colorado linebacker who was the last cut in New Orleans Saints' camp; and Antuwn Carter, the leading rusher in University of Arizona history.

There is some good local talent they missed out on.

-- MARVIN MCKENNERY

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