Stampeders hopeful sprints out of brother's shadow

The words from his brother will spur Calgary Stampeders hopeful Eddie Montgomery.

Knowing his younger sibling would soon be on his way to the Stampede City to follow his pro football dreams, Tim Montgomery wanted to offer his last bit of support before going behind bars.

"He looked at me and said, 'Do what you've gotta do. You're not in my shadow anymore,' " recalled Eddie Montgomery from his family home in Gaffney, S.C. "I loved to be in his shadow because everybody knew me as Tim's younger brother and I looked up to him, like a father figure as much as a brother."

While Eddie is catching passes and returning kicks at Stamps camp that opens Sunday, his brother -- the former world record-holding sprinter whose fall from grace came at a dizzying pace -- will be in prison

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Saint Augustine's College Alex Hall picked in 7th Rd., #24 (231) by Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns finish with DE/OLB Alex Hall, a native of Glenarden, Maryland in Prince George's County.

The Cleveland Browns finished off the 2008 NFL Draft by selecting defensive end Alex Hall from Division II St. Augustine's College, a historically black college, 231st overall in the seventh round.

At 6-5 and 215 pounds, Hall is tall and thin with room to bulk up in an NFL training program. He'll likely transition to 3-4 outside linebacker for the Browns. Hall was named a D2Football.com First-team All-American for the 2007 season and was a second-team selection in '06.

Hall finished his career at St. Augustine as the program's all-time leader in sacks with 25.5 and tackles for loss with 54. He has great size and athleticism.

He made the 2007 All-CIAA first team for the second straight year after recording 7 sacks and 15 tackles for loss, both team highs, in 9 games while leading the Falcons to a No. 6 national ranking in total defense.

Hall is the second football All-American at Saint Augustine's College since the school restarted football in 2002.

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