Football Hopefuls Take the Spotlight

NEW YORK: NFL legend Michael Irvin has teamed up with 3 Ball Productions to develop an original Spike TV series that gives amateur football hopefuls a shot at joining the Dallas Cowboys training camp. 

This untitled project was created by Irvin and his production company, Playmaker Productions, and features 12 amateurs who will move to Dallas and compete against one another to earn a shot at a spot in Dallas Cowboys training camp next summer and potentially join the team. The series will premiere this spring and will feature Irvin as on-air talent. Guest judges will appear along the way, including other former players, coaches, media personalities and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

"This is one of the biggest ideas we have heard and speaks straight to one of our viewers’ favorite sports, football," said Spike’s senior VP of original series, Sharon Levy. "Michael’s passion and 3 Ball’s storytelling ability is sure to make this one of our biggest shows ever."

"This is a groundbreaking opportunity for football players and football fans," added Irvin. "The unique element is that these men will actually be competing for a training camp roster spot in an NFL camp. There is so much great undiscovered football talent out there, guys that may have missed their shot for one reason or another. This is about hope and a shot at greatness."

"Sports are all about passion and to tell the true story of someone overcoming the odds to achieve a lifelong dream is reality television at its best," commented executive producer Todd Nelson.