Thomson football players sign college deals
Six members of Thomson High School's football team signed letters of intent for college during National Signing Day Wednesday. The signees are Demarco McNair (front, from left), Dexter Crawford and Montrell Neal; (rear, from left) Danny Verdun, Brian Brinson and Jasper Brinkley.
Photo by Elwood HamiltonTHOMSON - Six Thomson High School football players signed their letters of intent to play collegiate football on Wednesday.
The group is led by linebacker Danny Verdun, who will be attending the University of Georgia next year.
"It feels good," he said. "I'm real excited and I'm going to work real hard."
Other signees include linebacker Demarco McNair who will be attending Middle Tennessee State, and linebacker Dexter Crawford who will be attending Clark College.
"I feel good and bad for leaving my fellow teammates," said Crawford. "I thank God for giving me my talent and strength."
Both offensive linemen Brian Brinson and Montrell Neal, and defensive lineman Jasper Brinkley all committed to play at Georgia Military College.
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"This is what we dreamed of," said Brinkley. "This is just a great accomplishment."