Amis kommen mit „No-Name“-Truppe
Der amerikanische American Football-Verband setzt bei der bevorstehenden Weltmeisterschaft praktisch auf eine „No-Name“-Truppe. Vikings Allzweckwaffe Chauncey Calhoun – der bis zuletzt auf eine Nominierung gehofft hatte – wurde nicht berücksichtigt.
Die vermutlich besten Spieler der USA sind Quarterback Cody Hawkins, Runningback Nate Kmic sowie DeWayne Lewis. Der Cornerback kann auf zwei Saisonen in der National Football League (NFL) verweisen. Er stand bei den Jacksonville Jaguars und den Cincinnati Bengals unter Vertrag.
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Der US-Kader für die Football-WM 2011 in Österreich:
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | College | Heimatstadt |
| 30 | Maurice Banks | DB | 6-3 | 212 | Georgetown | Brandywine, Md. |
| 5 | Matt Bassuener | QB | 6-2 | 210 | Georgetown | Port Edwards, Wisc. |
| 91 | Charles Bay | DE | 6-3 | 250 | Dartmouth | Marietta, Ga. |
| 17 | Gregg Berkshire | K-P | 6-2 | 201 | Ashland (Ohio) | Ashland, Ohio |
| 3 | Greg Betterson | WR | 6-0 | 185 | Delta State (Miss.) | Niagara Falls, N.Y. |
| 40 | Richie Brockel | FB | 6-1 | 250 | Boise State | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| 51 | Gerard Bryant | DL | 6-0 | 250 | St. Lawrence (N.Y.) | White Plains, N.Y. |
| 9 | Myles Burnsides | DB | 5-11 | 194 | Northwest Missouri St. | Maryville, Mo. |
| 99 | Daniel Calvin | DT | 6-3 | 317 | Kansas State | Bakersfield, Calif. |
| 55 | Daniel Catalano | DE | 6-4 | 265 | Northern Michigan | Belle Mead, N.J. |
| 93 | Wacey Coleman | DL | 6-2 | 245 | Black Hills State | Rozet, Wyo. |
| 92 | Johnny Dingle | DL | 6-3 | 270 | West Virginia | Miami, Fla. |
| 42 | Demetrius Eaton | LB | 6-2 | 250 | Northwestern | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| 27 | Jeff Franklin | CB | 5-8 | 185 | Central State (Ohio) | Fairborn, Ohio |
| 32 | Henry Harris | RB | 5-8 | 185 | Southeast Missouri State | Memphis, Tenn. |
| 7 | Cody Hawkins | QB | 5-11 | 190 | Colorado | Boise, Idaho |
| 43 | Terrence Jackson | LB | 5-11 | 235 | Indiana-Pennsylvania | Media, Pa. |
| 56 | John Jacobs | LB | 6-2 | 230 | Saginaw (Mich.) Valley State | Prudenville, Mich. |
| 58 | Brandon Jordan | OL | 6-4 | 315 | Missouri S&T | New Orleans, La. |
| 1 | Nate Kmic | RB | 5-9 | 195 | Mount Union (Ohio) | Delta, Ohio |
| 72 | Frank Knights | OL | 6-1 | 300 | Southeast Missouri State | Aptos, Calif. |
| 65 | Josh Koeppel | OL | 6-2 | 273 | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa |
| 21 | Jordan Lake | S | 6-1 | 215 | Baylor | Houston, Texas |
| 2 | Ricardo Lenhart | WR | 6-3 | 190 | Otterbein | Sidney, Ohio |
| 12 | DeWayne Lewis | CB | 5-11 | 190 | Southern Utah | Denver, Colo. |
| 20 | Taylor Malm | WR | 5-9 | 192 | Northwestern (Iowa) | Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
| 13 | Ben McLaughlin | QB | 6-3 | 205 | Louisiana College | Dierks, Ark. |
| 6 | Lane Olson | LB | 5-10 | 210 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Racine, Wis. |
| 24 | Osayi Osunde | LB | 6-1 | 245 | Villanova | Bloomsburg, Pa. |
| 88 | Mike Peterson | TE | 6-2 | 245 | Northwest Missouri State | Atlantic, Iowa |
| 33 | Joe Sturdivant | S | 6-2 | 210 | SMU | Lilburn, Ga. |
| 70 | Luke Summers | OL | 6-4 | 290 | Mount Union (Ohio) | New Middletown, Ohio |
| 25 | Da’Shawn Thomas | RB | 5-11 | 205 | Univ. of Western Ontario | Newport, Ark. |
| 23 | Daniel Tromello | DB | 6-0 | 200 | Occidental | Newbury Park, Calif. |
| 22 | Stephan Virgil | CB | 5-11 | 190 | Virginia Tech | Rocky Mount, N.C. |
| 77 | Dane Warderburg | OL | 6-7 | 290 | Northwest Missouri State | Creston, Iowa |
| 44 | Zach Watkins | LB | 6-0 | 232 | Washburn (Kan.) | Independence, Mo. |
| 8 | Korey Williams | WR | 6-0 | 185 | Northwestern Oklahoma St. | New Orleans, La. |
| 54 | Cameron Zipp | OL | 6-1 | 278 | Southern Mississippi | Mandeville, La. |
Thomas Muck
14.06.2011
