Members
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Dennis Northcutt
Dennis Northcutt
Member

Northcutt, a WR for the Detroit Lions, is an 11 year NFL veteran receiver and punt returner. He joined the Jacksonville Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent in 2007 and played in 15 games with 11 starts in his first season. His career total includes 320 receptions for 4,039 yards and 15 touchdowns along with 228 punt returns for a 10.5 average and three touchdowns. Northcutt also spent his first seven NFL seasons with the Cleveland Browns where he was a second round draft pick in 2000. To date he holds the Browns franchise record for career punt returns and career punt return yardage, has registered a 10.0 yard  punt return average or higher  in five of eight seasons and has recorded punt return touchdowns of  87, 74, and 62 yards. During the 2002 season, he led the Browns with 8 touchdowns in AFC wildcard game.

Northcutt’s entrepreneurial ventures include real estate development and community outreach, along with his equity partnership with First Picks Holdings LLC. Dennis is a primary shareholder in the entity, and actively involved in real estate, site selection and development. This NFL veteran recently launched a non-profit organization in the South Los Angeles community with a primary focus on developing prevention programs for at-risk youth & adolescent population(s).

Reggie Bush
Reggie Bush
Member
Reggie Bush is a star running back for the New Orleans Saints and was drafted in the first round (second overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He is a Super Bowl champion and has won numerous collegiate and professional awards, including NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month, NFC Offensive Player of the Week and NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.

In addition to his business endeavors with First Picks Management, Reggie has also been involved with a number of media and investment opportunities as well as community service. He has had signed deals with Sirius Satellite Radio for football season coverage and has worked with soccer star David Beckham and adidas on a series of television, radio and internet promotions and programs. Reggie has also signed cover athlete deals with French mobile game publisher Gameloft across multiple wireless carriers internationally. Working with Pepsi, Reggie sponsored the "Yard by Yard, Neighborhood by Neighborhood" program that built 25 homes in the New Orleans area with donations from Pepsi based on Bush's yardage totals. Reggie has also donated generously to the Holy Rosary High School, a special-needs school in a New Orleans suburb. Reggie has also personally funded an $86,000 artificial turf field for Tad Gormley Stadium, where about six high school football games are played each week because many New Orleans schools don't have their own fields.
Warrick Dunn
Warrick Dunn
Member

Former NFL RB standout, Warrick Dunn, recently became a minority owner of The Atlanta Falcons.  Dunn was originally drafted in the first round (12th pick overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.   After playing five years with the Buccaneers he signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2002.  In 2007, Dunn became the 22nd player in NFL history to reach 10,000 rushing yards and 4,000 yards receiving.  He ranks seventh all-time in the category. After six seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, Dunn returned to Tampa, Florida and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 11, 2008 as an unrestricted free agent. During his first season back with the Buccaneers, Dunn became the sixth player in NFL History with more than 10,000 career yards rushing and 500 receptions in a game against his former team, the Atlanta Falcons.

The Warrick Dunn Foundation, established in 2002, is dedicated to providing opportunities for economically-disadvantaged single parents and children who have demonstrated a commitment to achieve financial independence and stability. Warrick started Homes for the Holidays, a program of the Foundation, in 1997 during his rookie year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  The program is a tribute to his mother, Betty Smothers, a Baton Rouge police officer, who as a single-mother of six, worked tirelessly to achieve the American dream of owning her own home. While working a second job as a security guard, she was killed in the line of duty and was never able to realize that dream. Through Homes for the Holidays, Warrick has been able to honor her memory.  In 2007 Homes for the Holidays expanded to include single-fathers.  To date, the program has assisted 84 single parents and 224 children and dependents to achieve first-time home ownership in Tampa and Tallahassee, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; and Warrick's hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 2007, Dunn, along with Andre Agassi, Muhammad Ali, Lance Armstrong, Jeff Gordon, Mia Hamm, Tony Hawk, Andrea Jaeger, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mario Lemieux, Alonzo Mourning and Cal Ripken, Jr. founded Athletes for Hope, a non-profit organization which helps professional athletes develop their passion for philanthropy. For more information visit: www.warrickdunnfoundation.org.

Terence Newman
Terence Newman
Member

Now in his eigth season, this NFL veteran is a CB for the Dallas Cowboys and was regarded as one of the game's top corners for his first four years in the National Football League. Terence Newman earned his first Pro Bowl selection following the 2007 season. He signed a six-year extension in 2008 that will keep him in Dallas until 2014. Blessed with speed that made him an indoor and outdoor All-American sprinter in college, Newman has been a consistent performer since becoming Dallas's first round draft choice in 2003. He earned All-Rookie honors after tying for the league lead among rookies in interceptions. In his second season, Newman became the first player since Everson Walls in 1981-82 to lead the team outright in interceptions in consecutive seasons.

Newman is regarded as a solid playmaker and an anchor in the locker room. He has many entrepreneurial interests, including real estate, design and development. He is committed to many philanthropic efforts in both Dallas, Texas and his hometown of Salina, Kansas. As a primary equity shareholder in First Picks Holdings, Terence is involved in real estate, site selection and development of First Picks’ endeavors.

Other members include:
Eric Allen (NFL)
Corey Ivy (NFL)
Joe Smith (NBA)