May 9, 2011
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
A pair of former Maryland football players were recently selected in professional drafts.
Michael Carter was selected in the third round of Sunday's CFL Draft by the BC Lions and Dave Philistin was taken in the seventh round of last week's UFL Draft by the Las Vegas Locomotives.
Carter played in 11 games last season as a reserve cornerback. The native of Windsor, Ontario, was among the team's fastest defensive backs during his four-year career. He played in 19 career games and was ranked as the No. 13 prospect by the CFL Scouting Bureau last fall.
Philistin ended his Maryland career in 2008 with 251 career tackles, including 218 during his final two seasons, the third-highest total in the league over that span (248 by Michael Tauiliili of Duke; 220 by Vincent Rey of Duke).
The Manchester, N.H., native appeared in the last 49 games of his career. He started 25 of the final 26 games of his career, playing Mike and Will linebacker.
Philistin signed a free-agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks after the 2009 NFL Draft but did not make the team
Terp Notes:
Baltz Honored: Travis Baltz was honored last week by The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF). He was named to the 2011 NFF Hampshire Honor Society which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who maintained a 3.2 GPA or better. A total of 671 players from 241 schools qualified for membership in the society's fifth year. Baltz is one of three Terps in school history to earn Academic All-ACC honors four times.
