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(STATS) -- North Dakota State alumnus Carson Wentz will make his much-anticipated pro debut Sunday in Philadelphia, and hell have plenty of FCS company across the NFL as the league kicks off in earnest this weekend.An analysis of Week 1 rosters shows 140 players hailing from FCS schools on active 53-man squads, an increase of seven from one year ago, including a league-high 11 on the New York Jets.Each of the 32 NFL teams consisted of at least one FCS alum, and many will play key roles as the season pushes forward.Besides Wentz, the No. 2 pick in this years draft who was elevated to the starting job after the Eagles traded Sam Bradford to Minnesota, a handful of other former FCS quarterbacks will line up under center Sunday. Perhaps the most intriguing start takes place in Arizona, where Eastern Illinois Jimmy Garoppolo will stand in for a suspended Tom Brady the first four games of the season as the Patriots open at the Cardinals. Garoppolo was the FCS player of the year in 2013.In addition, Ryan Fitzpatrick (Harvard) and Joe Flacco (Delaware) will call the shots for the Jets and Ravens, respectively, while Tony Romo (Eastern Illinois) will be shelved with a broken bone in his back when Dallas hosts the Giants.After the Jets 11 players, five teams (Buffalo, Arizona, Indianapolis, New York Giants, Detroit) had seven representing the subdivision.Of FCS schools, Montana led the way with seven players suiting up this week, including the 2015 STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year, Tyrone Holmes. Delaware and North Dakota State followed with six apiece, while Harvard, Northern Iowa, Samford and South Carolina State had five.Twenty-four FCS players will be making their NFL debut, including 2015 STATS first-team All-Americans Deiondre Hall (Bears, Northern Iowa), DeAndre Houston-Carson (Bears, William & Mary), Noah Spence (Buccaneers, Eastern Kentucky), Joe Haeg (Colts, North Dakota State), Cole Toner (Cardinals, Harvard) and Javon Hargrave (Steelers, South Carolina State).In addition, another 39 FCS players were added to practice squads. Clark Harris Jersey . The 27-year-old Scrivens will be joining his third NHL club since signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent in 2010. The move also reunites with him with head coach Dallas Eakins from their time together with the American Hockey Leagues Toronto Marlies. Wholesale Bengals Jerseys Online . 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Miamis Erik Spoelstra wears sharp suits and is a stats guy; San Antonios Gregg Popovich often skips the tie and would immeasurably prefer to answer questions about wine than anything about himself. Both are intensely private, but even during an NBA Finals loaded with star power -- the "Big Three" from Miami, the "Big Three" from San Antonio, a four-time MVP in LeBron James, a four-time champion in Tim Duncan -- the coaches will share misery in one way. To their chagrin, Spo and Pop will be in the spotlight. "Its easier to talk about how they are similar versus how they are dissimilar," said ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy, a former NBA coach who is part of the broadcast team for the series that opens Thursday in Miami. "They are both going to the Hall of Fame. They both have tremendous respect from the coaches they coach against, and they both have a level of humility that I believe shows NBA coaching in the most positive light possible." Spoelstra is in the finals for the third straight year and is looking for a second consecutive championship. Popovich is going for his fifth title, the last of the ones currently in his collection coming over James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2007, and could join Phil Jackson as the only coaches to win championships in three different decades. So far, only Jackson, Red Auerbach, John Kundla and Pat Riley -- Spoelstras mentor and boss in Miami -- have five rings as a head coach. "Maybe I dont show it the way I should, but its pretty special," Popovich said, in a rare moment of near-sheepishness, after his team beat Memphis and won the West title for a fifth time. "Im just really proud of the group the way they worked all year long to get there, and Im sure that weve been a team thats probably been written off like theyve had their day." Spoelstra took over for Riley five seasons ago, has won nearly twice as many games as hes lost, and has endured a constant circus of distractions ever since the Heat acquired James and Chris Bosh to play alongside Dwyane Wade in 2010. San Antonio hasnt had anywhere near that sort of scrutiny; being in a smaller market helps keep the level of attention down. By now, Spoelstra doesnt even notice what he calls "the noise." Even in the din of an Eastern Conference championship celebration on Monday night -- actually during the trophy presentation ceremony -- Spoelstra found his mind drifting away from the grind of facing the Indiana Pacers and onto the next challenge, this duel with the Spurs for the NBA title. "Its one of those few times in competitive team sports youre not thinking about tomorrow, youre not thinking about the previous games, youre not thinking about what possibly may happen, youre not thinking about the reward. All youre thinking about is the desperation of that moment," Spoelstra said. ";Thats a great place to live.dddddddddddd." And then ... "It probably hit me right about then, and it was the ohh type moment," Spoelstra said. "We have to get our act together in the next 48 hours. ... They are a great organization. I think the two organizations from afar have always respected each other for similar foundations and culture." The coaches have items designed to inspire players in their respective locker rooms, a famous quote about a stonecutter for the Spurs, a replica of the championship trophy with the words "All In" emblazoned on it for the Heat. Both believe in loyalty, proven by the fact neither has changed work addresses in nearly two decades. Maybe theyre not so different after all. "Both sides have great coaches. A great coaching staff," Wade said. "Theyre going to get their team prepared as well as they can. Obviously San Antonio has a system. Obviously they have certain players thats featured in the system, that have been featured awhile, many years for them. Thats not a surprise. "Were going to have to make adjustments every game, throughout the series." There may be no coach in the league with more open disdain for in-game interviews, the ones taking place at the end of the first and third quarters of nationally televised games, than Popovich. Its not personal. Hed simply rather coach than talk. "He says what he needs to say and he gets out," Duncan said. "So I guess Ive learned that much. ... I think its hilarious. I think its awesome. As I said, hes direct. He says what he needs to say and he gets out of there." Popovich has proven that time and again. In these playoffs alone, some of his interview highlights included calling half-seriously calling Duncan a pain in the butt, talking about wanting to trade Manu Ginobili over poor shot selection, prefacing his response to a question by warning a reporter he was about to receive a trite answer, and offering this gem when asked for his favourite part of the gameday process. "Dinner," Popovich said. Spoelstra clearly embraces banter with the media more, though its almost impossible to get him to reveal much of his innermost thinkings or workings. He rarely has revealed any facet of his personal life. And just this week, when asked about how many hours coaches log in the playoffs, he had a two-word answer. "Thats irrelevant," he said. What is relevant, more than anything else, is this: Spoelstra and Popovich are the last two coaches standing. And in a few days, one of them is going to cradle the Larry OBrien Trophy once again. That action will be worth much more than any words. 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