Lloyd Lee Moves Up

Former Dartmouth safety Lloyd Lee '98 is the new linebackers coach for the Chicago Bears after serving as a defensive assistant. The Chicago Sun Times sums up Lloyd's football career succinctly:

Lee assisted then-linebacker coach Bob Babich in 2006 after serving as a defensive quality-control coach for his first two years on staff. He turned down an interview before the '06 season with the Buffalo Bills, who were interested in hiring him as a linebackers coach. Lee previously worked for three years as a pro scout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and spent time as a safety with the San Diego Chargers from 1998 to '99 after a distinguished career at Dartmouth.

Former Dartmouth quarterback Jay Fiedler may not be in the NFL anymore but he's still in the spotlight in South Florida. From a story in the Palm Beach Post:

Limos. Playmates. Red Carpet. Stars. Glamour returned to Clematis in WPB on Tuesday night with the VIP opening of Dr. Feelgood's. The nightclub is the brainchild of nightlife entrepreneurs Rodney Mayo and Cleve Mash, with Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil as investor. More than 650 people took advantage of the free booze and five-song sets by Neil. Seen in the crowd: Retired NBA star Dennis Rodman, rapper Vanilla Ice, former major league catcher Darren Dalton, former Dolphins players Jay Fiedler and Todd Wade and local playmate Erica Chevalier.

There's been quite a buzz in recent days about a Princeton recruit out of Greenwich H.S., the same school that sent running backs TJ Cameron and Tom Brown to Dartmouth. Now Sports Illustrated is on the story. I guess that's what happens when you turn down scholarships at Florida, Michigan, Oklahoma and UCLA to go to the Ivy League. The kid's name is Jonathan Meyers and he's a fullback/linebacker. For a video interview with him, click here. From the SI.com story:

Meyers still wants to play in the NFL, but he doesn't believe he has to go to a football factory to get there. He points to 49ers back Zak Keasey, who played at Princeton. Meyers also cite Vikings center Matt Birk, a Harvard graduate just named to his sixth Pro Bowl. Of course, Florida coaches might counter with the fact that nine players from last year's championship team were drafted.