{"id":3950,"date":"2008-08-25T06:32:31","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T11:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=3950"},"modified":"2008-08-25T06:42:06","modified_gmt":"2008-08-25T11:42:06","slug":"van-zants-inspiration-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/08\/25\/van-zants-inspiration-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Zant&#8217;s Inspiration Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>8\/18\/08-Tyler <\/p>\n<p>Van Zant&#8217;s Inspiration Continues <\/p>\n<p>The inspirational story of former Robert E. Lee Red Raider Martel Van<br \/>\nZant continues. <\/p>\n<p>Kelli Masters, Martel&#8217;s agent, told KLTV 7 Sports Director Maya<br \/>\nGolden that the former Oklahoma State cornerback worked out with the<br \/>\nTennessee Titans last week. Martel is now on the NFL&#8217;s &#8220;ready&#8221; list.<br \/>\nThe list goes to all teams, informing them of what athletes are still<br \/>\navailable for a work out throughout the season. <\/p>\n<p>Masters also said that several arena league football teams have<br \/>\nexpressed interest in Martel. <\/p>\n<p>Martel was born without ear drums. He overcame the odds to play for<br \/>\nTyler Lee and then received a scholarship to play at OSU. <\/p>\n<p>Masters also told KLTV 7 the rights to Martel&#8217;s life story were sold<br \/>\nto Imagine Entertainment, owned by Ron Howard. The company is now<br \/>\nlooking for a script writer to bring Martel&#8217;s story to the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: http:\/\/www.kltv.com\/global\/story.asp?s=8860386<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>BETTER IP RELAY &#8211; EVERYWHERE! i711.com makes all your relay calls better.<br \/>\nBetter web calls. Better wireless calls. Better AIM calls. Why settle for<br \/>\nordinary IP relay? Go beyond! 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