May 2012


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Three Football Monarchs Set to Sign Pro Contracts


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Ronnie Cameron


Thomas DeMarco Former Monarch defensive


linemen Ronnie Cameron (Westbury, N.Y.) and Edmon McClam (Cowart, S.C.) will sign free-agent contracts with NFL teams, while former quarterback Thomas DeMarco (Palm Desert, Calif.) has reached an agreement to play with the Canadian Football League, it was announced recently.


Cameron, the 2012 Colonial


Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year, will sign with the Chicago Bears, while McClam will sign with the Detroit Lions. DeMarco will be signing with the 2011 Grey Cup champion BC Lions.


Cameron is the most decorated


Monarch since the program restarted in 2009, having earned CAA Defensive Player of the Year, CAA Football Student-Athlete of the Year and All-America honors from seven different publications in 2011. He was awarded first team honors from the AFCA, The Sports Network and Beyond College Sports Network, as well as second team accolades from the AP and Phil Steele.


A first team All-CAA honoree,


Cameron ranked second on the Monarch squad with 73 tackles (28 solo, 45 assisted) to go with a team-leading 17 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. He averaged 5.6 tackles per game, which was fourth among defensive linemen in the CAA, and finished second in the


Edmon McClam


league in tackles for loss, averaging 1.31 per contest. He also captured a career-high 11 tackles along with a season-best 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks against CAA champion Towson, and made 10 stops with three for loss against James Madison.


“I am excited about Ronnie signing


with the Bears. After considering the options that he had for free agency, this was clearly what we felt was his best situation to make a team,” said ODU coach Bobby Wilder. “He had plenty of interest from a number of NFL teams. We are all disappointed that he was not selected as part of the seven-round draft, however we are very excited that he is a Chicago Bear.”


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