Japan / Samson / Lelie / NFL Warriors Schedule

The Star-Bulletin staff write that Jeff Reinebold and Dennis McKnight will be coaching in Japan this summer.

Hawaii football assistants Dennis McKnight and Jeff Reinebold will coach a team that includes six former UH players at the New Era Bowl in Kensai, Japan, on July 8.

The Warriors-augmented team of Japanese college players will take on a similar team reinforced with six former University of California players and two Bears coaches.

UH is awaiting approval from organizers in Japan before releasing the names of the Warrior alumni who will play in the game.

Here's an article by Wes Nakama from two years ago about an exhibition game held in Japan with a team of UH alumni playing against Japan all-stars. Maybe some of those same players will be playing on the UH side this year.

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The Advertiser staff have an article about Samson Satele making a big impression on Dolphins coach Cam Cameron due to his toughness, smarts and teeth. A lot of the quotes have been in other articles from the past couple days, if you've read them.

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Ashley Lelie talks about the injury that has kept him out of 49ers workouts and practices so far.

"I don't want to miss these opportunities to jell with the quarterbacks and get on the same page with the offense, because it is complex," Lelie said Monday. "You can't just study it in a class or a book or something. You've got to get in there. You have to get some real training in. That's the frustrating part. But the good thing is I still have plenty of time to heal before training camp."

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"My game is running by people and catching the ball and trying to score," said Lelie, who led the NFL in yards per catch in 2004 and 2005 while with Denver. "If I can't run, then what use am I to them?

"The main thing is being able to show what I can do when I'm at my best. I'm going to keep my treatments up, and keep rehabbing and getting better. Especially in training camp, with those two-a-days and all the running, I want to be fully recovered when I go through that."

Here's hoping for the best. It's a crucial year for Lelie.

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And finally, on a couple of Warrior Beat posts, brew808 has compiled regular season and pre-season NFL schedules, listing the former UH players who are playing in each game. Here's an example:

WEEK 1
THU, AUG 9 TIME (ET) TV Former UH Players
Cincinnati at Detroit 7:30 PM Dane, Ikaika
Indianapolis at Dallas 8:00 PM McBriar
FRI, AUG 10 TIME (ET) TV
Atlanta at NY Jets 7:00 PM Forney, Peters
New England at Tampa Bay 7:30 PM Chad
Buffalo at New Orleans 8:00 PM
St. Louis at Minnesota 8:00 PM Pisa

This is something I'll be referencing throughout the year. Thanks to brew for compiling the list!